Senior Technology Business Relationship Manager

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

Technology_VOIS is an internal organisation that acts as an internal service provider to the local markets or group functions (referred as “customer” going forward).
Technology Business Relationship Manager acts as the SPOC (single point of contact) for the internal business customer performing both - a role of Technology_VOIS “ambassador” towards the customer and customer “Voice” towards Technology_VOIS.

This role will typically manage a small portfolio of accounts up to a value of €100 Million in recharges per annum and can be expected to manage and coach junior colleagues in the team that support to deliver value, transformation and new service to those customers.

The role includes all three business cycle phases: sell, build, run. Starting from the engagement with the customer, identification of the business growth opportunities based on the customer needs and Technology_VOIS capabilities, creating the commercially viable business case, overseeing transition and BAU (ensuring the service is delivered as per agreed SLAs and KPIs) and financial governance for the provided service.

What you’ll do

• Manage strategic key stakeholders relationships and act as the SPOC for customer issues and escalations
• Opportunity identification and management via internal due diligence to create a pipeline of opportunities
• Own and manage the preparation and sign off of the business case relating to the service
• Oversee and act as escalation point during service transition period and BAU
• Organise and manage the governance strong governance across service life cycle
• Build and maintain a strong strategic relationship with key stakeholders in Technology_VOIS and customer side (C-level and direct reports)
• Overall Deep Understanding of the local market/group function IT strategy, business pressures/challenges
• Overall Deep Understanding of Technology_VOIS capabilities and mapping those to the customers’ strategy across the managed portfolio
• Representation of the internal customer in service design, service portfolios and service offerings
• Strategic account planning optimising Identification of the business growth opportunities, creation of opportunities pipeline and best use of Technology_VOIS capabilities
• Pipeline demand management
• Execution of demand/change management and governance
• Ownership of the preparation and sign off of the business case relating to the service (E2E bid management cycle)
• Being an escalation point during the transition period between the internal customer migrating the service form their ownership to Technology_VOIS ownership as well as BAU (ensuring the delivery to the contractual SLAs/KPIs, cost and saving projections)
• Acting as the voice of the customer monitor, reporting, managing and escalating (as required) any service quality related issues with Technology_VOIS service leads
• Understanding internal customers’ strategy/evolution and initiating internal Technology_VOIS change as required. Preparation and management of the Change Requests through internal governance process

Who you are

• Educated to degree level (or with equivalent professional experience), or relevant further qualification an advantage.
• Flexibility to operate in a changing environment and to drive significant changes into the organisation.
• Service Management experience and Knowledge of ITIL (to foundation level) - Proficient – 2 years.
• Sales management/Account management/Business Development experience
• Assertive but diplomatic, relentless with strong desire to persevere with issues to ensure completion, able to gather information and present finding to senior stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including an ability to understand specialised technical language
• Degree of knowledge or understanding of AO,AD, Testing, Professional services, Service Desk, Networks, AI and Robotics
• Proactive with an Agile and adaptable approach to work, with a proven track record demonstrating cooperation, strong influence and relationship management skills, and customer centric thinking
• Ability to build and maintain strong on-going business relationships across all levels of the business - Proficient – 2 years
• Confidence to work with and provide appropriate challenge to senior individuals across various functions.
• Ability to influence, negotiate, persuade internal and external customers at all levels.
• Degree of understanding of financial metrics and terminology.
• Broad and strong IT knowledge
• Technology account management /consultancy experience
• IT service Management (ITIL)
• Ability to establish and maintain trust
• Rigor and reliability in the follow up and implementation of actions
• Commercial/Financial governance experience

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.

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.

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