Innovation Product Designer

myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community; Newbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking an Innovation Product Designer to shape product strategies and lead cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing innovative product solutions, enhancing customer experience, and collaborating with global teams at Vodafone. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, a bonus structure, and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Yearly bonus: 10%

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Charity days: 5 days/year

Private medical and dental

Pension scheme with matching contributions

Qualifications

• Experience in Client/Mobile Application Development.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of product strategy development.

Responsibilities

• Develop adaptive agile and design thinking frameworks.
• Manage cross-functional team for product development.
• Evaluate customer requirements and develop solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Program Management

Customer Centricity

UX Design

Education

Degree Level

Tools

Cloud Technology Architecture

Big Data and Analytics

5G Wireless Networks

Job description

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This job is with Vodafone UK, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

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

• Develop and implements adaptive agile and design thinking operating models and frameworks, enabling rapid innovation sprints and fast product development following MVP creation from the Vodafone Innovation Hub and UK Innovation team
• Management of cross functional team across Group and local markets including leading back-end designers for all products developed within the Co-Creation sprint.
• Strong leadership, communication, and programme management skills, able to lead a cross functional teams in the delivering multiple projects, while meeting cost and timing targets.
• Developing a strategic lens to apply business needs into technology and product strategy roadmaps.
• Evaluate customer requirements using Co-Creation process and develop new products/ solutions or features into existing product portfolio via VB strategy roadmap.
• Engage and collaborate with multi-market/global innovation teams to share ideas and consolidate group product strategy to create a value proposition.
• Customer centric and help develop customer relationships for PoCs or new business development to generate future growth.
• Review UX designs from the Co-Creation sprints and translate them into the technical and digital architecture requirements. Provide input into final decisions regarding hardware, network products, system software and security.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills and experience.
• Empathetic with customers and colleagues, creates safe environments for co-creation, can interface and build relationships throughout both internal and external stakeholders.
• Operates with agile values and principles in mind.
  
  

Who You Are

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Client/ Mobile Application Development
• Product Strategy and development of Product Value Proposition
• Highly professional, well presented, authoritative and credible.
• Key asset in expanding our digital services by providing strategic advice, technology leadership and if required implementation services to the customer.
• Contribute significantly for expanding successful digital capability and should be capable of driving the most complex and multi-disciplinary product development projects for our customers.
  
  

Nice To Have Technical/professional Qualifications

• Degree Level entry
• Cloud Technology Architecture
• Development Architecture Blueprint & Design
• Internet of Things
• Big Data and Analytics
• Video Platform Deployment
• 5G Wireless Networks & Technologies
  
  

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Telecommunications

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