Partner Technical Lead - Africa

The role

The Partner Technical Lead drives technical alignment, integration stability, and deployment readiness with mobile network operator partners across Africa. This role leads technical operations across satellite radio access networks, core, gateway, and business process management systems.

What you will do

• Lead partner technical operations and integration readiness across satellite RAN, core, gateway, and BPMS domains.
• Validate interface behavior, interoperability, configuration flows, and KPIs across partner network environments.
• Oversee partner onboarding, interoperability testing, and pre-launch technical readiness activities.
• Coordinate with engineering, service assurance, operations, deployment, and planning teams.
• Drive closure of partner action items and ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain structured reporting on integration progress, blockers, and dependencies.
• Define, track, and publish readiness KPIs.
• Maintain integration documentation, interface specifications, and technical deliverables.
• Act as the primary escalation point for partner-related technical issues.
• Serve as a technical advisor during partner meetings, workshops, pilots, and technical discussions.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of experience in telecom integration, partner technical operations, solution engineering, or network deployment.
• Experience working with mobile network operators, telecom vendors, or network operators in Africa.
• Proven experience coordinating multi-market technical readiness or integration programs.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in multicultural and multilingual environments.
• Structured problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a standard office or remote environment and use a computer for extended periods.
• Ability to collaborate across time zones with stakeholders in Africa & US.
• Willingness to travel within the region for partner workshops, testing cycles, and integration reviews as needed.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree or specialized telecom certifications
• Experience with satellite-enabled network integrations
• Exposure to multi-vendor or multi-operator environments
• Familiarity with regional regulatory or deployment considerations in Africa
• Basic familiarity with scripting or automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash)

About the company

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. The network is designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet.