Agile Delivery Manager

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What you'll do

Are you passionate about leading agile teams to success?

Vodafone Group/Vodafone Business is seeking an Agile Project/Delivery Manager to join our dynamic team.

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile teams to deliver high-quality business outcomes.

If you have a proven track record in project management and agile delivery, and thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment, we want to hear from you. We are looking forward to receiving your application the latest by the 22nd of November 2024!

• Lead the delivery of projects/epics/capabilities using SAFe Agile methodology.
• Create and maintain comprehensive plans, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure financial management.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively at different levels.
• Influence and build effective relationships within Vodafone Business, Group Technology, and Local Markets.
• Apply best practices in a pragmatic way to achieve value delivery and milestones.

Who you are

• A skilled project manager with a minimum of 2 years of experience in telecommunications/IT product development.
• Proficient in agile frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban.
• Strong in people management, collaboration, and stakeholder communication.
• Knowledgeable in project management tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Degree educated with formal project/programme management qualifications (SAFe, PMP, MSP, or Prince 2).

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All 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 apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What's in it for you

• Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Enjoy working up to 20 days a year from abroad
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Wellbeing: Quarterly Spirit Days to focus on wellbeing and personal development
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• 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

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Join Vodafone Group/Vodafone Business as an Agile Project/Delivery Manager and lead our agile teams to deliver innovative solutions that drive business success!

Together we can.

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Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.