Vodafone is looking for a Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of major strategic programmes that drive Vodafone's transformation. In this role, you will provide leadership across complex cross-functional teams, ensuring clear governance, robust risk management, and the predictable delivery of key outcomes.
What You'll Do
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of major strategic programmes, ensuring outcomes, scope, and timelines are achieved.
- Mobilise programmes, including requirements definition, resource planning, capital forecasting, and expert allocation.
- Establish and proactively manage programme governance aligned to EPMO standards.
- Drive cross-functional execution across design, development, testing, launch, financial tracking, and change management.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate programme risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Build strong stakeholder engagement, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
- Produce timely, accurate, and actionable programme reporting.
- Provide leadership and direction across cross-functional delivery teams.
- Identify delivery challenges, capture lessons learned, and apply insights to uplift delivery maturity.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience leading large-scale, enterprise-wide programmes within complex, matrix business organisations.
- Demonstrated success delivering transformation programmes across multiple functions and delivery partners.
- Excellent programme governance, financial control, and risk management capability, with experience managing large budgets.
- Strong senior stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to lead without direct authority at C-suite level.
- High-quality written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting complex information clearly and concisely.
Nice to Have
- Project or Programme Management accreditations such as MSP Practitioner, Prince 2, PMI, or APMP.
- Prior experience managing multiple third parties and suppliers.
- Prior experience with ServiceNow.
Technical Stack
- ServiceNow
Team & Environment
This role sits within a corporate, central support function.
Benefits & Compensation
- Excellent basic salary plus bonus
- Vodafone benefits package
- Up to 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Paid time for charity work
- Discounts and vouchers
- Pension plan
- Amazing learning tools
- Top-notch parental leave policies
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based out of our offices in Newbury, London, or Stoke-on-Trent.
We are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply.
