Programme Manager

Location: UK Hub location (*Hybrid working)
Hours: 37.5 – Monday to Friday

Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our blended 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. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

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 the Business Technology Solutions for Vodafone UK, the team that design and develop our converged communications solutions, drive efficiency through automation and AI, whilst implement the solutions directly with our customers. We help thousands of businesses across the country with our connectivity solutions.

What you'll do

The Programme Manager is responsible for leading large customer facing programmes across multiple domains on behalf of Vodafone for our Enterprise Customers, leading complex multi-party teams, taking responsibility at board level.
The key responsibilities are:

Engaging through contract negotiations and be responsible for translating, often ambiguous requirements, into operational plans, engaging buy-in across all stakeholder groups.
Setting the governance controls for the programme, ensuring these align to corporate, customer and local standards, with strong emphasis on assurance and gate reviews, defining the programme costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, programme resources and programme risk & change strategy.
Accountable for ensuing that the programme and all interrelated projects, dependencies, assumptions and risks are identified, stakeholder buy in achieved, stage plans created, managed and reported though the lifecycle of the programme, emphasis on alignment to time, cost and quality.

Who you are

MSP Practitioner
Gravitas, with the ability to operate at senior stakeholder level both internally and externally, demonstrating leadership and presenting at Executive & Steering board level
Experience of delivering large transition & transformational programmes, understanding the operational impacts of bringing a large complex customer into the organisation maintaining service continuity
Engagement in contractual and commercial negotiations with both customer and partner suppliers
Revenue and margin focused
Ability to manage a large team of project managers

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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