Product Manager

at  Vodafone

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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

THIS ROLE CAN BE BASED IN THE UK (LONDON/NEWBURY) AND SPAIN (MADRID).

As the Product Manager, you will be accountable for supporting the Principal Product Manager in driving the Product roadmap in VCI, in strict collaboration with VCI Technology Innovation Centre and BRM & Delivery CoE. You will contribute to problem statement and need identification (both technical and non-technical), secure funding and sponsorship for the product roadmap by supporting business case definition, go-to-market, and communications plan and, finally, define the implementation plan ensuring proper prioritization of initiatives.
You will also be accountable for supporting the Principal Product Manager to manage the evolution of the product supporting BRM & Delivery activities and in accordance with Target Operating Model by collecting requirements and defining Product Strategy and roadmap, its feasibility, and related roll-out plans (incl. go-to-market).
You will support the team on triggering the implementation through the Delivery teams and the delivery Centre of Excellence (CoE) a variety of projects (e.g., automation projects, initiatives impacting Digital Services evolution, etc.). Moreover, you will support in monitoring the proper prioritization of the different initiatives, the projects statuses, and the value delivery, by defining key business & technical KPIs/criteria to be monitored and steadily communicated with end-users in a continuous feedback loop.

Key responsibilities:

• Support with owning the Product roadmap with focus on reducing complexity and improving standardisation, efficiency, and agility.
• Support on Product planning, implementation plan and go-to-market strategy
• Managing Product initiatives, ensuring proper prioritization and governance.
• Help drive Products development and adoption within Local Markets, focusing on proactive demand and requirements collection and effective communication / change management plans