Product Manager at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Lead the development, management, and evolution of the product. Contributes to the definition and executes product strategy and plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business growth and ensure the delivery of revenue and profitability.
• Contributes to the formulation of the product portfolio strategy for products, ownership of the business' complete product portfolio, and drive innovation throughout. Contributes to the design and deliver an end-to-end strategy for the development of the product portfolio to maximise existing customer bases and acquisition of new customers. Manage the product portfolio and pricing strategies. 
• Key responsibility of the candidate will be to manage the Product lifecycle and execute on its GTM and in-life strategy. They will work closely with the various segment practices and channels to identify and successfully leverage Vodacom Business as a broader Technology company.

Your responsibilities will include:

Strategy Execution: 

• Develop and maintain deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, and competitor activity related to the product and the broader technology market.
• Drive the uptake of [the product] through engagement with the sales organisation, to achieve or exceed the revenue targets and business objectives
• Participate in shaping sales initiatives and pathways for route-to-market execution of the product strategy, nationally.
• Drive the product revenue & margin targets. Define and own the GTM Strategy for the product portfolio Value Propositions
• Achieve Portfolio Commercial Goals (Target revenue, new business & resign TCV, margin, EBIT & Opex)

Channel Development and Sales Revenue Growth: 

• Participate and drive sales cadence and pipeline management for [the product]
• Inform the annual targets to be set for [the product] according to the agreed business plan, remaining overall accountable for revenue for the product. 
• Ensure the product and product partners are correctly setup to deliver the right services and service levels to translate into an above industry Net Promoters Score (NPS) standard. 
• Inform the price monitoring plan and participate in price optimisation exercises

Stakeholder Management

• Managing Stakeholders: Strategic management of stakeholders to achieve success in the market. Builds collaborative partnerships and alliances for market success.
• Managing and collaborating with Vodacom Business management and sales teams to drive profitable growth for the business
• To work closely with Vodacom Business Stakeholders to ensure they are ready to support the product & related services
• Collaborate and champion cross-functional working relationships to create a unique, superior customer experience 
• Provide specialised and technical support to internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of functional and organisational objectives
• Manage the multiple internal & external stakeholders across the landscape

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Hold a relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering or IT or related field
• Postgraduate qualifications (Desirable)
• +7yrs Relevant Technology Product management experience
• Familiar with Product Development lifecycles 
• Excellent track record in delivering high value products & services.
• Background in Enterprise Product Management preferably

Technical Competencies 

• Intelligent with commercial acumen and numerate
• Good communicator and good interpersonal skills
• Good team player
• Confident presenter in sales and customer forums.
• Business development skills – unlocking the opportunity based on customers’ business requirements
• Extensive experience in telecoms/IT design with proven technical co-ordination
• Experience in change management in a technological context
• Team player, strong influence and relationship management skills
• Self-starter with a determination to succeed, balanced with appropriate tact and diplomacy
• Fluent in English
• Ability to lead in high-growth, high-uncertainty environments
• Ability to work in an international and distributed virtual team
• Excellent Customer relationship management skills with ability to interact at Director level
• Strong communication and decision-making skills – ability to balance conflicting interests
• Stakeholder management 

Behavioural Competencies 

• Customer Focus: Prioritizing customer needs and delivering excellent service
• Accountability: seeks feedback and identifies opportunities for improvement or innovation
• Collaboration: Actively fosters collaboration, seeks input and effectively partners
• Resilience: Actively seeks opportunities for growth, demonstrates a strong commitment to self-improvement and has a growth mindset
• Flexibility: uses various techniques to influence others (lobbies, approaches decision makers, finds sponsors)
• People Management: Ensure team work together to deliver on their responsibilities creating accountability and ownership   
• Organizational Savvy: Demonstrates strong understanding of assigned strategy for the Business/ Function and creates strong team alignment to the strategy.

Closing date for Applications: 17 March 2026