Business Development Mgr

Aggregate function:  Vodafone Business
Business Area:  VB International
Posting Country:  United Kingdom
Date Posted:  19 Apr 2024
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.

Role Title: Business Development Manager
Location: London Paddington/Newbury

 

Role Purpose...
This role will be responsible for developing, managing and optimising our global peering relationships with customers. To grow Vodafone revenues in this important market. The role involves strategy development. Negotiation and contract management. 
In this role, you will need to:
- Work closely with the global network team to develop and implement our global IP transit go to market strategy
- Identify and evaluate potential new partners
- Negotiate and manage commercial peering arrangements with both new and existing customers
- Work closely with the network team to monitor and analyse peering usage to optimise IP transit revenues on a commercial basis
- Maintain up to date knowledge of industry segments
- Represent Vodafone at industry events
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, sales teams, marketing and legal to ensure alignment of broader objectives
- Help shape the product development for peering and transit, help manage the product roadmap and commercial IP strategy

With us you will...
- Develop IP transit budget
- Deliver customer satisfaction scores
- Provide competitive insights for the commercial team
- Work with product on the internal and external communications plan

It would be nice if you have...
- Validated experience in business development, related to IP Transity
- Good understanding of IP networking and the global IP peering eco system
- Prove negotiation skills
- Interest in the Telecoms carrier market place
- Effective communicator with technical and non-technical teams

What's in it for you... 
-28 days holiday (with the option to buy or sell 5 days) plus public holidays
-Hybrid working
-Pension matching scheme of up to 10%
-5 paid days leave for charity projects
-MyChoices portal - cycle to work scheme, 100’s of retail discounts, shares and salary sacrifice schemes
-Vodafone family and friends discount
-Interest free commuter loan
-Global parental leave policy for all new parents which includes 39 paid weeks of maternity leave and 16 weeks fully paid leave and upon returning to work, new parents can work part-time hours for 6 months whilst being paid their full-time salary
-Access to Vodafone University and LinkedIn Learning


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