IoT Technology Product Owner

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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.

Joining Vodafone IoT’s team means being part of a growing, purpose-driven organisation at the forefront of innovation. Our teams are made up of curious minds, problem-solvers, and forward-thinkers across the world who thrive in a collaborative, high-performing, inclusive environment.

What you’ll do

The Technology Product Owner manages the interface to the IoT Line of Business (LoB) and, in particular, to the Business Product Manager associated with your products/platform/developments.

 
You will be assigned to one or more products, and their value-streams, for product development with the focus of this role on SIM features and capabilities as well as Remote SIM provisioning. It will be necessary to negotiate, manage and agree demand into the practice for these products and manage the backlog, new features definition, roadmap prioritisation and operational governance.

You will work with wider practice leads, vendors, technology and operations teams to build the  technology plan to inform and deliver the product/platform strategy and roadmap. This will require  you to have a strong technology understanding for the products that are to be developed. You will also align and prioritise technology innovation and customer co-creation for the practice. 

You will negotiate, manage and agree demand into the practice and manage the finance and operational governance alongside other stakeholders.

The product owner is responsible for the ‘how’, ensuring they support the LOB product manager (accountable for the ‘what’) to build the product roadmap, advising mandatory technology capabilities, progressing impact assessments and agreeing on behalf of the practice that the final prioritised roadmap is viable from a technology, cost and delivery perspective. 

You will work on the creation of capabilities and product feature requirements for developments working jointly with the LoB product manager. You will then translate these into lower level product/platform/operating model requirements ensuring these are underpinned by an E2E technical architecture (inc user journeys and service models) working with other roles in Technology (e.g architects and squad leads).

You will be aware and responsible for in-life technology management activities encompassing the E2E product architecture (inc service, operations etc) in so far that they relate to the 12 month feature level roadmap aligned to the product/portfolio strategy.

Who you are

Core competencies:

• Technical product development / product owner experience
• Strong understanding of the SIM products and technology (all different SIM form factors, UICC/eUICC, iSIM, SIM apps and applets), Remote SIM provisioning (OTA, SGP.01, SGP.22, SGP.31), SIM integrations (SM-SR, SMDP) – not as deep a technology understanding is required as a domain or solution architect
• Brings a balance of customer, business and technology understanding to relate technology solutions to product outcomes
• Strong collaboration, communication, team working and influencing skills
• Relevant product, platforms and technology experience with exposure to Platform Eco-systems
• Ability to build E2E technology plans specific to products and platforms
• Customer centric focus ideally with experience defining capabilities and features through customer co-creation
• In-life technology management and KPI performance relevant to products
• Roll out and manage in-life vendor cost and service performance specific to products Budget management and performance
• Experience building technical specifications for products and in turn user stories, service models, in conjunction with business and technology teams
• Backlog management and prioritisation

Must have technical qualifications: 

• University degree as relevant to the role
• Managing in multi-market and global environments
• Experience leading and delivering high performance through teams in Telecoms and or Technology industry roles
• Agile product development experience (e.g. SAFe, Spotify, Scrum) and qualifications
• Experience with Office and Collaboration apps, also product development tools e.g. Jira, Confluence.

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

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. From our flexible working and leading people policies to our commitment to personal development and wellbeing, there are lots of ways that we support you. 

• Yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity leave:  52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan  

Who we are

With more than 200 million device connections around the world, Vodafone IoT is a global leader in managed IoT connectivity – connecting people, places and devices. We help create a smarter, more sustainable, and more connected world - from enabling smart cities and autonomous vehicles to transforming healthcare, agriculture, and logistics. Our work shapes the digital future of businesses – allowing them to effectively manage and monitor their operations using IoT. As a global leader in IoT connectivity – operating in more than 180 countries across the globe - we empower individuals, businesses, and entire industries to unlock their potential through technology that’s secure, scalable, and future-ready. Vodafone IoT is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group.   

Vodafone Group is 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 the Application adjustments section of our careers website for guidance. 

Together we can.