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Strategy & Transformation Manager

South Africa, Johannesburg Employment contract · Job Posted June 16, 2026
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Vodacom is embarking on an exciting journey to redefine its business and reinvent the face of telecoms in South Africa. This journey will include the development of new revenue streams, business models and innovations, such as IoT, Financial Services, and digital/ICT applications across various industry verticals. Vodacom’s Group Strategy team is a high-performance team that is leading this journey by providing insight, thought leadership and strategic direction to the Group. And our team is growing! We are looking to increase our capabilities by adding an experienced strategist to help accelerate our ambitious expansion as a new Strategy and Transformation Manager. This role will combine strategy development and execution to drive change across the Group and our 8 operating companies.

Job Responsibility

  • Deliver strategic projects within Vodacom Group
  • Formulate business issues into robust and quantified decision frameworks to identify options with preferred solutions
  • Identify and analyse business trends and understand significance and business implications
  • Identify and develop the supporting business case underpinning strategic opportunities
  • Provide information and analysis to support key strategic decisions and long-term planning implementation
  • Work with suppliers to effectively deliver results (including advisors, lawyers and financial institutions)
  • Coordinate multi-functional teams (Commercial, Technology, Finance etc.)
  • Execute and drive projects towards clear conclusion, results and recommendations
  • Work effectively within the organization to build consensus and ideas
  • Maintain personal motivation and drive to take ideas from conception to implementation
  • Drive new thinking and innovative thinking in the business
  • Take personal risks to ensure issues addressed properly and fully
  • Be willing to make important decisions under pressure, sometimes without full information being available
  • Communicate effectively at all levels, from staff to CEO level
  • Conduct a systemic evaluation and presentation of business opportunities that highlights key risks/opportunities
  • Structure ideas, recommendations and written arguments into compelling storylines that facilitate effective decision-making
  • Bring best-practice management and thought leadership to influence teams output
  • Collaborate with multi-functional teams on best practice & alignment with Vodafone strategy requirements

Requirements

  • Degree in a financial/numerate discipline – e.g., Commerce, Science, Engineering
  • Postgraduate qualification (e.g., Masters, MBA, CA(SA)) beneficial
  • Emerging strategy leader with strong strategy or business development experience at management level
  • Min 5 years’ experience in a corporate strategy function in an established corporate
  • Minimim of 3 years experience in management consulting at a leading consulting/advisory firm

What we offer

  • Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
  • Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
  • Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies
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