Principal Strategy Manager

Vodafone ,
London, Greater London

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Description Principal Strategy Manager London Paddington The Product & Services (P&S) team within Group Commercial and Operations delivers and manages end-to-end best-in-class products and services to support Vodafone's differentiation in all our markets. The P&S team is organised into three product domains (Mobile, Fixed & Converged and Consumer IoT), a Device Operations unit (looking at our commercial and operational activities on devices), and a number of local P&S teams embedded within local markets. You will support the evolution of P&S's strategy and portfolio development. The Planning & Performance team within P&S works across all these teams to ensure focus on initiatives with the highest potential, compliance with Vodafone Group's governance processes, effective use of resources, transparent performance measurement, and impactful communication of priorities and results at all levels of the organisation. You will: Support strategic development within individual domains/teams, sizing market opportunities through development of business cases. Delivery of annual P&S Strategic Plan to support delivery of product development roadmaps. The plan summarises the key market, competitor, customer and technological trends as well as our strategic priorities and plans. Manage compliance with governance processes, including alignment of documentation across all domains and development of high impact communication materials for internal and external updates (including to ExCo/Board level). Development of business cases to support new services and features as required Lead specific elements of P&S Governance (e.g. GCO Guidance to markets, Budget) It would be nice if you have: Strong analytical skills; ability to structure complex problems; experience in modelling, market sizing, business case development, etc. Ability to operate in consultative manner to drive impact and change You must have: Knowledge of the Telcoms / Tech Industry (3-5 years' experience) or consultancy background Team player in international/matrix environment Good communicator (oral and written); ability to lead larger meetings incl. senior stakeholders What's in it for you? 28 days holiday (with the option to buy or sell 5 days) plus public holidays Flexible working Pension matching scheme of up to 10% 5 paid days leave for charity projects MyChoices portal - cycle to work scheme, 100's of retail discounts, shares and salary sacrifice schemes Vodafone family and friends discount Interest free commuter loan Global parental leave policy for all new parents coming in 2020 which includes 16 weeks fully paid leave and upon returning to work, new parents can work part-time hours for 6 months whilst being paid their full-time salary Access to Vodafone University and LinkedIn Learning #groupresourcing