Job Description

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job

The Regional Managing Director (MD) - South & East at MTN Digital Infrastructure - Bayobab Group will spearhead Bayobab's growth, profitability, and operational excellence across South and Eastern Africa markets, while directly leading the Bayobab Kenya business. The role is responsible for translating Bayobab's Pan-African connectivity vision into regional impact--driving commercial performance, network monetisation, and customer value through strategic leadership and cross-border collaboration.


Acting as a catalyst for integration, innovation, and execution, the Regional MD will ensure that Bayobab's infrastructure assets are optimally leveraged to deliver sustainable revenue growth, market expansion, and regional competitiveness. The incumbent will build strong stakeholder partnerships, ensure governance alignment, and promote a high-performance culture anchored in Bayobab's values of leading with care, innovation, inclusion, and integrity.




In essence, the role exists to position the South & East region as a key growth engine for Bayobab, advancing the Group's ambition to connect Africa's digital future through world-class open-access fibre networks.

Context (Global influences, environmental / industry demands, organisational mission etc.)

Bayobab's South & East Region operates within a dynamic and evolving telecommunications and digital infrastructure landscape. The region--comprising Bayobab markets within South and Eastern Africa represents a strategic growth corridor for Bayobab, linking key terrestrial and subsea fibre routes that enable Africa's digital economy.


This environment is shaped by:


Accelerating demand for high-speed, resilient connectivity to support enterprise digitalisation, data centres, and cloud adoption. Diverse regulatory and political landscapes, requiring agility, diplomacy, and a deep understanding of local market dynamics. Increasing competition and convergence in the wholesale connectivity space, calling for innovation, efficiency, and differentiated customer value propositions. Rapid technological evolution, including network virtualisation, open-access models, and the growing integration of fibre with data centre and cloud ecosystems. Cross-border opportunities for synergy, where shared infrastructure, harmonised operations, and unified customer solutions can unlock scale and efficiency.
Against this backdrop, the Regional Managing Director - South & East plays a critical role in driving growth and operational excellence while ensuring strategic alignment across multiple markets. The role requires balancing strategic foresight with execution agility, ensuring that each country operation contributes to the region's collective performance while reflecting Bayobab's brand promise and values.


As Bayobab continues its transformation into Africa's leading open-access fibre network provider, this role is at the forefront of shaping regional collaboration, revenue diversification, and network monetisation, ensuring that the South & East region stands as a cornerstone of Bayobab's Pan-African success story.