At Vodafone, we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are looking for a Digital Engineering Tribe Lead to oversee our digital engineering practice in the market. You will build and lead a high-performing local engineering organization, driving strong local delivery while operating within a globally connected model. Your mission is to champion the 'build once, reuse multiple times' philosophy, ensure adherence to our engineering guardrails, and seek new innovations using AI to improve our software lifecycle and accelerate time-to-market.
What You'll Do
- Connect markets and common digital capabilities to achieve global outcomes of re-use and leveraging scale.
- Be responsible for the overall delivery of the digital portfolio in the market, from integration with core IT to successful delivery to market.
- Maintain tight interlock with the local CIO and demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management with local Commercial Heads.
- Drive industry best practice in a global engineering capability, balancing local backlog delivery with global re-use and collaboration.
- Own end-to-end local finances for digital deliveries, including internal Capex/Opex and the management of supplier commercials.
- Build and lead a capable, empowered team of engineers and connect across multiple markets with a shared, clear vision.
- Manage the local sourcing strategy and strategic vendor relationships to achieve goals of innovation, speed, and efficiency.
- Connect global Software Engineering Acceleration initiatives across markets.
- Create a Scaled Agile Delivery practice, defining agile principles and ways of working in the market, including Product Increment planning and governance aligned to the global engineering model.
What We're Looking For
- A proven track record of leading engineering teams with an in-depth understanding of technologies, processes, and architecture for delivering high-quality digital products at pace.
- Strong experience in leading and managing complex customer and stakeholder engagement.
- Extensive experience in one or more key engineering domains (e.g., mobile app, web, chat).
- A deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle and multiple delivery methodologies, with the ability to mentor, motivate, and shape high-performing teams.
- Experience establishing scaled agile delivery teams, including setting up the concept of Release Trains and associated Release Train Engineers.
- Excellent Programme and Portfolio management skills.
- Leadership skills in team engagement, influence, communications, and relationship building.
- Delivery focus and strong decision-making skills to drive alignment with key business stakeholders.
- Ability to collaborate within a globally distributed engineering organization focused on delivering customer value through reusability, automation, and best practices.
- A driver of a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust across the team.
- Fluency in English.
Nice to Have
- High energy and a passion for inspiring teammates to reach their maximum potential.
- An enthusiastic interest in modern software engineering practice, tooling, technology, and techniques.
- Leading knowledge, research, and evangelism across Vodafone and the wider industry.
Team & Environment
You will lead a high-performing local Engineering organization that is part of a globally connected model.
Benefits & Compensation
- Hybrid Work Model: Flexible hybrid work model with 8-10 in-office days per month, managed by team leaders.
- Vodafone Products and Services: Employees receive a mobile phone, free communication plan, data card, and various discounts on services and products.
- Recognition: Programs for innovative, creative, high-potential employees and exemplary behaviors.
- Health and Well-being: Well-being Program offering nutrition and psychological consultations, webinars, workshops, and discounts on services and products.
- Learning: Access to Communities of Practice and a customizable digital training platform with high-quality content (including Harvard Business Publishing and Skillsoft).
- Local and International Mobility: Internal recruitment with local and international rotation opportunities across departments and roles.
Work Mode
This role follows a hybrid work model.
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