LAN & SDLAN Product Manager (251695)

Location: Newbury or London (Hybrid*)
Salary:  Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Hours:  Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday

*Hybrid - At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues 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. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. 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.

Be part of Vodafone Business UK, a team that are revolutionising how customers use technology and connectivity. With our extensive range of products and services, we help all kinds of organisations – from small, local businesses to multi-national corporations – unlocking the potential of new technologies, including 5G, AI and the Internet of Things (IoT). 

What you’ll do

Responsible for the entire E2E product life-cycle of a subset of the Connectivity portfolio – LAN and SDLAN (Vodafone has services targeted at all market segments including for indirect and wholesale), from new feature development, continuous improvement, product life-cycle management and decommissioning, as well as managing the product specific propositions related to your products.

Portfolio and Product Management

• Lead new product development projects and the implementation of their features and services.
• Ensure products deliver excellent internal and external customer experience
• Continuous management of existing products, including managing the addition of new features
• Drive the uptake of products and manage against performance targets, ensuring achievement of Product specific revenue and margin budgets
• Contribute towards the overall product strategy, interworking with other connectivity
• Monitor the UK Market and adjust our offering accordingly, to provide best in class products
• Define product-related Capex/Opex requirements for the business during the annual planning cycle. Indemnified capex and opex plus found the money and build summary business cases
• Ensure Products are clearly aligned to the Vodafone Business and Vodafone Product & Propositions strategic direction
• Ensure Sales, marketing and GTM are fully enabled to effectively promote your products
• Use market analyst, sales and customer insights to maintain and update a roadmap of product development, ensuring our products are relevant and up to date.

Stakeholder Management

• Maintain regular engagement with operational stakeholders to optimise product performance
• Lead product specific engagements with key partners and vendors, in conjunction with SCM and Partner teams
• Regular updates to management stakeholders on product performance 
• Ongoing engagement with finance and commercial teams to track financial performance and business case ROI
• Sales and Customer engagements to promote products, answer enquiries and gain feedback
• Marketing and Propositions interlock to ensure alignment to strategic direction

Who you are 

• Product Management experience with the proven ability to manage an entire product life-cycle from concept to launch for B2B/ Enterprise
• Some propositions experience to support the launch of your product portfolio
• Commercially minded with the proven ability to build a business case and create a P&L
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Experience of engaging directly with customers, and customer facing teams 
• Proven experience supporting external engagements
• Understanding of supplier management 
• Understanding and proven ability to define complex sales and service delivery processes
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a complex matrix structure
• Good communication and influencing skills for dealing with internal and external stakeholders
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Project management and planning
• Inquisitive and can-do mind-set
• Good business acumen and ability to translate complex technical solutions into enablement for Account Managers and Sales Specialists
• Transferrable skills and experience are welcome by Vodafone but exposure/experience of the following would be an advantage:
• LAN and SDN inc WAN
• Appreciation of underpinning technology and system
• Post PSTN product and technology
• Experience in Telco or IT
• Understanding of operational processes and digital transformation

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.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break.  

Together we can 

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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