Job Description

Planner - Applications & Data Analytics

Posted Date: Oct 17, 2022

PLANNER - APPLICATIONS & DATA ANALYTICS

Location: Regina, SK

Type of Position: Permanent Full Time

Number of Positions: 1

Salary: Determined based on education and experience

Close Date: November 6, 2022

Competition Comments: THIS POSITION CAN BE LOCATED IN REGINA OR SASKATOON

POSITION OVERVIEW

Accountable for developing plans for network applications, software tools and data analytics that align to the corporate strategies and steps for the delivery of those technologies relative to how telco networks are planned, built, and operated. Provides an overall holistic view of the use of applications & data for improved effectiveness in making decisions, deploying, managing capacity and performance, delivering assurance, and gaining effective operations of telco networks and services. Provides consultative expertise to senior management in the form of advice, recommendations, studies, written reports, and presentations. Maintains expert knowledge of current and emerging industry standards and best practices.

LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITIES

People * Leads, directs and manages staff to ensure the effective use of HR resources. Maximizes performance by selecting (hire external or promote from within), developing, mentoring and sustaining a high level of expertise among staff. Organize and direct work including prioritizing assignments, establishing objectives, providing regular performance feedback, conducting year end performance appraisals and taking necessary corrective action as may be required. Assists in staff career planning, establishes development and succession plans and ensures relevant HR procedures and policies are followed (provisions of the collective agreement, performance appraisals, discipline, grievance, etc). Accountable for provisioning and managing contracted resources as may be required.

• Accountable for promoting a productive and positive environment for staff that encourages innovation, teamwork, initiative and models corporate values. Motivates staff by assigning challenging work, planning and managing internal communications and awareness of corporate direction, mission, plans and activities.
• Ensures all safety, health, environmental and code of conduct policies, programs and standards are understood and complied with at all times.
• Proactively identify and action opportunities to increase customer satisfaction (internal and external customers).

Financial

• Ensure sound financial control within area of responsibility by developing annual operating and capital budgets, monitoring performance to budget and taking action as appropriate. Develops, negotiates and implements contracts for acquisition of goods & services related to area of responsibility.

Innovation

• Accountable to research, develop, define and implement innovative long and short term plans, policies and objectives. Provides expertise to senior management providing education, studies and consulting on opportunities that will impact business strategy. Ensures alignment and integration with the corporate strategic plan and develops plan and operational metrics, including approaches for demonstrating business value.
• Accountable to proactively identify and action opportunities to improve revenue and growth initiatives, decrease costs, increase customer service levels and increase employee engagement.
• Accountable to develop opportunities to spark innovation in technology or product service delivery or process improvements.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES * Provides overall technology planning and guidance on direction, intent and alignment with telco network applications, software tools, and data analytics technology streams.

• Establishes strategies, plans, budgets, and initiates projects for onboarding, growth, evolution, and lifecycle of the responsible technology stream.
• Actively participates with industry vendors and open source entities to gain insight and knowledge of the use of their tools now and in the future. Accountable to work with vendors to evaluate and implement new opportunities and learnings.
• Establishes and continuously evolves an applications framework to aid in positioning, selection, use and governance of telco network applications and software tools. Assesses and determines applications "fit and usage" to meet the Technology division's objectives and SaskTel's overall strategic goals.
• Provides a central point of coordination within the Technology division and interworks across SaskTel departments to identify and align the use of network applications, software tools and data analytics across network needs that align with the overall framework.
• Accountable for awareness of all data and associated network applications and software tools in use or required for the Technology division to do business.
• Actively works with Technology division areas to ensure the effective, efficient use of data & analytics relative to how we plan, build, and operate telco networks.
• Accountable to provide ongoing leadership through planning network applications, software tools, and data analytics.
• Assists with and establishes goals, targets, and maturity level and evolves with intent with network applications, software tools, and data analytics to meet SaskTel's strategic objectives.
• Accountable to serve as a consultant to the Technology division and other business units providing information on new developments and direction within the network applications, software tools, and data analytics technology domains as it relates to the telecom industry.
• Accountable for professional reports, presentations, and studies that SaskTel management can rely upon as input to corporate decisions.
• Provides technical consulting to influence SaskTel's business direction by understanding and relating emerging technical and industry trends to Marketing or other lines of business.

QUALIFICATIONS * Education and experience in (one of the following combinations):

a. University degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Physics, Statistics, with at least three years
of relevant telco network applications and software tools, data, analytics, network automation, telco network, or cloud technology experience OR
b. Technical Institute Diploma or Certificate in Software and Data related programs, Engineering Technology, with at least five years of relevant Telco Network Applications and Software Tools, Data, Analytics, Network Automation, Telco Network, or Cloud technology experience. * Working knowledge and experience in telco network applications, software tools, and data & analytics technology.

• Knowledge of telco cloud architectures, Software Defined Networking, system integration concepts, telecommunications networks, networks, and standards bodies such as ETSI and 3GPP is an asset.
• Knowledge of Agile principles/methods and DevOps practices is
• Working knowledge of consulting, research, change management, project management, continuous improvement, and strategic/business planning. Familiarity with SaskTel's planning, budgeting, and procurement processes and systems is an asset.
• Knowledge and experience in conducting and analyzing economic
• Ability to analyze business requirements and priorities and apply appropriate technical solutions.
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to deal effectively with others. Presentation skills are considered an essential asset.
• Ability to function well in ambiguous situations, with particular emphasis on emerging technologies.
• Effective in partnering with vendors and other departments within
• Strong team member, with the ability to influence others. Must demonstrate the ability to work independently without supervision.

About SaskTel

SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.3 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.4 million customer connections including 639,000 wireless accesses, 289,000 wireline network accesses, 289,000 internet accesses, 114,000 maxTV subscribers, and 81,000 security monitoring customers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 3,400 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at .