Global Product Manager

Vodafone Group; Newbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Newbury seeks a Product Manager to develop and execute cybersecurity propositions within its emerging security portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of commercial aspects and customer behavior in cybersecurity. Responsibilities include market engagement, product integration, and ensuring alignment with local strategies. This role offers a yearly bonus, extensive holidays, and various benefits including private medical and pension schemes.

Benefits

Yearly bonus: 10%

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Charity days: 5 days/year

Maternity leave: 52 weeks

Private medical and dental

Discounts for retail and gym

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within the Telco or IT industry.
• Understanding of security product ownership role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-facing experience in an influential position.
• Exceptional organizational skills and time management.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine and execute security propositions.
• Engage with local markets for portfolio integration.
• Drive simplification and integration of products.

Skills

Information/Cyber Security market understanding

Commercial understanding

Complex information communication

Leadership in matrix organization

Presentation to diverse audiences

Clear thinking under tight timelines

Experience delivering results

Job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Vodafone Security is a rapidly evolving strategic function, that is putting security at the forefront of the Vodafone Business value proposition. In joining the team you will become a founding member of this exciting function, responsible for developing both the strategic and technology vision, alongside the business model and commercial success of the emerging security portfolio.

Vodafone Business has a vision to bring enterprise‑grade cybersecurity along with access to leading cyber talent and expertise to organisations that do not have the experience, time or resources to keep up with the rapidly evolving threat landscape. Vodafone Security currently sits within Cloud, Security and Managed Services, a c.300 people strong organisation based across UK, Germany predominantly with emerging presence across the EU.

As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for developing, refining and executing security propositions, to support the growth of the global portfolio and the enablement of our sales channels in order to achieve the Vodafone Security strategic goals. You will have a deep knowledge of cybersecurity products, trends and in particular customer buying behaviour.

As a member of the team, you will have particular ownership for a product or service area, as part of the wider security portfolio that will deliver comprehensive managed and professional security services to help businesses to assess, detect, respond and recover from a cyberattack including:

• Cyber assessment services that will start the customer journey – to include employee awareness, cyber resilience and vulnerability diagnostics.
• Managed security services include monitoring, incident management and response that will be easy to use, deploy and grow with a business – removing complexity at every stage.
• Professional services focused on risk assessment, testing and testing employee awareness of phishing attacks.
• Joint investment in an innovation lab focused on security solutions and intelligence for workplace, cloud, IoT and SD‑WAN environments.
• A simple and seamless experience including onboarding, delivery and service management, streamlining the time it takes to deploy and protect a business.

A particular focus of the role is to engage with the local markets and enable portfolio integration and planning, including the financial planning and prioritisation. As a product manager, you will drive the simplification and integration of propositions and products into local markets to reduce time to market.

• Experience of Information/Cyber Security market with general understanding of customer solutions
• Good commercial understanding with ability to judge value of investments and commercial returns for Vodafone and our customers
• Ability to communicate complex information and concepts in simple, compelling ways
• Demonstrable ability to lead, co‑ordinate and influence teams in a matrix organisation – direct, virtual and supplier – in delivering required tasks.
• Comfortable in presenting to a wide range of audiences, from C‑level, Sales Teams through to analyst communities and technically aware teams
• Experience of working in roles requiring clear thinking under tight timelines.
• Experience of working in matrix organisations, delivering proven results.

Who you are

• Experience in a similar role within the Telco or IT industry desirable
• Understanding of security product & portfolio ownership role, and security expertise.
• Excellent communicator – clear precise written and verbal communication style. Facilitation skills a plus.
• Experience working in a customer‑facing environment, in an influential position. Build strong relationships with peers and stakeholders
• External Thought Leader
• Demonstrate ability to work without close supervision. Acts as an accessible reference point for knowledge and expertise.
• A problem solver, ability to identify root causes and make decisions and implementDemonstrable experience of successful complex projects and programmes to meet business expectations and deliver results.
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills, along with the personal tenacity and the ability to drive through to conclusion in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Strong organisational skills and time management
• Strong cross‑functional working capabilities
• Excellent reporting and analytical skills.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What’s in it for you

• Yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.