Head of Financial Operations (m/f/d) SSC for Vantage Towers

Aggregate function:  Finance
Business Area:  Vantage Towers Finance
Posting Country:  Romania
Date Posted:  30 Jul 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, 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.

The opportunity

At Vantage Towers, we’re on a mission to power Europe’s sustainable digital transformation. As a leading tower company, we’re ushering in an era of technology-driven advances to help connect people, businesses, and internet-enabled devices like never before. We combine the scale, stability, and quality of our tower network with the agility, optimism, and energy of a start-up.

 

As a young TowerCo, we have already achieved strong results with a continued focus on accelerating growth and a special emphasis put on sustainability. As part of our team, you’ll work in a dynamic and multicultural environment that embraces open communication, collaboration, and teamwork.

 

If you’re ready to take responsibility and shape the future of telco infrastructure with us, then let’s level up in your career and reach the top – together.

Your Contribution:

The Head of Financial Operations (f/m/d) SSC plays a pivotal role in driving process standardization, automation, and customer-centric service excellence, while aligning the SSC strategy with overall business goals including following tasks:

  • You collaborate with senior stakeholders across the business (in India and Europe) to ensure alignment, transparency, and responsiveness to evolving business needs
  • You lead & manage the SSC, overseeing day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning of the relationship between Vantage Towers markets and our SSC
  • You develop and implement SSC strategies that drive operational efficiency, cost savings, and service quality for all markets
  • You ensure the delivery of services in accordance with Service Level Agreements and KPIs
  • You act as a key driver of continuous improvement, process optimization, and digital transformation initiatives (e.g. automation & RPA)
  • You own the SSC budget, cost management, and resource allocation
  • You build and lead high-performing, cross-functional teams; foster a culture of service excellence and accountability
  • You ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and external regulatory requirements

What makes you stand out:

  • Proven track record (5+ years) in leading shared service operations or related functions in a multinational environment
  • Strong leadership, people management, and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Deep understanding of process management, service delivery models, and performance measurement (KPIs, SLAs)
  • Experience with transformation projects, change management, and implementing digital tools (e.g. ERP systems, RPA, workflow automation).
  • Strategic thinker with strong analytical, financial, and decision-making capabilities
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to manage across functional and hierarchical boundaries
  • Fluency in English; German is beneficial (other languages are a plus)

What's in it for you:

  • A diverse, multicultural setup based on our values – accountability, respect, teamwork and trust– and the unique opportunity to shape the organisation
  • International career opportunities in a fast-growing company
  • Attractive salary and bonus plan
  • 24 days holiday + 2 additional Me Days + 1 additional day for Birthday
  • Comprehensive medical insurance coverage
  • Life insurance policy for peace of mind
  • Meal vouchers
  • Hybrid working (3 days in the office and 2 at home)
  • Learning Platform - Grow your learning!
  • Several other health related benefits we want to support you with!

 

Interested? Send us your CV with your desired salary. Depending on the role, we generally invite you to two rounds of interviews before you receive your offer.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.