The Senior Product Manager will lead, and provide E2E global lifecycle management for, one or more of our Software Defined Networking technology product lines sold globally by Vodafone Business markets. Pivotal to our future growth ambition, these products include SD‐WAN, SASE, LAN, Multi‐Cloud Connectivity, and are in high demand with a backdrop of accelerating cloud and digital adoption, hybrid working and business needs for improved security, agility and efficiency.
This highly visible, senior product manager role requires proven experience working effectively on a global and multi‐market/country basis with a wide range of senior internal and external stakeholders from eco‐system partners to Technology, Product Management, GTM/Marketing, Commercial and Finance functions.
What you'll do
Location:
Malaga/Madrid/London Paddington
Act as the CEO for your product line(s) on a global basis
Build, scale and lead consistent multi‐market products and manage the E2E product lifecycle
People management for the right candidate, potentially including more junior global product manager & or product specialist colleagues
Strong collaboration with local market product managers and cross‐functional teams, to ensure that your products remain relevant and deliver against our Growth, Customer and Simplification objectives.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
Driving strategy for the product line (~3‐year horizon) to meet global business and commercial priorities (e.g. revenue growth, margin, customer acquisition)
Full ownership and accountability for the product commercials, business case and P&L
Capture and translate global customer/local market needs into clear product line capabilities and features or to optimise existing products
Focus on 'total product design' to ensure all E2E requirements are captured including quality, safety, regulatory and sustainability
Create and maintain global product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with In‐country Product Managers.
Ensuring local market requirements are captured and integration, launch and go‐to‐market resources and budgets are planned and ring‐fenced
Interface to senior leadership team/ decision boards where necessary to ensure visibility and alignment of global product requirements and roadmaps
Overseeing the agile product development phase to ensure necessary governance, funding and key deliverables are achieved on time, budget and to quality, working with their respective Senior Technology Product Lead
Acts as 'chief publicist' for their products to ensure all Local Market Readiness and launch requirements are consistent, scalable and aligned through their In‐country Product Managers and relevant teams (incl. marketing, commercial, sales etc.).
Identifying/working with product OEM/ partners determining how they will support the creation of new products
Manage all in‐life and end‐of‐life requirements to optimise global product performance, capability and commercials, initiating resolving actions where necessary
Who you are
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
Strong background in Enterprise Networking with experience in some or all of Network as a Service, Cloud Connectivity and Software Defined WAN/SASE products (Preferred)
History of thought leadership and driving transformational improvement
Ability to lead a product line on a global, centralised product management, basis across multiple markets
Experience developing, securing alignment, and executing product line plans
Able to spot global technology trends and has a clear understanding of relevant product technologies
Strong influencing and conflict management skills including conflicting local market requirements
The gravitas to act as the expert for their product portfolio with credibility up to customer 'C' level and senior leadership team (SLT) level.
Appropriate experience in leading others (ideally direct reports) and virtual teams and the ability to maintain the right balance between tactical and strategic activity to remain on‐top of our game and ahead of our competition.
Able to manage multi‐market product business cases, P&Ls and commercials Skilled in reviewing product performance end‐to‐end; including market perception, channel ability to sell, channel ability to deliver, product and CX health
Product lifecycle management experience including rationalisation and in‐life product growth plans
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
Graduate, with minimum of a bachelor's degree.
SAFe agile trained (preferred)
Product Management (preferred)
Bonus on top of the gross salary.
Flexible working hours from Monday to Thursday, and an intensive schedule on Fridays.
Intensive Summer Schedule during July and August.
Up to 20 days per year of 100% remote work from other locations.
Private Health and Life Insurance for employees and Family
25 vacation days, plus December 24th and 31st off.
Access to an online learning platform for continuous training.
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