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The Senior Cloud & Security Portfolio Manager is responsible for defining and delivering the product development roadmap across a diverse portfolio including Security, Private, Public Cloud, SaaS and managed services that supports Vodafone Business UK’s growth ambitions. Working in close partnership with commercial, sales, and operational teams, the role is pivotal in launching new products, optimising the performance of in-life products and driving commercial success. This role demands a deep understanding of customer needs, market dynamics, and the competitive landscape, combined with a relentless focus on execution turning insight into action and product strategy into results. A key part of the role is to evangelise the portfolio across the business, articulating the value to customers, and feeding insight back into the roadmap. Ultimately, the Senior manager for cloud, security, SaaS & managed services portfolio is accountable for delivering a market-leading portfolio that stands out in a crowded market, serving all our segments and accelerates profitable growth.
Job Responsibility:
Develop and own the product strategy for the Cloud and Security portfolio, ensuring alignment with Vodafone Business UK’s strategic goals, customer needs, market trends, and the evolving technology landscape
Define and deliver the product roadmap across cloud, security, SaaS & managed services portfolio, managing associated capex and opex to ensure efficient and effective investment
Collaborating with the Partnerships and Alliances team to shape and deliver strategic SaaS initiatives with Microsoft and Vodafone Group, to enhance portfolio innovation and customer value
Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management, from new feature development and continuous improvement to the launch and retirement of products and services, including their operating models
Leadership of a virtual team of commercial and operational functions, making sure they are lined up to support the portfolio strategy and inter-locked with Sales
Own the financial performance of the portfolio, including revenue, margin, and customer adoption, and take proactive steps to optimise commercial outcomes
Evangelise the portfolio, equipping commercial and sales teams with the knowledge and tools to effectively position and sell Vodafone’s offerings, and feeding insights back into the roadmap
Continuously monitor market dynamics and customer feedback, using insights to evolve the portfolio and maintain a competitive edge
Requirements:
Significant experience as a product manager and product team leadership
Excellent knowledge across products including Security, SaaS, Managed Services, Private and Public Cloud
Strong understanding of Data Centres and optimisation
Understands customer requirements, purchasing criteria and buying behaviours
considers variations across different segments and industries for their portfolio
Setting vision, product strategy & commercial strategy for total product portfolio aligned to external market and competitive context, customer requirements and current and future internal capabilities
Able to connect the dots beyond role and function to do what’s right for employees and customers
Managing end-to-end product lifecycle from innovation to retirement and rationalisation
Driving investment and divestment cases
Owning and growing portfolio P&L
Understands importance of an effective cross-functional operating model and works across functions to define and deliver our customers & product North Star
Ability to operate at Business Board level within Vodafone to determine strategic plan and investments
interfacing with Global and Local LT, customers and partners, and coaching and mentoring cross-functional teams
What we offer:
Great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work
Discounts, vouchers, a pension plan
Amazing learning tools and top-notch parental leave policies