EVO M&A Product Portfolio Manager

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Role Purpose

Accountable for leading Vodafone M&A projects from a Technology (EVO) perspective. This role supports projects in the portfolio of mayor M&A projects. These projects can have various technical scenarios depending on the nature of the M&A deal:

• System carve Out using SAP SLO services or other SLO service providers
• Balance sheet Spin Off of Vodafone business units to form new legal entities
• Data extraction for divested entities
• Mergers of different dimensions: this can be mergers of mayor operating companies or smaller operational mergers to optimize the Vodafone portfolio of legal entities.

The EVO M&A Product Portfolio Manager is accountable for the end to end demand, design, build and deploy of the required changes to execute M&A activities. This role is a senior product manager managing the full M&A lifecycle and critical senior business relationships and leadership of projects.

What you'll do

• Accountable E2E for all EVO related aspects in M&A projects. Ensuring the integration of companies and exits of divested entities from EVO are achieved within the agreed time and budget, and accountable for adopting the team to changing M&A requirements.
• Accountable for ensuring the M&A team can support newly implemented technologies, methodologies, automation, and service improvements in order to achieve a smooth integration or a smooth exit.
• Accountable for Business Case inputs related to M&A projects initiated by the business including the costing of effort, landscape and delivery capabilities in line with Global architecture standards.
• Accountable for ensuring all M&A project activities meet IT policy guidelines in terms of SoX, IT controls, IT resilience and vulnerability management.
• Deliver M&A initiatives on time and on budget in line with the M&A strategy.

Who you are

• Proven Capability as ERP product manager in large scale, complex M&A projects for multi-functional, multi-national TelCo organizations, and in depth knowledge of ERP systems and business processes and software development lifecycles in the areas of Finance, SCM and HR.
• Management skills, in particular: project management, networking, influence, communications and relationship management with both external and internal stakeholders and vendors. and Leadership skills: aligning multiple stakeholders with different interests, delegation, empowerment and asking for input before making decisions.
• Experience in Business Process is a must and managing offshore shared services center resources, conducting regular service reviews with the focus on continuous improvements, Proven ability to build and expand high performing teams.
• SAP Certified, Detailed and extensive knowledge of all SAP Finance, SCM and HR functionality, as well as SAP S4HANA knowledge and experience, and SCRUM or Agile delivery experience as plus
• Minimum 10 to 15 years' experience in delivering BI/ERP Projects in international environment.

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

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

• Discretionary 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/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of whichthe 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 medical family plan: 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 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.

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.