Vodafone

Digital Engineering Lead

Vodafone

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Portugal

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Connect markets and common digital capabilities to achieve the global outcomes of re-use and leveraging scale.
  • Responsible for the overall delivery of digital portfolio in the market from integration with core IT, to successful delivery to market.
  • Tight interlock with local CIO and exceptional stakeholder management of local Commercial Heads.
  • Drive industry best practice in a global engineering capability (e.g. DXL Engineering) ensuring a balance of local backlog delivery and global re-use and collaboration.
  • Own end to end local finances of digital deliveries, including internal Capex/Opex and the management of supplier commercials.
  • Responsible for building and leading a capable and empowered team of engineers & connecting across multiple markets with a shared, clear vision.
  • Manage local sourcing strategy and strategic vendor relationships to achieve goals of innovation, speed, and efficiency.
  • Connect global Software Engineering Acceleration (hyper-scaling) initiatives across markets (e.g. IaC, Web Component libraries, mDDS).
  • Create Scaled Agile Delivery practice, defining agile principles and ways of working in market, including Product Increment planning and governance – aligned to the global engineering delivery model.

Requirements

  • A proven track record of leading engineering teams with an in-depth understanding of the technologies, processes and architecture required for delivering high quality digital products at pace.
  • Strong experience in leading and managing with complex customer and stakeholder engagement.
  • Extensive experience in one or more of the key engineering domains (ex, app, web, chat).
  • A deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle including multiple delivery methodologies with the ability to mentor, motivate and shape high performing teams.
  • Experience in establishing scaled agile delivery teams, including setting up the concept of Release Trains, and associated Release Tran Engineers (RTEs).
  • Excellent Programme and Portfolio management skills.
  • Leading knowledge, research and evangelism across Vodafone and the wider industry.
  • Leadership skills, in particular: team engagement, influence, communications and relationship building skills.
  • Delivery focused, strong decision-making skills to drive alignment and agreement with key business and other internal stakeholders and excellent communication skills and ability to lead teams across multi sites and multi-functional boundaries.
  • Able to collaborate among a globally distributed engineering organization with a mission to delivery customer value with sustainable speed through reusability, automation and implementing best engineering practices.
  • High energy and passionate individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential.
  • An enthusiastic interest in modern software engineering practice, tooling, technology and techniques.
  • Drives a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust across the team.
  • Fluency in English.
Benefits
  • Hybrid Work Model - Flexible hybrid work model with 8-10 in-office days per month, managed by team leaders
  • Vodafone Products and Services - Employees get a mobile phone, free communication plan, data card, and various discounts on services and products
  • Recognition - Recognition programs for innovative, creative, high-potential employees and exemplary behaviors
  • Health and Well-being - Well-being Program offers nutrition and psychological consultations, webinars, workshops, and discounts on various services and products
  • Learning - Access to Communities of Practice and a customizable digital training platform with high-quality content (namely Harvard Business Publishing and Skillsoft)
  • Local and International Mobility - Internal recruitment with local and international rotation opportunities across departments and roles
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software development lifecyclescaled agile deliveryRelease Trainsengineering domainsdigital productsintegrationCapexOpexIaCWeb Component libraries
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementteam engagementinfluencecommunicationrelationship buildingdecision-makingcollaborationleadershipmotivationmentoring