Regulatory – Licensing & Spectrum - Manager

Position Description:

Technology policy, enterprise products, spectrum, standards, network & cyber security and compliances.

1.Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1.Policy Advocacy

Drive advocacy regarding various policy positions involving telecom technologies and business

2.Responses to Consultation Papers

Submission of timely responses to draft consultation papers/reports/standards put up by TRAI/DoT/TEC

3.Impact analysis of new & upcoming rules/regulations/recommendations

Analyze regulatory, technical and business impact of newly introduced or upcoming regulations/guidelines/recommendations and drive advocacy based on the same

4.Spectrum Management from Regulatory perspective

Drive policy positions regarding utilization of spectrum (Access, Backhaul, Satellite etc.) in national (WPC, TEC) and international forums (ITU-R incl. WRC) including Government bodies;

Handle technical, regulatory and operational matters pertaining to telecom spectrum

5.Enterprise Products

Ensure that enterprise products are compliant with licensing and regulatory norms and solving regulatory challenges related to enterprise products/B2B services

Especially, handle regulatory challenges related to IoT/M2M products and M2M service providers

6.Telecom Standards

Track and Participate in telecom standardization proceedings (TSDSI/ITU-T incl. WTSA /occasionally 3GPP) from a regulatory and policy perspective

7.Network Security and Cyber Security

Handle policy and operational matters pertaining to Network and Cyber Security, such as issues related to CEIR, data breach, application for intimation of Lawful Interception & Monitoring, periodic submission of software updates etc.

8.General Operations and Compliances

Handle operational matters pertaining to B2B services and technical elements such as periodic checking of bonafide usage (i.e., whether customers are holding adequate licenses as required), audit of ILL, MPLS, NLD and ILD links usage and whether adequate regulatory measures have been complied with etc.

Timely submission of compliances to Government and allied bodies pertaining to Network and Cyber Security, B2B services and network elements as prescribed in License and allied guidelines

Responding to Government's queries in these regards from time to time

Timely submission of various applications (membership, election etc.) in Government forums, associations, SDOs etc.

Management of internal compliances based on licenses and allied guidelines.

1.Knowledge, Certifications and Experience

Education Qualification: B.E. or B.Tech in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Total Experience: 2-3 years

Key Interactions

Internal / External Stakeholders

(Internal means External to the department and internal to the organization; External means External to the organization)

Internal

Network team, Network Security team, Information Security team, Business team, Product team, SCM team, Legal & Compliance teams, Engineering team, Customer Experience team, Circle Legal & Regulatory team, Circle Network & Circle Business teams, Technical and Business teams of OneWeb etc.

External

DoT, WPC, TEC, TSDSI, MeitY, Counterparts in other TSPs (Jio/Vi), OEM (Qualcomm/Samsung/Ericsson) teams, ITU, Associations like COAI, ISpA, IAFI, BIF etc., other organizations including customers as & when required.

Skills and Competencies

Technical Competencies

Basic understanding of satellite and mobile communications

Understanding of contracts, law and administrative documents

Technical writing & presentation skills as well as consultation responses, letters on policy and operational issues etc.

Timely submission of compliances

Communicating inputs via speaking and writing in public forums and Government meetings

Leadership and Behavioral Competencies

Ownership Mindset

Collaboration and Influence

Learning Agility

Execution Excellence

Building Leaders

Result Orientation

Communication Skills.