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Go-To-Market Senior Project Manager
gsma
Operations
London, UK
Posted on May 28, 2025
Department: Project Services
Location: London (Hybrid working)
Position type: Contract until 31/12/25 (no VISA sponsorship provided)
What the hiring manager says
This is an opportunity to join our agile, fast-paced, and versatile team of project professionals. The GTM Senior PM role is focused on the high-profile Open Gateway project, where you will engage with global and regional colleagues as well as GSMA members and the mobile ecosystem. It is an exciting role right at the heart of mobile.
Anna Campbell, Head of Project Services & Change
About the Team
The Project Services Team in the GSMA provides project management capabilities to deliver change initiatives across the mobile industry. Working in close partnership with and subject matter experts within the GSMA and from across the mobile industry, the Project Services team manages a wide range of projects in all areas of the organisation, including Technology, Product Development, Marketing and Events, as well as internal facing projects in IT, Finance and HR.
Project Services is the delivery engine for projects across the GSMA. As well as delivering projects to agreed cost, quality and timelines, the Project Services team maintains a strong focus on delivering benefits to our colleagues, our members and to the mobile industry.
About the Role
As a Senior Go-to-Market Project Manager in the Project Services team, you will be responsible for the high-profile GSMA Open Gateway Go-To-Market initiatives in a target region, working with the wider GSMA Open Gateway team to onboard stakeholders and bring the ecosystem together to inform, develop & launch Open Gateway solutions in the market within the GSMA anti-trust guidelines and framework.
An ability to apply high-level stakeholder management and structured delivery in an antitrust environment and at high pace will be key to success in this role.
You will:
- Engage and build relationships with various stakeholders & ecosystem players relevant to GTM projects in an identified market, region and global context, working closely with GSMA Open Gateway team and regional team
- Together with the GSMA regional team and the Open Gateway programme, lead kick-offs and onboarding activities in target markets in region
- Facilitate collaborative go-to-market activities with mobile operators and ecosystem players through setting up necessary workshops and meetings
- Ensure and apply Antitrust practice through diligently observing and enforcing agreed protocols in all meetings conducted and materials created under Open Gateway initiatives
- Map, engage and influence stakeholders (internal & external) effectively
- Establish a working model for market engagement in the region, and successfully shape and execute projects accordingly
- Establish clear plan, roles & responsibilities, and secure buy-in and resources required for the project/programme with ecosystem champions and partners as well as with internal stakeholders
- Implement effective country, region and global governance for decision-making and transparency
- Implement an effective & regular communication plan including reporting to various stakeholders & project team for transparency and trust building
- Prepare & chair efficient and effective internal and external / operator project meetings (up to C-level), prepare minutes and follow-up on the meeting outcomes
- Identify synergies and leverage collaboration opportunities across the different activities in the programme as well as the wider organisation for mutual benefit and efficiency
- Document and share learnings from each market to replicate success and minimise risks & issues.
The successful candidate will report into a Senior Project Manager.
About You
This is a hands-on role with successful candidates required to be self-motivated and able to work effectively and autonomously to a high standard.
You will display the following qualities:
- Demonstrate the GSMA’s values and contribute to a positive work environment
- Consistently follow through on commitments and can be relied upon at all times
- Remain flexible in changing circumstances
- Prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
- Independently find solutions to problem
- Take ownership of own responsibilities
Capabilities:
As a Go-To-Market Senior PM you will need the following skills:
- Experience of managing local projects in a global matrix programme setting
- Excellent relationship-building skills and experience with diverse sets of senior commercial, technical, legal and regulatory stakeholders from organisations across different sectors and value-chain and from multi-cultural and multi-language backgrounds
- Previous experience facilitating & delivering collaborative initiatives with mobile ecosystem players, governed by Antitrust rules
- Diligent in applying and facilitating antitrust practice & rules
- Track record of successfully managing Go-to-market projects from proposition development to launch
- Familiar with working with Mobile operators, Cloud providers, Channel Partners, Enterprise Solution Developers
- Effective stakeholder management and networking skills to build effective internal and external working relationships
- Comfortable operating with a level of ambiguity, and leverage insights to form a clear path to get to the desired outcomes
- Able to adapt approach and communication to the needs of different audiences (seniority, interests, etc)
- Solid experience in managing significant project budgets and applying the relevant change control tactics as required
- Able to absorb complex information and communicate effectively at all levels to both expert and non-expert audiences
- Knowledge and experience in analysis and problem solving
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, demonstrating clear and concise communications and written fluency in English (and local languages if relevant)
- Prepare and confidently present to a variety of audiences up to C-suites, and excellent presentation and information sharing practices
- Understanding of and willingness to gain understanding of broader operator compliance and governance topics
- Commercial understanding of project outcomes and how these relate to an organisation’s P&L
- French speaker preferred
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Contingent WorkerWhat We Offer
Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.
In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.
To learn more about the GSMA, visit our career site, our LinkedIn page and our Twitter page.
Being You at the GSMA
We care deeply about diversity, equity and inclusivity and aspire to be the best at it. Your well-being and work/life balance is important, so flexi-time and remote working is available to all staff. We're keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected so we particularly encourage applications from all demographics. The sucess of the GSMA year on year will continue to be contributed by people from all walks of life.
GSMA Values
Our values not only drive our culture – they shape how we work and interact inside and outside our global organisation.
Passionately driven
We approach everything we do with unparalleled capability, tenacity and commitment, knowing that the challenging scale, pace and complexity of our work is what leads to its world-changing impact.
Insightful leaders
We continually develop and engage our expertise, insight and creativity so that we’re always ready to respond to the changing landscape with authority, agility and nuance.
Stronger together
We lean on each other so the industry can lean on us, embracing our diversity by actively seeking out perspectives and skill sets beyond our own, fuelling each other’s successes and constantly asking how we can help.
Underpinning our values is our collective mindset to show up purposefully as good human beings every day, in every situation. When we’re at our best – we are collaborative, considerate and compassionate to others, and we create a safe space for one another to thrive, assuming positive intent in our colleagues. And if we aren’t at our best and the pressure is on – we feel free to be ourselves but still remain curious, lean into the tough stuff and we are always respectful to others and accountable for the part we play.