What you'll do
There's never been a more exciting time to be in the technology and communications industry, with the advent of AI, metaverse, and challenging problems to solve for our customers, colleagues and community.
Reporting into the EDGE lead, this role is key in exploring opportunity for disruption and acting as the focal point for disruption for _VOIS and its partners. It will involve the identification, incubation and embedding of innovative technologies such as AI, VR and other digital applications to secure Vodafone's market leadership in digital solutions and future technologies.
The role is a unique opportunity to create market leading technology solutions in a 'start-up' environment.
Key responsibilities:
Act as a catalyst for innovation, across both our existing portfolio and in identifying areas for future investment
Continuously monitor the external competitor, technology, customer and partner landscapes for potential opportunities
Proactively identify opportunities to collaborate with external partners / alliances in order to generate and incubate innovation concepts.
Leverage our Group Technology, and VOIS teams to identify and prioritise opportunities by potential value
Incubate selected innovation initiatives, driving the creation of Proof of Concepts and monitoring success and ROI
Work closely with the VOIS teams to identify experimentation and innovation opportunities, and in turn embed these into BAU
Who you are
An open and curious mind, with the ability to make connections others don't see.
Understanding of the ICT market and its current and future technology trends
Experience of/exposure to product management and proposition development
Commercial mindset and customer focus
The ability to create a future vision, and the drive to galvanise an organisation behind it.
Excellent influencing and stakeholder management skills
Not a perfect fit?
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's in it for you
We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.
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.
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