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GM - Senior SAP Project Manager

Aggregate function:  Shared Services
Business Area:  Business Operations_VSOL
Posting Country:  India
Date Posted:  8 Jun 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.

Who we are

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.
As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.
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About this Role

We are seeking an experienced delivery professional to lead complex, global SAP transformation initiatives within VOIS. This role focuses on driving cross-market ERP change, integration, and adoption by managing multi-stream programmes, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, budget, timeline, and quality standards. The role partners closely with system integrators, global and local stakeholders, and senior leadership to enable effective business transformation and sustainable outcomes.

What you’ll do

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of complex SAP ERP transformation programmes across multiple markets and releases.
  • Establish and govern programme delivery frameworks, decision-making forums, and reporting mechanisms to enable timely and effective stakeholder alignment.
  • Ensure delivery against scope, cost, schedule, contractual obligations, and agreed exit criteria using robust planning, tracking, change control, and risk management practices.
  • Partner daily with system integrators, VOIS Group teams, and local market stakeholders including Finance Operations, Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, and IT central functions.
  • Review, challenge, and assure system integrator and vendor delivery plans, identifying risks, dependencies, and mitigation actions early.
  • Actively manage programme risks, issues, and escalations, providing transparent progress reporting across the full programme scope.
  • Influence and engage senior stakeholders (D and E band) across global and local organisations to support delivery, adoption, and change outcomes.
  • Support the development of business cases and new initiatives, ensuring engagement with local market leadership, including C-level stakeholders.
  • Line manage direct reports and provide matrix leadership to Vodafone project professionals and system integrator leads.

Who you are

  • An experienced SAP transformation professional with a strong background in delivering complex, global ERP implementations, ideally including shared service centre integration.
  • Confident in influencing and collaborating with senior business leaders and external partners with diverse and sometimes competing priorities.
  • Highly experienced in Vodafone’s EVO delivery model and large-scale transformation environments.
  • Proven in delivering at least two complex, multi-cultural, cross-border project implementations.
  • Skilled in programme scoping, gap analysis, phased planning, release management, and financial management across CAPEX and OPEX.
  • Experienced in managing mixed teams of internal colleagues, contractors, and system integrator resources.
  • Comfortable driving organisational change and supporting stakeholders through process and system transitions.
  • Familiar with SAP ERP reporting, analytics architectures, and IT delivery frameworks.
  • Holds recognised project management qualifications; SAFe certification is desirable.
  • A clear, inclusive, and effective communicator.

Not a perfect fit?

Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best.

What's in it for you

  • Opportunity to lead high-impact SAP transformation programmes shaping Vodafone’s future operating model.
  • Exposure to senior global and local leadership across multiple international markets.
  • A collaborative environment working with leading system integrators and transformation experts.
  • The chance to develop deep expertise in large-scale ERP delivery within a complex, global organisation.

What skills you will learn

  • Advanced programme governance and stakeholder engagement across global enterprises.
  • Deepened expertise in SAP-enabled business transformation and ERP integration.
  • Enhanced financial, risk, and dependency management across multi-market programmes.
  • Leadership capability in matrix and multicultural delivery environments.

VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment

Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background.

Join Us

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 truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

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