IT Senior Product Owner

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VT Digital Engineering
Posting Country:  Romania
Date Posted:  1 Apr 2026
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.

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

  • Own and champion the vision, roadmap, and long-term strategy for Digital & AI products, aligned to company objectives and measurable outcomes.
  • Lead product discovery: continuous user research, validating problem/solution fit, defining MVP scope, and refining product hypotheses based on insights and data.
  • Act as the key bridge between business stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, value, and feasibility.
  • Define, track, and improve product KPIs (e.g., adoption, customer experience, revenue/value), using data to steer decisions and trade-offs.
  • Facilitate and actively contribute to agile ceremonies (planning, refinement, review), supporting the squad to deliver high-quality outcomes on time.
  • Ensure products are scalable, adaptable, extensible, and manageable, working closely with engineers and solution architects on solution design.
  • Define operational, technical, commercial, and communication requirements for releases; clarify roles and responsibilities across contributors to ensure smooth delivery.
  • Monitor market trends and competition (packaging/price/positioning/features) and translate insights into roadmap improvements and opportunities.
  • Contribute to building strong squads and ways of working (templates, reusable plans/deliverables, community of practice), helping scale delivery and shorten time-to-market.

Who you are

  • Proven Product Owner / Product Manager experience in an Agile environment (minimum 5+ years overall experience, including 3+ years in Product Ownership/Product Management).
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, able to influence decisions across business and technology and communicate effectively at all levels.
  • Customer- and value-driven mindset: able to translate customer needs into product features, stories, and end-to-end flows.
  • Analytical and delivery-focused, comfortable using data and KPIs to guide decisions, prioritization, and roadmap trade-offs.
  • Confident decision-maker and problem solver, able to challenge assumptions and manage expectations when something is not achievable. 
  • Excellent English (spoken and written), with strong communication skills from product specifications and ticket writing to stakeholder presentations.
  • Experience with Data Science / AI / ML products is a strong plus; telecom and/or digital marketing exposure is also a plus.
  • Bachelor’s degree in business/economics/engineering (or similar).

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

  • Hybrid work setup
  • Medical subscription
  • Meal tickets
  • Insurance for hospitalization and surgical interventions
  • Life insurance
  • Insurance modules and additional medical packages for you and your family
  • Special discounts for Vodafone employees
  • Demo phone subscription
  • Special offers Friends & Family
  • Telephone voucher

Vodafone encourages the personal success and desire to evolve of each of its employees, continuously offering them opportunities for professional development. You will benefit from specializations in your field of activity, through programs based on modern training methods and systems.

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.

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.