Principal Product Manager, Network API

Vodafone Group; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking a Principal Product Manager for Network APIs to lead the group strategy in this emerging field. You will establish a global product team, prioritize development efforts, and drive market adoption while ensuring product quality. Join a collaborative and agile environment within a recognized global brand, contributing to innovative solutions that connect and empower users.

Benefits

Yearly bonus: 20%

Company car or cash alternative

Annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays

Charity days: 5 days/year

Maternity leave: 52 weeks with full pay for first 13 weeks

Private pension with Vodafone matching up to 10%

Access to private medical and dental care

Additional discounts on retail, gym, cinema

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of management and leadership experience in product development.
• Experience with data privacy and regulated environments.
• Familiar with agile methodologies and SAFe.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio strategy and define product roadmaps.
• Ensure product quality throughout the lifecycle.
• Inspire and manage a global team of product managers.

Skills

Product design

Product management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Technical knowledge

Communication skills

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

Help us ‘Create the Future’ as we build and scale our new Network API team. The team’s purpose is to deliver API products that unlock the value of our technology assets and meet the needs of developers. We will design and build a new suite of API products to be scaled across Vodafone markets, commercialise the APIs to maximise value, and grow our channel and portal capabilities to ensure the product reaches customers.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an empowered team operating as an agile start-up, with the scale and recognition of a global brand. We seek a collaborative product leader to shape these products and lead this new initiative.

The Network API team is responsible for directly monetisable APIs across all Vodafone markets, with visibility to customers via the Developer Marketplace portal. Ensuring the right portfolio and customer-centric products is key to unlocking growth opportunities for Vodafone.

You will evolve our product strategy and roadmap in alignment with business objectives and industry trends.

Role of Principal Product Manager for Network API

Lead Vodafone’s group strategy for Network APIs, establishing Vodafone’s thought leadership in this emerging field. This role involves creating a global product team, fostering collaboration, and scaling innovations while ensuring market adoption and stakeholder buy-in.

Responsibilities include leading portfolio strategy, defining product roadmaps, prioritising development efforts, and ensuring product quality through the entire lifecycle, including sunset phases and standard compliance. You will also lead and inspire a global team of product managers.

Who you are

• Proven success in product design, development, and management, preferably in digital APIs within the telco industry.
• At least 10 years of management and leadership experience in product development or related fields.
• Experience with data privacy and highly regulated environments globally.
• Strategic thinker with technical knowledge, capable of bridging gaps between business and technology.
• Strong leadership, influencing, and communication skills, adept at navigating complex environments and motivating teams.
• Experience in entrepreneurial and large corporate settings, familiar with agile methodologies and SAFe.

Not a perfect fit?

We encourage candidates who are passionate and eager to learn, even if they do not meet every criterion. Apply anyway — you might be the perfect fit for this or other roles.

What’s in it for you

• Yearly bonus: 20%
• Company car or cash alternative
• Annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays, with options to buy/sell/carry over days
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks, with full pay for the first 13 weeks and half pay for the next 26 weeks
• Private pension with Vodafone matching up to 10%
• Access to private medical, dental, health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts on retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, and season tickets

Who we are

We are a leading international telco committed to connecting people and protecting the planet. We value diversity, inclusion, and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. For accessibility support during recruitment, visit our adjustments page.

Together we can.