Business Operations Architecture

at  Vodafone

CORE COMPETENCIES & KNOWLEDGE:

• Extensive knowledge and experience in defining solution architecture standards and guidelines in for all Corporate Systems (ERP, HR, SCM, RPA …) domains and applications (e.g. Global SAP deployments)
• Experience in innovative technology, and able to work in environment where ways of working needs to be defined.
• Strategic business acumen and understanding of Vodafone strategy and ability to design information systems to delivery that strategy within the Business Operations domain.
• Experiencing in assessing a broad range of information solutions and products.
• Experience in working in multi-project and multi-programme environment.
• Quick, relentless and versatile learner, open to change. Able to anticipate future and to articulate possibilities and outcomes.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

• In-depth knowledge of a broad spectrum of corporate systems applications operated at a Global scale.
• Experience creating a new product opportunity from inception to launch.
• Practical experience of managing operational budget.

NOT A PERFECT FIT?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All 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 apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

WHO WE ARE

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We’re a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
As part of our global family, whether that’s Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you’ll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.
Together we can

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Drive innovation stream withing the team, identifying innovative solution for Vodafone Business Functions value, driving also change to best support innovation initiatives and managing it.
• Ensuring managed people (internal and external) operational run, skills, capacity, budget.
• Responsible for analysing and translating business, information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions that integrate across applications, systems and platforms to achieve business objectives.
• Contribute to ensure the integrity of all Corporate Systems and Analytics platform

Business Operations Architecture Manager

Role purpose:

• Provide operational run of sub-team on daily basis, including managing of external resources, budget, skills.
• Oversee solution architecture function withing the department, standardising ways of working, identifying opportunity and driving organisation change to support business needs.
• Provide architectural guidance to business & delivery teams ensuring compliance to solution architectural design in the implementation of projects, managing and improving existing design authority.
• Define and maintain operate the process to provide a living model of Vodafone current and future Application Architecture for the Business Operations domain covering Corporate Systems and Analytics. Provide the architectural blueprint supporting the Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Legal & External Affairs processes.
• Contribute to Business Case definition and support RFP evaluation process to ensure that quality inputs are aligned with future state target architecture.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Drive innovation stream withing the team, identifying innovative solution for Vodafone Business Functions value, driving also change to best support innovation initiatives and managing it.
• Ensuring managed people (internal and external) operational run, skills, capacity, budget.
• Responsible for analysing and translating business, information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions that integrate across applications, systems and platforms to achieve business objectives.
• Contribute to ensure the integrity of all Corporate Systems and Analytics platforms

Safeguarding the overall solution ecosystem and ensuring the adherence to the platforms architectural standards and principles.

• Support the Lead to enable and sustain a single Architecture layer though Business Operations domain and integration to wider architecture community.