Drive large-scale cloud transformation programmes as the GM - Vodacom Cloud Portfolio Mgr at VOIS, based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. This full-time, office-based leadership role involves shaping multi-cloud strategies, managing pre-sales engagements, and ensuring delivery excellence across enterprise environments.
Requirements
Extensive experience leading large-scale, complex, multi-tower ICT transformation programmes in enterprise environments.
Strong pre-sales experience including client engagement, bid leadership, PQQ responses, and RFP development.
Expertise in public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI.
Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, revenue, and margins.
No specific degree or minimum years of experience are explicitly stated.
Skills & Responsibilities
Cloud Transformation: Lead complex customer-facing ICT and cloud transformation programmes from inception to in-life operations using Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI.
Commercial Management: Manage programme financials, budgets, revenue growth, and margin improvement through effective commercial leadership.
Pre-Sales Leadership: Shape and influence large bids, pre-sales engagements, and responses for PQQs and RFPs.
Stakeholder Engagement: Influence executive stakeholders and build collaborative environments across customers, partners, and internal teams.
Governance & Risk: Take ownership of programme governance, compliance, quality standards, and risk management.
Potential transition routes: People from senior program management or IT consulting roles may bring relevant transformation leadership and stakeholder management skills, alongside meeting the required cloud expertise.
Job description
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. #VOIS #BeUnrivalled #CreateTheFuture
About this Role
We are seeking an experienced technology transformation leader to drive large-scale, complex multi-cloud and ICT transformation programmes across Vodacom Business and external customers. This role is responsible for shaping and leading cloud transformation initiatives from pre-sales through to operational delivery, ensuring successful business outcomes, governance compliance, commercial performance, and customer satisfaction.
The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership across cloud migration, modernisation, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud programmes while working closely with senior stakeholders, customers, vendors, and delivery teams. They will influence programme direction, realise business benefits, and promote delivery excellence across the organisation.
What you’ll do
Lead complex customer-facing ICT and cloud transformation programmes from inception through to in-life operations.
Develop programme roadmaps, delivery strategies, and operating models that support customer and business objectives.
Build strong partnerships with stakeholders across Vodafone, Vodacom Business, customers, and external suppliers.
Provide strategic leadership to large matrix teams operating across multiple organisations and geographies.
Shape and influence large bids, pre-sales engagements, delivery approaches, and transformation strategies.
Lead programme responses for Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) and Request for Proposal (RFP) submissions.
Present cloud transformation solutions, delivery strategies, and service offerings to senior customer stakeholders.
Strong pre-sales experience, including client engagement, bid leadership, PQQ responses, and RFP development.
Deep understanding of programme and project management methodologies across the full delivery lifecycle.
Strong commercial acumen with experience managing programme financials, budgets, revenue, margins, and business outcomes.
Ability to influence executive stakeholders and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience building collaborative environments across customers, partners, suppliers, and internal teams.
Strong conflict resolution, decision-making, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.
Expertise in public cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations and modernisation programmes covering infrastructure, applications, databases, and security.
Understanding of hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and data centre transformation strategies.
Knowledge of cloud landing zones, cloud governance frameworks, cloud operating models, and Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) approaches.
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 strategically important cloud and infrastructure transformation programmes across diverse industries.
Exposure to complex multi-cloud environments spanning Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI.
Opportunity to influence executive-level decision-making and customer transformation agendas.
Experience working with global stakeholders, customers, and technology partners.
Ability to shape delivery standards, governance practices, and organisational capability development.
Participation in large-scale transformation programmes with significant commercial and operational impact.
What skills you will learn
Advanced multi-cloud transformation and migration leadership.
Enterprise cloud governance and cloud operating model design.
Commercial leadership, programme financial management, and business value realisation.
Executive stakeholder management and strategic consulting techniques.
Complex programme recovery and transformation delivery methodologies.
Enterprise cloud networking and hybrid connectivity architecture concepts.
Large-scale organisational change and transformation management practices.
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
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