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Segment Marketing Manager – Enterprise

WHAT We Are Looking For

We seek candidates with strong capabilities across the following dimensions:

• Insight & Foresight Generation and Application: Ability to analyze market data, derive actionable insights, and apply them strategically to optimize marketing initiatives.
• Brave, Purpose-Led & Future-First Brand Building: Crafting narratives that resonate with our purpose and align with the digital-first vision of Safaricom Business.
• Disruptive Integrated GTM Execution: Leading innovative go-to-market strategies that drive impact across digital and traditional platforms.
• Strategic Amplification: Building productive partnerships with like-minded brands, engaging with in-culture platforms, and leveraging influencer marketing.
• Marketing Effectiveness: Ensuring optimal investment in campaigns, with robust measurement and evaluation frameworks to track impact and ROI.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Strategy Development: Develop and implement segment-specific strategies that align with Safaricom Business goals, focusing on Micro, Small, Medium, Large Enterprises, and the Public Sector.
• Campaign Execution: Drive multi-channel marketing campaigns that support lead generation and engagement, including content creation for blogs, whitepapers, and case studies.
• Account-Based Marketing (ABM): Design and execute ABM strategies for high-value enterprise accounts, ensuring close alignment with sales objectives.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor and analyze campaign performance, leveraging KPIs such as lead generation, conversion rates, and ROI to optimize outcomes.
• Partnerships and Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with sales, product, PR, and external partners to ensure cohesive execution and amplified impact.
• Content Creation: Position Safaricom Business as a leader in digital transformation through compelling thought leadership and testimonials.
• Budget Management: Create and manage annual plans and budgets aligned with business objectives, ensuring optimal resource allocation.
• Success will be measured by your ability to drive meaningful results, optimize campaigns, build impactful partnerships, and contribute to the overall growth of Safaricom Business.

Qualifications and Skills

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field. 

Experience: 

• 5+ years of experience in B2B marketing, preferably in the tech or telecom industry. 
• Proven track record of executing successful marketing campaigns and driving measurable results. 
• Experience with Account-Based Marketing (ABM).     
• Knowledge of the Kenyan enterprise market and its unique challenges

M-Pesa Africa – Sourcing Category Manager

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and stakeholder management across various teams within the organization, with a specific focus on technology-related sourcing for M-Pesa’s roadmap.
• Serve as lead negotiator in collaboration with Business Units, Legal, Policy, and Tax teams to execute supplier contracts, ensuring alignment with tech-focused goals and requirements.
• Manage tech-related sourcing activities, including defining user requirements, conducting spend analysis, supply market analysis, contract analysis, and managing bidding processes to ensure a seamless and efficient tendering process.
• Establish group partnerships to deepen value creation, focusing on technology suppliers that drive M-Pesa’s innovation, and build and maintain effective relationships with these tech suppliers.
• Socialize supplier strategy with senior business decision-makers to ensure alignment between M-Pesa’s tech value proposition and that of our suppliers, driving growth and increasing M-Pesa’s share of value in technology-driven solutions.
• Align business functions’ priorities with technology supplier strategy, creating proactive procurement plans that integrate short- and long-term tech goals, and facilitate business functions in meeting their revenue targets.
• Lead supplier performance and roadmap reviews with business functions, driving technology innovation and ensuring suppliers’ strategies are competitive and aligned with M-Pesa’s future growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Engineering, Economics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a similar role, particularly in telecommunication service providers or Fintech organizations in emerging markets.
• CIPS Certification (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) – Indicate if you have this certification.
• Team Leadership Skills – Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage priorities, and drive high-impact procurement initiatives.
• Negotiation Expertise – Experienced in negotiating complex agreements within the telecommunication and fintech space, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and securing favorable terms.
• Stakeholder Management – Strong skills in identifying and managing stakeholders at all levels, building productive relationships, and aligning objectives.
• Problem-Solving – Creative approach to solving unclear multi-stakeholder challenges and navigating ambiguity in high-pressure environments.
• Analytical and Detail-Oriented – Acute attention to detail with a high level of data integrity and accuracy, especially when dealing with large-scale procurement data.
• Communication Skills – Exceptional oral and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas concisely to diverse audiences.
• Interpersonal Skills – Strong ability to collaborate with people at all organizational levels, building relationships and fostering cooperation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint) and various online applications relevant to procurement and project management.

M-PESA Africa _ Senior Specialist Cloud Security

The Cloud Cybersecurity Principal Specialist is accountable for ensuring the security, integrity and confidentiality of Cloud-based systems and services. This role focuses on designing, implementing, managing and maintaining robust cybersecurity solutions and processes that protect cloud infrastructures, applications, and data across platforms such as AWS, Azure and Huawei Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Security and Privacy by Design Assurance (SPDA) processes for MPA products and services both cloud-based;
• Design and implement cloud security architectures in alignment with best practices to protect cloud environments;
• Perform regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration testing on cloud-based systems;
• Monitor cloud environments for potential security threats and vulnerabilities;
• Develop, implement, and enforce cloud security policies and procedures;
• Ensure Secure Cloud Operations by the Cloud Team;
• Manage identity and access management (IAM) controls for cloud services;
• Provide recommendations for cloud security improvements and assist in implementing security controls to meet compliance requirements;
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate security throughout the cloud development lifecycle (DevSecOps);
• Respond to and mitigate cloud security incidents, performing root cause analysis and applying lessons learned;
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of cloud security trends, risks, and solutions.

Qualifications

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure Cloud) and cloud-native security features.
• Experience with security tools like firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), encryption, and security information event management (SIEM).
• Expertise in IAM, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and secure cloud infrastructure design.
• Experience with automation and scripting tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Python) to enhance cloud security.
• Proficient in cloud security best practices, including monitoring, logging, and incident response.

Technical / professional qualifications:

• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in cybersecurity-related roles, three years (3) of which should be specialized Cloud Security.
• Degree in Electrical Eng/Computer Science/information Technology or equivalent Technology-related degree.
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.
• Security certifications like CISSP, CISM, or CEH are highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with security tools and platforms in cloud environments.

Method of Application

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

• Segment Marketing Manager – Enterprise
• M-Pesa Africa – Sourcing Category Manager
• M-PESA Africa _ Senior Specialist Cloud Security