Associate Director

**VAC9712 - Associate Director - International Infrastructure Development**:
**Field**:Business Services

**Contract type**:Full Time - Permanent

**Location**:Qatar - Doha

**Closing date**:2025-10-01 12:00:00

**Job role**:
**Our business landscape**:
We're an award-winning global communications company operating in nine countries across the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. Our strategy is to become the region's leading digital infrastructure provider. Ooredoo Group's strategic vision is guided by five key pillars:

- ** Value-Focused Portfolio**:
Boosting asset returns by focusing on telco operations, towers, data centres, the sea
cable business and fintech.
- ** Strengthen the Core**:
Optimally using deployed capital and
maintain an appropriate cost structure.
- ** Evolve the Core**:
Monetising opportunities to generate new revenue streams via programmes focusing
on analytics, digitalisation of operations, and partnerships with digital service providers.
- ** People**:
Building an engaged and empowered workforce through integrated learning programs and coaching and mentoring.
- ** Excellence in Customer Experience**:
Creating superior customer experiences.

From day one, every employee who joins our team becomes an integral part of our success journey. We offer you the chance to enhance your skills, advance your career, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Empowering you to catapult your personal and professional growth. If you're looking to challenge your growth potential, Ooredoo is the employer for you.

**Your impact on our goals**:
**Key Responsibilities**
- Enhance, develop and implement Ooredoo Group's international network **expansion roadmap**, including **submarine cables, terrestrial fiber, and PoPs**.
- Lead feasibility studies, planning, and deployment of new submarine cable projects.
- Oversee full **lifecycle management of submarine cable investments**, including negotiations, Construction & Maintenance Agreements (C&MA), and implementation.
- Identify **investment opportunities** in international network infrastructure.
- Ensure network design and architecture align with Ooredoo's long-term strategic vision.

**Consortium & Partner Engagement**
- Represent Ooredoo Group in **global submarine cable consortiums**, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
- Develop strategic partnerships with **global carriers, submarine cable operators, CDN, Internet Exchanges, cloud providers, and hyperscalers**.
- Negotiate and manage **cross-border infrastructure partnerships** to enhance Ooredoo's international connectivity.
- Collaborate with regulatory authorities to ensure compliance with telecommunications laws and industry standards.

**Commercial & Financial Management**
- Develop **business cases** for international infrastructure investments, including cost analysis and ROI assessment.
- Oversee contract negotiations for submarine cable and capacity investments.
- Optimize financial performance through cost-effective sourcing and infrastructure sharing agreements.
- Track **global market trends, pricing strategies, and competitive positioning** for international connectivity.

**Operational Execution & Asset Management**
- Maintain and update records of **Ooredoo's international broadband capacity assets**.
- Ensure **network performance, resilience, and redundancy** in international connectivity.
- Implement asset lifecycle management strategies to **optimize infrastructure utilization**.
- Develop **global capacity restoration plans** to mitigate service disruptions.

**Key Deliverables**
- ** Infrastructure Expansion Roadmap**: Execution of strategic network development plans.
- ** Consortium & Investment Leadership**: Successful participation in global submarine cable projects.
- ** ROI Optimization**: Ensuring financial efficiency in infrastructure investments.
- ** Network Resilience & Performance**: Maximized uptime and redundancy for Ooredoo's international network.
- ** Regulatory & Compliance Adherence**: Full alignment with industry and government regulations.

**Experience & Qualifications**:

- 12+ years of experience in international telecommunications infrastructure development, Subject Matter Expert, Chaired submarine cable consortiums, and global network expansion.
- Proven expertise in leading submarine cable investments, designing Sea Cables and negotiating high-value commercial agreements.
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) is a plus.
- Advanced degrees (Master's or MBA) would be an advantage.