Role purpose:
We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to join our GTM Design
team within Group Product & Services (solutions across - Digital Apps,
Security, Unified Comms, SDWAN, Cloud & Edge).
This role will encompass both programme delivery and Go To Market deliveries
across a range of products, propositions and launches. You will be working
closely with the Group and Local Product, Propositions, Sales and Marketing
teams to build and manage a programme that will support various initiatives
(such as Demand Gen, Campaigns, Product Launches etc.) to maximise our reach
to our customers and will drive the business forward.
Who are we looking for?
* Experience of working on programmes that span multi-disciplinary areas of differing size and complexity to meet business expectations and deliver results.
* Self-motivated individual with good organisational, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills.
* Confident and able to liaise and influence at all levels within Vodafone and/or relevant customer and third-party organisations.
* Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with demonstrable experience of the production of plans to describe stage, phase, dependency and milestones.
* Experience managing introduction of products/propositions to technology or telecoms markets.
* Able to unite, direct and motivate programme teams.Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
* Creating a detailed programme plan, identifying the resources required, programme interdependencies and critical path
* Identify and embed measurable programme outcomes & critical success factors into the programme plan
* Formulate and manage stakeholder communications plans
* Initiate and influence relationships with and between key stakeholders, external and internal to the programme
* Ensure suitable Programme status reporting mechanisms are put in place (such as: RAIDS, performance dashboards) to track scope, outcomes and performance against agreed critical success factors, KPIs and benefits
* Produce regular, ad hoc and exception reports as required (Such as: Executive summaries, SteerCo packs.)
* Ensure all programmes meet the gate or check point criteria as set out in the GTM delivery governance framework.
Key performance indicators:
* Governance and reporting in place within 2 weeks following kick off meetings
* Senior Stakeholder Management is satisfied with output
* RAID is maintained weekly and stored on relevant collaboration site
* Fortnightly updates issued to stakeholders by COB Friday (including updated plans)
* For all meetings, inputs and outputs to be documented and shared by email within 48hrs
* Lessons learned to be captured and documented at the end of each initiative and shared with stakeholders to close out engagement
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
*
A good balance of experience across Product / Portfolio management and
Marketing
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
* A good balance of experience across Product / Portfolio management and Marketing
* Minimum 6 years Programme Management experience in the Digital / Telco space
* Ability to lead diverse, cross-functional, global teams
* Delivery focused ensuring that the requirements meet the desired objectives
* Experience of Agile and Waterfall methodologies as most of our initiatives will be managed through Squads
* Ability to manage multiple programmes, programmes of differing size and complexity to meet business expectation
* Relationship building skills within a complex matrix structure with good communication skills for dealing with internal and external stakeholders
* Self-motivated, ambitious, and flexible to maintain effectiveness in a changing environment
Preferred professional qualifications:
* Degree or postgraduate business qualification
* Programme/Programme Management Certification (e.g. PMP, PgMP)
* Safe/Agile Certification