Company
Vodafone is a leading telecommunications company in Europe and Africa.
We connect for a better future, using technology to improve people’s lives and enable an inclusive, sustainable digital society.
We are guided by our Social Contract – how we bring our purpose to life through what we do. It is our commitment to society, customers, and governments to connect rural communities, to enable access to education, healthcare, and financial services; and to help businesses. With these actions we also contribute to the success of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Through our business, we aim to build a digital society that enhances socioeconomic progress, is inclusive for all and does not come at a cost to our planet.
Role Title: Principal Strategy Manager, Vodafone Business
Location: Newbury / London, Paddington
Role Purpose
To lead the development and execution of strategic projects that will define and drive the future success of Vodafone Business. The role will focus on Product Portfolio-centric, market-centric or Corporate-centric strategies. It will involve working closely with VB Directors/ Executive level to identify growth opportunities and formulate strategies that Vodafone Business continually out-performs our competition. The role will be responsible for demonstrating customer focus and external orientation to bring new ideas and thinking to Vodafone Business.
The role will require a strong strategic mindset, exceptional analytical skills, good understanding of communications and IT technology and an excellent track record of successfully defining/ implementing strategic plans.
This is a high-profile role that will require regular discussions at C-level/ Director level within Vodafone Business, where clarity of thought & communication, based on deep insight and rigorous methodology is crucial.
What you'll do
- Distil market analysis, customer and competitive intelligence, industry and technology trends into usable insight for compelling strategy formulation, while interlocking the strategy with local markets
- Renowned for being a clear, influential voice among internal and external stakeholders
- Define strategic guidelines for customer (CX), partner & ecosystem, GTM and commercial strategy for our business
- Identify opportunities to continually improve the market perception of key capabilities
- Evangelise strategy with strategic customers and support analyst engagement and other industry events
Who you are
- Experience at formulating strategy as part of a product management/ commercial/ marketing position and/or through a management consulting/ strategy role
- Understanding of our products and services; high level of commercial expertise is required including understanding of product P&L, unit economics, profitability and product lifecycle management
- Strong focus on execution, with a result driven attitude and detail-oriented approach, while being comfortable to navigate through ambiguity to define direction and recommendations in an effective and timely manner
- Strong capability in articulating complex ideas with authority and making the case for change; Experience at presenting at Board level with customers and internally
- Strong presentation and influencing skills and capacity to drive change in a highly complex organisational environment due to dispersed geographies, OpCo based organisational design and multiple stakeholders with different priorities
What's in it for you
- 28 days holiday (with the option to buy or sell 5 days) plus public holidays.
- Hybrid working
- Pension matching scheme of up to 10%
- 5 paid days leave for charity projects
- My Choices portal - cycle to work scheme, 100's of retail discounts, shares and salary sacrifice schemes
- Vodafone family and friends discount
- Interest free commuter loan
- Global parental leave policy for all new parents which includes 39 paid weeks of maternity leave and 16 weeks fully paid leave and upon returning to work, new parents can work part-time hours for 6 months whilst being paid their full-time salary
- Access to Vodafone University and LinkedIn Learning
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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.