Join Us
At Vodafone, we're not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we're shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you're part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.
What you'll do
Lead and manage multiple IT projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and budget;
Accountable forthe programme level plans and roadmaps across the portfolio scope;
Interlockwith all delivery teams, functions, other portfolios and stakeholders to ensure plans are agreed and interlocked;
Management of demand and capacity to ensure the programme has the available resource to deliver objectives;
Proactivemanagement of the portfolio level plans through governance and dependency tracking;
Managing sourcing strategy and the sourcing processes, working with Supply Chain Management;
Ensuring outcomes from suppliers are matched to the programme delivery plans;
Tracking performance (time, cost, quality) of supplier deliverables and taking proactive actions where performance is not on track;
Ownershipof programme budget and spend;
Defining and operating the financial tracking processes;
Budget submission and governance within Vodafone finance governance bodies;
Tracking of value KPIs and ROI for the portfolio;
Managing governance forums at programme and executive steerco level to communicate progress and make key decisions across stakeholder groups including the IT C-suite;
Establishing and managing forums to control scope and business case changes;
Communicating the purpose, outcomes, plan and progress to the entire organisation with tailored communications for different groups.
Who you are
Relevant university degree (M.Sc., B.Sc.);
Qualifications in relevant delivery methodologies e.G. SAFe, PRINCE2;
Experience leading a large portfolio of technology work, and delivering transformational change initiatives in a multi-vendor environment;
Highly organised and motivated to manage large complex plans across multiple teams;
Excellentverbal and written communicator to large audiences (100s of people) and C-suite members;
Very strong stakeholder management skills (including influencing and mediation), with technical and non-technical teams up to head of department level;
Highly skilled at managing finance and KPIs on multi-million pound technology projects with a high attention to detail on financial metrics;
IT or telecoms BSS knowledge is highly desirable;
Fluency in English.
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.
What's in it for you
Hybrid Work Model - Flexible hybrid work model with 8-10 in-office days per month, managed by team leaders;
Vodafone Products and Services - Employees get a mobile phone, free communication plan, data card, and various discounts on services and products;
Recognition - Recognition programs for innovative, creative, high-potential employees and exemplary behaviors;
Health and Well-being - Well-being Program offers nutrition and psychological consultations, webinars, workshops, and discounts on various services and products;
Learning - Access to Communities of Practice and a customizable digital training platform with high-quality content (namely Harvard Business Publishing, Skillsoft and Speexx);
Local andInternational Mobility - Internal recruitment with local and international rotation opportunities across departments and roles.
Who we are
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.
Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept;
it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;
We're committed toincrease diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.
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Together we can.