Product Manager/Financial Reporting(_VOIS)

Job Description

Role purpose:

Product Manager
The new team Data Analytics and Insights (DAIS) set in Cairo starting Sep 2022 is an excellence center in Vodafone Intelligence Solutions (_VOIS) which is an extension of Vodafone Group Data and Analytics (D&A) function that serves all Vodafone operators across Europe.
The Group D&A team and DAIS are working on a major data transformation project called Nucleus which involves moving Vodafone operators data from legacy servers to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to become a common platform for all markets and build common data models and products that would benefit all markets and maximize data analytics value.

As a product manager your main responsibilities are:
• Partnering with and developing a roadmap for stakeholders to understand the demand for data products and how they will create maximum value for Vodafone, clearly articulating the requirement and its financial and non-financial benefits.
• Challenge and refine Data & Analytics requirements with stakeholders and partner with delivery teams to produce quality BI & Analytics solutions within agreed scope that achieve maximum return for the investment.
• Ensure adoption of Product within stakeholder area to drive efficiencies and maximum value to the organisation.
• Close working with all BI functions both on-shore and off-shore to ensure delivery of quality products and then lead the change management within the functions.
• Develop product requirements, work closely with engineering, prioritize and launch core functionality and lead cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop and adhere to a disciplined product development process, ensuring key milestones are met.
• Obtain product feature feedback from stakeholders and refine/optimize features to maximize value.
• Constantly being aware of new technologies/services and identify opportunities to automate/simplify/enhance the existing data products.

Requirements
• Computer Science qualification or equivalent of University degree (or equivalent working knowledge of data);
• Knowledge of full life cycle Product Management experience including: strategy, development, launch, optimization, and sunset.
• 3+ years of experience working in Financial Reporting
• Experience creating product roadmaps from conception to launch, driving the product vision, defining go-to-market strategy, and leading design discussions.
• Data-driven decision making, quantitative analysis skills and data handling experience to make informed decisions. (with SQL proficiency)
• Working knowledge of GCP (Google Cloud platform).
• Telecom background is preferred.
• Ability to clearly articulate product strategy requirements to collaborators, engineering and internal business partners
• Ability to establish rapport, credibility and influence others to achieve results across a large matrixed organization.
• Self-motivated, works well in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of ownership and accountability
• Able to identify and explain challenges to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience communicating engineering technical challenges that may affect business timelines.
• Candidates for this role will have a strong bias for action and bring a history of delivering results.
• Able to lead with influence in a multi culture and multi layered matrix organization.

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