VBU Digital 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.

Role Purpose

To support Vodafone’s key strategic growth areas in Digital industry following the Agile mind-set.

This role will be leading digital squads responsible for delivering Vodafone Business app and website. The Product Owner will play a critical role in defining and prioritizing app and web requirements, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful delivery on time.

As a Product Owner, you will bridge the gap between our business and development teams, ensuring that the vision is effectively communicated and translated into actionable goals for the squads. Your primary focus will be to drive the successful development, implementation, and delivery of high-quality features for both app and website; that meet enterprise needs and business objectives.

Develop and maintain product roadmaps, backlogs, and sprint plans, prioritizing requirements and features based on strategic objectives, customer needs, and user feedback.

Digital experience acumen is a must from understanding business needs to implementing successful UI/X and going to market with new features.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

• Lead and manage cross-functional digital squads, comprising designers, developers, testers, and other team members; to ensure efficient collaboration and delivery within specified timelines.
• Define requirements and prioritize features, create and maintain a product roadmap that aligns with the overall business strategy, ensuring clear visibility into upcoming user stories.
• Ensure that customer needs and expectations are understood and prioritized throughout the development process.
• Apply Agile principles and methodologies to manage the digital squads and ensure effective execution.
• Act as a primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing briefs on new features, prioritize content action items, collaborate with UI/UX to create effective wireframes to illustrate product features and functionalities
• Strong customer insight and behavioural analysis skills in the Business Solutions (software & hardware) landscape to inform product design and pricing.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role within the digital space, preferably managing mobile app and website.

Must have technical / professional qualifications

• BSc degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field – Marketing & Management degrees are accepted as well with proven work experience
• Demonstrating strong knowledge of Agile concepts
• Possessing prior experience from 2-4 years as a Product owner
• JIRA/Confluence, or equivalent experience
• Must have proven hands-on experience in managing projects in agile environments.
• Exceptional communication, organization, and team building skills; articulate and able to steer a meeting with presence.
• Ability to maintain calm attitude during difficult situations and handle pressure situations.
• Self-starter & self-motivated with a drive to identify opportunities for improvement across the agile delivery processes.
• Highly independent, takes ownership, does not need to be told what to do and seeks feedback and execute actions
• Digital advertising & Demand generation is a plus

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.