Lean portfolio manager

Job Title: Lean Portfolio Manager

Role Purpose

Vodafone IoT is a leading global provider of innovative IoT Connectivity solutions, offering cutting-edge technology and services to empower businesses and organizations worldwide. With a diverse and dynamic team, we are driving innovation in the IoT industry to create a smarter and more connected world.
The purpose of the Product Management Office is to drive visibility, clarity, simplicity and collaboration for our portfolio.

• We manage the lean portfolio governance to ensure visibility of all work in the portfolio, budget transparency, delivery against the agreed scope, time, cost, and improved decision making


• We define and manage E2E product management processes from co-creation to rationalisation


• We forecast the IoT connections and data usage to enable successful capacity planning by technology


• We drive consistency and better together agenda across Product, Technology and channels


The Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM) role will ensure that we deliver value to customers faster while using our resources in the most effective way. The role owner will work closely with Product Management, Technology, Delivery and Operations teams to ensure that our budget and capacity are aligned to business strategy and priorities.

What you'll do

Key accountabilities:

• Govern the flow of work and create visibility of all work in the portfolio end-to-end, to create transparency and improve decision making in line with the SAFe framework. Ensure work is prioritised. Predict and identify risks/opportunities from interdependencies of product deliveries.


• Facilitate the SAFe ceremonies: Portfolio Sync, Quarterly planning, Shaping, Retrospectives. Ensure that appropriate stakeholders are engaged in the relevant ceremonies.


• Support the annual and quarterly investment process to ensure close alignment of strategy, objectives, priority, funding and capacity for the portfolio.


• Support the communication of governance processes and execution of decisions


• Support Epic Owners to guide Epics through the Portfolio Kanban, reviewing lean business cases, linking business benefits to investments for funding and allocation requests


• Work with Portfolio Operations and Delivery to ensure that the


Portfolio is properly controlled:

• cost & funding planning


• resource allocation and planning


• delivery assurance and risk


• portfolio performance metrics


Who you are

Core competencies:

• Expert level in Lean Portfolio Management, as well as broader experience in the SAFe framework and other Agile methodologies.


• Collaboration; experience in working within a matrix-structured organisation with high level of influencing skills


• Strong communication and diplomacy skills to influence colleagues in other departments; strong stakeholder management skills (up to E-level)


• A collaborative team player, passionate to implement change and able to work across multiple functions, locations and cultures with senior level executives; resilient, decisive, able to learn quickly


What's in it for you

Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which 39 weeks are fully paid + 13 weeks half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

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• Expert level in Lean Portfolio Management, as well as broader experience in the SAFe framework and other Agile methodologies.


• Collaboration; experience in working within a matrix-structured organisation with high level of influencing skills


• Strong communication and diplomacy skills to influence colleagues in other departments; strong stakeholder management skills (up to E-level)


• A collaborative team player, passionate to implement change and able to work across multiple functions, locations and cultures with senior level executives; resilient, decisive, able to learn quickly
  
  You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.


As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Together we can.

Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which 39 weeks are fully paid + 13 weeks half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan