Bigger challenges. Bolder ideas. Global impact. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world.
We’re the company behind the world’s fastest satellite internet service, with technology that’s helping to bridge the digital divide and improve life for our customers around the globe.
By providing powerful new ways for people to connect with one another, gain greater access to education, entertainment, medical research, commerce, and much more, our team is empowering millions of customers worldwide.
We’re looking for passionate, innovative professionals to join our team and connect the world to more. You’ll work in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and continuous learning, and provides industry-leading benefits with unmatched opportunities for career growth.
Our team is fearless in pursuit of new ideas and uncompromising in our quest to become the world’s first truly global Internet Service Provider.
Interested in joining our mission? Take a look at career opportunities at Viasat today. Job Responsibilities
As the General Manager for the Viasat Mexico Fixed Broadband, you will be responsible financially and operationally for the fixed broadband business in Mexico, with end-to-end responsibility for the performance of the Mexico operating entity, and with all local staff reporting to you via your management team.
Your responsibilities will include :
Profit & Loss responsibility for the local Viasat Mexico company according to agreed targets.
Drive performance and strategy development of the Mexican operating company through careful monitoring of results and proactively initiating initiatives to correct any shortfalls and act on opportunities to exceed targets.
Build and maintain external relationships with customers, employee representatives, government, technology and business partners.
Be an accessible and visible leader to the organization, building on a performance led culture; develop executives and, as necessary, recruit outstanding executive talent to the company’s Mexican activities, promotions, products etc.
Forge and maintain positive long-term links with relevant local external stakeholders such as government, customers, partners, etc.
Performance measurement criteria :
Overall P&L
Sales results
Revenue targets
Customer usage results
Customer satisfaction and loyalty
Operational targets for quality and efficiency
Managing all activities within cost budgets
Employee satisfaction
Requirements
BA in Economics / Communications / Finance / Engineering
10+ years of experience in the telecommunications or consumer technology industries
General management and P&L experience of leading teams encompassing multiple functions
Strong commercial foundations in the industry and consumer services
Basic understanding of Mexican market and regional characteristics
Understand subscriber economics
Business level fluency in English
Mexico Citizenship Required
Location of Role is Mexico City and / or Mexico offices TBD
Other Skills
Highly developed leadership skills with experience of managing people and budgets, being self-driven and have the ability to motivate peers and subordinates
Experience of managing diverse teams
A people focused leader culture carrier with a passion for building
Financially astute
Fosters an entrepreneurial, creative, fast paced and high-performance culture
Instills accountability
Analytical with excellent project management skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Exceptional stakeholder management capabilities
Strong negotiation skills
Cost consciousness
Possess a strong performance and results orientation
Able to apply high level analytical and creative problem-solving skills