Ethernet Product Manager – VOIS

Job Description

Role Purpose:

The Fixed Connectivity market for wide area networks is undergoing a major transition as digital transformation, accelerating cloud adoption, demand for larger bandwidths, hyperscaler needs and carrier business are driving the need to re-think the network and, in consequence, demand is accelerating for Vodafone Business future proof Ethernet portfolio.
As a Global Product Manager, you will provide E2E global product lifecycle management for one of our Global prodcut families, namely Ethernet working closely with local in-country Product Managers and Carrier channels, to ensure your product(s) are fully relevant and integrated into Vodafone Local Markets (Operating Companies) and other channels. The role holder will have E2E accountability for their product area acting in the capacity as the the ‘mini-CEO’ on a global scale

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership:
– Help define, research and driving product strategy (~3-year horizon) in line with global business and commercial priorities
– Accountability for the business commercials, P&L and revenue growth roadmap
– Capture and translate customer needs into clear product capabilities and features or to optimize existing products
– Focus on ‘total product design’ to ensure all E2E requirements are captured including quality, safety, regulatory and sustainability
– Create, maintain and drive execution of global product roadmap, ensuring alignment with Local Product Managers and channels. Ensuring local market and channel requirements are captured and integration, launch and go-to-market resources and budgets are planned and ring-fenced
– Ensure visibility and alignment of global product roadmaps
– Overseeing the agile product development phase to ensure necessary governance, funding and key deliverables are achieved on time and to quality, working with their respective Technology Product Lead
– Acts as ‘chief publicist’ for their product to ensure all launch requirements are consistent, scalable and aligned through relevant teams (incl. marketing, commercial, sales etc.).
– Identifying/working with product partners and determining how they will support the creation of new products
– Owns product costing strategy & reference pricing, establishing suitable product differentiation, value-add & execution strategies to underpin product’s success
– Manage all in-life and end-of-life requirements to optimize global product performance, capability and
commercials, initiating resolving actions where necessary
– Working within Scaled Agile (SAFe) framework