Bus Ops and Enabl Senior Manager

Job Description

Join Us

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.

What you’ll do

This position, as part of the Cyber Defence leadership team, coordinates governance and operational processes to ensure Cyber Defence runs efficiently, provides high-quality executive reports, and minimises risk throughout Vodafone. Serving as the main point of contact for the division, it represents Cyber Defence in strategic, financial, governance, and operational meetings, while fostering collaboration among Global Cyber Security, Group Technology & Functions, VOIS, local markets, and external partners. The role also supports the broader Cyber Defence strategy by creating a unified view of the department’s progress, tracking dependencies between teams, and ensuring timely delivery of materials for ExCo-level reviews.

• Govern and coordinate Cyber Defence strategic initiatives end‑to‑end, with integrated planning, risk, issue and escalation management tracking progress of each function
• Prepare/coordinate executive reporting cycle and own Cyber Defence budget and HC
• Represent Cyber Defence in cross department streams of work (strategic, transformational, financial, governance and operational)
• Promote and facilitate collaborative delivery across internal teams, other Cyber Security functions, Group Technology & Functions, VOIS, local markets and vendors
• Identify and deliver operational improvement opportunities across Cyber Defence
• Act as Product/Business Owner for delivery frameworks, managing backlog, prioritising by business value, aligning with portfolio/SAFe processes and tracking committed output.
• Manage SPIRIT stream and youth programmes inside Cyber Defence
• Support strategic transformation across Cyber Defence (onboarding, business cases, roadmaps, tooling compliance, service reviews).
• Lead consolidation of a unified Global operating model for Cyber defence incorporating Vodafone Markets and Entities

Who you are

• Proactive analytical approach to planning and risk management
• Good Finance knowledge and planning capacity
• Excellent communication skills. Comfortable at presenting to large audiences and at all levels of the organisation
• Understanding of Cyber Security, Vodafone Entities and Technology structure, op model & stakeholders
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to get it done together, developing relationships, and understanding wider business priorities and perspectives
• Ability to understand issues at both Operational and Strategic levels and to influence stakeholders to action

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

Yearly bonus: 20%
Company car: company funded car of £580 per month + private fuel or cash alternative of £630 per month.
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

We are 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 https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.