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What you'll doResponsible 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 ManagementLead new product development projects and the implementation of their features and services.Ensure products deliver excellent internal and external customer experienceContinuous management of existing products, including managing the addition of new featuresDrive the uptake of products and manage against performance targets, ensuring achievement of Product specific revenue and margin budgetsContribute towards the overall product strategy, interworking with other connectivityMonitor the UK Market and adjust our offering accordingly, to provide best in class productsDefine 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 casesEnsure Products are clearly aligned to the Vodafone Business and Vodafone Product & Propositions strategic directionEnsure Sales, marketing and GTM are fully enabled to effectively promote your productsUse 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 ManagementMaintain regular engagement with operational stakeholders to optimise product performanceLead product specific engagements with key partners and vendors, in conjunction with SCM and Partner teamsRegular updates to management stakeholders on product performance Ongoing engagement with finance and commercial teams to track financial performance and business case ROISales and Customer engagements to promote products, answer enquiries and gain feedbackMarketing and Propositions interlock to ensure alignment to strategic directionWho you are Product Management experience with the proven ability to manage an entire product life-cycle from concept to launch for B2B/ EnterpriseSome propositions experience to support the launch of your product portfolioCommercially minded with the proven ability to build a business case and create a P&LExcellent communication skills at all levelsExperience of engaging directly with customers, and customer facing teams Proven experience supporting external engagementsUnderstanding of supplier management Understanding and proven ability to define complex sales and service delivery processesAbility to build relationships and collaborate within a complex matrix structureGood communication and influencing skills for dealing with internal and external stakeholdersProblem solving and decision-making skillsProject management and planningInquisitive and can-do mind-setGood business acumen and ability to translate complex technical solutions into enablement for Account Managers and Sales SpecialistsTransferrable skills and experience are welcome by Vodafone but exposure/experience of the following would be an advantage:LAN and SDN inc WANAppreciation of underpinning technology and systemPost PSTN product and technologyExperience in Telco or ITUnderstanding of operational processes and digital transformation