
Product Lead
Vodafone
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: 🇮🇳 India
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Senior
About the role
- Lead and develop teams of Product Owners and Digital Lean professionals to deliver transformation roadmaps
- Manage the full product lifecycle, including value identification, business case development, benefit realisation, deployment, and continuous improvement
- Own prioritisation of product backlog and ensure delivery cadence aligns with strategic objectives
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across IO, Local Markets, Operations, IT, Finance, and HR to ensure seamless execution
- Drive solution deployment and adoption across markets, ensuring compliance with regulatory and security standards
- Lead governance, risk management, and performance sustainability, including benefit case analysis and dependency validation
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives and digital strategy delivery, leveraging data-driven insights for operational transformation
Requirements
- Proven experience in leading digital transformation and product management in complex, cross-functional environments
- Strong expertise in Agile and Lean methodologies, with experience managing projects for customer operations
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership
- 10+ years supporting business and technology transformations, and 5+ years in process/solution development or product management
- Knowledge of functional and solution architecture, and experience with technologies such as AI and ML
- Certifications such as CSPO, CSM, Prince2, Lean BB, SAFe Agilist, SAFe LPM, Blackbelt, Greenbelt are highly desirable
- Proficiency in data-driven decision-making and translating strategic objectives into actionable product roadmaps
- Desired: Telecom industry experience, financial literacy, familiarity with Six Sigma and Lean tools, and global rollout experience
Benefits
- Opportunity to lead large-scale digital transformation initiatives across global markets
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and methodologies such as AI, ML, Agile, and Lean
- Work in a collaborative, inclusive environment with senior stakeholders and global teams
- Drive strategic impact and innovation within one of the world’s leading telecom organisations
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Agile methodologiesLean methodologiesDigital transformationProduct managementData-driven decision-makingFunctional architectureSolution architectureAIMLProcess development
Soft skills
Analytical skillsProblem-solving skillsInterpersonal skillsInfluencing skillsLeadershipCollaborationContinuous improvementStrategic thinkingCommunicationRisk management
Certifications
CSPOCSMPrince2Lean BBSAFe AgilistSAFe LPMBlackbeltGreenbelt