Role
The Day-To-Day Activities
Ecosystem Partner Strategy, Identification & Exploration:
• Spearhead the strategic identification and assessment potential ecosystem partners that align with EIP’s priorities and strategic goals.
• Evaluate the viability and value of potential partners based on what capabilities they can offer (e.g. bespoke technology, market position, reach, strategic fit).
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of potential partners.
• Collaborate with senior internal stakeholders to influence partnership priorities and ensure alignment with enterprise innovation objectives and digital transformation initiatives.
Strategic Partner Engagement & Ecosystem Management:
• Lead the development and execution of strategies for engaging and onboarding new ecosystem partners.
• Primary point of contact for partners.
• Understand partners' objectives and identify opportunities for mutual collaboration and value creation.
• Drive performance monitoring and insight generation for strategic partnerships, ensuring data driven decisions and sustained ecosystem advancement.
Strategic Co-creation & Program Development:
• Lead the strategic definition and alignment of program objectives, timelines, and success metrics, ensuring programs directly contribute to EIP’s innovation and business transformation goals.
• Drive collaboration with ecosystem partners, industry leaders, and internal stakeholders to co create and execute flagship events, workshops, hackathons, pilot programs, and other transformative initiatives.
• Lead the end-to-end strategy, planning, execution and delivery of transformative events and programs.
• Ensure alignment of partner programs with the overall innovation strategy of the telco.
• Ensure programs align with AIP commitment and deliver on the MyDigital agenda.
Leadership & Team Management:
• Establish, lead, and manage a high-performing team to support ecosystem development, partner engagement, and program delivery.
• Define team structure, roles, and responsibilities to ensure effective execution across all ecosystem functions.
• Drive a culture of innovation and responsibility through an agile, team-oriented environment.
• Oversee cross-functional coordination between internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless execution of ecosystem initiatives.