Operational Readiness Manager

at  Vodafone

Location: Newbury (Hybrid*)
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

• Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

WHO WE ARE

We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.
At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.
Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.

WHO YOU ARE

• Proven background in delivering real business change & solutions to complex business requirements through innovative concepts involving multiple 3rd party suppliers and partners, ideally within Finance.
• Leadership experience and qualities – ability to drive change through directing and motivating cross functional project teams.
• Practical experience of lean tools and approaches to drive process optimisation and continuous improvement (e.g., Prince2, APMP, Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Design Thinking, SAFe Practitioner, Scrum Master, AgilePM, Kanban or equivalent).
• Fully competent in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.)
  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.

We’re recruiting for an Operational Readiness Manager to join our Finance Transformation team at Vodafone UK.
The Finance Transformation Team is responsible for the management and delivery of significant programmes of change. The Operational Readiness Manager is a critical role, providing the governance and infrastructure to ensure that we operate in a consistent, repeatable, and standardised way. It ensures adherence to reporting and financial calendars, maintenance, and validity of information as well as tracking of Projects and Programmes to meet time, cost, and quality targets.

Key responsibilities will also include:

• Provide support to Finance Change and Portfolio Managers, facilitating the necessary expertise from Finance Subject Matter Experts, as well as driving quality of requirements and testing to ensure that the capabilities delivered by the projects are adopted by the organisation.
• Support the evolution of Finance Portfolio Support processes/tooling, enabling better control, quality, and insight.
• Support the PMO & Demand Manager with ensuring adherence to Finance Portfolio Management & Transformation governance.
• Own the approach for Finance requirements capture, ensuring quality of requirements.
• Create and maintain a central ‘pool’ of standard Finance requirements to optimise Finance’s ability to respond to project needs and avoid unnecessary duplication.
• Own the approach for Finance testing, ensuring all Finance requirements are met pre project go-live.
• Provide central maintenance and co-ordination of Finance impacting CRs (Change Requests) and Defects, ensuring project/portfolio impacts are funded, managed, and delivered.