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Executive Head: Content & Platforms

Posting Country:  South Africa
Date Posted:  22 Oct 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference. 
 

 

When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1. 

The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa. 
Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2025.

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

 

To lead Vodacom Group’s “One More Service” ambition by identifying, partnering and scaling content adoption across the 8 Vodacom markets. This individual will lead a team of individuals who integrate meaningful content into our value propositions through frictionless customer journeys.    

Your responsibilities will include:

 

  • Craft the Vodacom Content & Platform Strategy. 
  • Identify and strategically partner with content providers across our 8 operating markets.
  • Establish and Build Relationships with partners to ensure our partnerships deliver value to our customers and stays relevant. 
  • Negotiate preferential terms and craft agreements with the partners ensuring we leverage our scale and deliver value. 
  • Integrate content into our propositions to unlock synergies across our product offerings & reduce churn.  
  • Drive adoption and scale of partnerships through carefully crafted marketing and promotions to unlock content potential.
  • Scale platforms related to content and one more service.
  • Design and implement omnichannel CX journeys eliminating friction and promoting adoption.
  • Ensure that we build trust with customers and deliver on the desired business case.  

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

 

  • Matric – Essential
  • 3 - 4 year Degree/Diploma – Essential
  • Postgraduate qualification is advantageous 
  • Minimum 8-10 years relevant experience -essential  
  • Telecommunication experience-advantage
  • 5 Years management/supervisory experience - essential


Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

  • Knowledge of the ICT industry and value chain including content
  • Tariffs and pricing Knowledge 
  • Digital platforms Knowledge 
  • Negotiating skills
  • Financial modelling skills
  • Commercial acumen

 


Closing date for Applications: 05 November 2025. 


The base location for this role is Vodacom, Midrand Campus.

 


The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.
 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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