Executive Head: Mobile Products (Mobile)

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa; base location at Midrand, Vodacom Campus. The role is office-based.

Company

hirify.global operates a telecommunications business with mobile products, services and customer-focused commercial portfolios.

What you will do

• Own the medium-term Mobile strategy, integrated roadmap and consolidated portfolio plan across Mobile Voice, Data, APN, devices and related propositions.
• Lead product lifecycle governance, including launches, migrations, optimisation, retirements, prioritisation and portfolio performance reviews.
• Own Mobile P&L, revenue, margin, profitability, market share, pricing, customer outcomes and sustainable growth.
• Direct integrated go-to-market execution across direct, indirect, digital, SME, enterprise and public-sector channels.
• Manage budgets, investment cases, resource allocation, forecasts, controls and corrective actions within delegated authority.
• Lead Portfolio Managers, Product Managers and Trade Marketing while orchestrating delivery across Sales, Finance, Commercial, Technology, Operations, Marketing, Digital and CVM.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• 8+ years of technology, product or commercial management experience in ICT or related environments.
• Experience leading a material national product portfolio and multidisciplinary teams through managers or senior portfolio leaders.
• Experience in portfolio strategy, product lifecycle management, proposition development and investment prioritisation.
• Experience in commercial management, P&L delivery, pricing and go-to-market leadership.
• Experience with Mobile products, devices, channels and customer lifecycle management.
• Cross-functional leadership across strategy, finance, commercial, marketing, technology, operations and people management.
• 5+ years of management experience, including accountability for managers, senior professionals or complex matrix delivery.
• Strategic and systems thinking, commercial judgement, portfolio P&L and investment appraisal expertise, governance, decision-making and the ability to lead through influence in a multinational matrix organisation.

Nice to have

• Postgraduate qualification or MBA.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture focused on diversity, accountability, collaboration, customer focus, resilience, flexibility and people development.
• Incentive programmes and competitive benefits.
• Retirement funds, risk benefits and medical aid benefits.
• Cell phone and data benefits, fibre connection discounts and partner staff discounts.
• Employment Equity Plan and Targets are considered during recruitment; applications from people with disabilities are welcomed.

Hiring process

• Applications close on 04 November 2026.