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Sr. Fixed Network Program Management & Transformation Lead

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VT Netw. Strategy Archit. Eng.
Posting Country:  Romania
Date Posted:  5 Mar 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.

Your day to day:

•You will be in charge of analysis of strategic, cross-divisional and cross-country demands and create program structures, ensuring economy of scale, costs/resources optimization, standardization of architecture and design solutions and maximum value creation.

•You will be accountable for end-to-end delivery of projects within the program scope by defining the Program Governance structure, communication principles and Program Management Plan.

•You will provide guidance to local Project Managers to harmonize the delivery of cross-country programs within the different markets.

•You will be champion Privacy and Security Management Policy in Fixed Access Engineering, ensuring the implementation of the Framework Controls and completing periodic risk assessment.

•You will formulate tool and automation strategies by designing and implementing tools and utilities, including AI models and machine learning algorithms, to assist in regular engineering processes.

With these activities you will have a great impact on our business:

•You will lead high-impact global initiatives, collaborating with teams across multiple markets and business areas; typically delivering several cross-country programs.

•You will collaborate with senior leaders and local stakeholders to define objectives, deliverables, workstreams, timelines, team structures, and other foundational elements of transformation programs.

•You will provide program management expertise which supports the achievement of 3-5 year engineering roadmap; looking beyond methodologies to resolve sophisticated issues applying the most suitable method to achieve success.

•You will drive harmonization across countries within Fixed Access Engineering, identifying synergy and consolidation opportunities, in line with Vodafone Technology strategic priorities.

•You will promote legacy networks renewal and migration to approved solutions/vendors, through feasibility analysis and business case assessment.

•You will delivery of cross-country programs within the different markets on time, quality and budget (delivery of milestones, number of countries onboarded, re-use of architecture/design/vendor solutions)

•Introduction of Hybrid Agile Methodology in Fixed Access Engineering projects (number of projects, teams involved, Agile Product Delivery, short-term wins)

•Drive harmonization initiatives such us Vendor Roadmap Harmonization, Testing Strategy, DSL Retirement, Network Lifecycle Management, B2T Commercialization among others fully living up to business expectations

With these skills you are a great candidate:

•You have proven record of accomplishment leading transformation programs across different markets, teams and methodologies, with an in-depth understanding of the technologies required to deliver high quality solutions within a fast-moving organisation.

•You have strong interpersonal skills with ability to manage and inspire cross-functional teams and contractors and influence them to take positive action.

•You have strong written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate program delivery to team members and local/group stakeholders (Director/E-Band level) in a timely and clear manner

•You have a strategical view of Fixed Broadband Networks and Services, future directions of technology and how they add value to customers. Capable of building a true E2E view of Fixed Access networks and harmonization opportunities.

• You have extensive experience in liaising with senior-level stakeholders and delivering successful change initiatives.

•Delivery of cross-country programs within the different markets on time, quality and budget (delivery of milestones, number of countries onboarded, re-use of architecture/design/vendor solutions)

Sounds like the perfect job? We’ve got even more to offer:

•Work from Home – hybrid approach  

•Medical and dental services 

•Life and hospitalization insurance 

•Dedicated employee phone subscription 

•Special discounts for gyms and retailers 

•Annual Company Bonus 

•Ongoing Education – we continuously invest in you to ensure you have everything needed to excel on the job and enhance your skills  

•You get to work with tried and trusted web-technology 

•Getting in on the ground floor of a technology changing company 

•We let you write your own story by planning vacations: go for a trip, experience new things, have fun and enjoy your 23 days off.

•Special Paternal Program - 4 months of paid paternity leave 

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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.

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