Platform Owner

at  MultiChoice Group

Designation:
Platform Owner
Category:
Group Technology
Level:
Skilled
Closing date:
10 Jun 2024
Position Type:
Permanent
Location:
MultiChoice City

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and the Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security. Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We’re proud to say we serve 20 million subscribers across 52 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment. Key areas of operations are:

• Storytelling ranging from content creation, production and aggregation including the best global general entertainment, sport and eminent African content library, delivered to customers
• Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services;
• SVOD: subscription video on demand services across multiple online platforms with a focus on library and local content in developing markets, and
• Advertising: providing dynamic media solutions; handling commercial airtime, on-air sponsorships, content integration, and online sales across a variety of 130+ channel brands on linear TV, VOD, social media, and digital platforms.

The group’s strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of its workforce. Multichoice Group has a successful history of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues primarily through subscription model, with a growing contribution from advertising revenue. Its key objectives are to:

• Expand Pay TV, SVOD subscriber base and Advertising sales
• Focus on investment and technology
• Maintain a local approach
• Provide quality service
• Attract innovative and motivated employees

Join Africa’s most loved storyteller!

Purpose of the Position:

• Responsible for documenting the solutions and ensure that the documentation is up to date.
• Regularly liaise with users, suppliers, and other stakeholders to draw up and manage the necessary roadmaps (improvements, bugs, incidents).
• As an expert of the platforms, you are the point of contact for internal colleagues and provide L2 support.
• Always monitor the coherence with existing business and solution architecture and consult with the Enterprise, System and Solution Architects if necessary.Participate in the development of test scenarios, functional tests, and data cleaning.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree / Diploma in Technology / Information ManagementQUALIFICATION PREFERREDPost Graduate Degree in Technology / Information Management

EXPERIENCE

• 3 - 5 years’ Digital Platform experience
• 3- 5 years of project management or business analyst experience within an IT or agency environment
• Experience interfacing with senior leadership and managing business expectations.
• Experience creating BRS, SOW, FSD, MS Project Plan documentation for web projects.
• Experience working with Agile / SCRUM methodologies.
• Experience in driving innovation
• Previous or current experience working on a transactional or self-service website or other channels would be an advantage.

• Responsible for documenting the solutions and ensure that the documentation is up to date.
• Regularly liaise with users, suppliers, and other stakeholders to draw up and manage the necessary roadmaps (improvements, bugs, incidents).
• As an expert of the platforms, you are the point of contact for internal colleagues and provide L2 support.
• Always monitor the coherence with existing business and solution architecture and consult with the Enterprise, System and Solution Architects if necessary.Participate in the development of test scenarios, functional tests, and data cleaning