Product Manager - Developer Marketplace

Vodafone; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking a dynamic Product Manager to lead its Developer Marketplace Portal. This role requires an entrepreneurial mindset and expertise in UX design and digital product management. The successful candidate will create a world-class digital destination, collaborating across teams to drive traffic and user engagement. Suitable for individuals eager to thrive in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Yearly bonus: 10%

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Charity days: 5 days/year

Maternity leave: 52 weeks fully paid for first 13 weeks

Private pension: 2:1 matching

Access to private medical and dental

Discounts on Vodafone retail

Hybrid working: twice a week in the office

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in design and development of eCommerce/eService websites.
• Experience managing design processes through UX and visual design.
• Proven experience in agile development teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Developer Marketplace Portal and API product content.
• Drive UX design to enhance user journeys on the portal.
• Collaborate with product, technology, developer relations, and marketing teams.

Skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

User Experience (UX)

Visual Design

Written Documentation

Customer Centric

Tools

Figma

Job description

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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.

Role Purpose

Help us 'Create the Future' as we build our first global Developer Marketplace for Vodafone's APIs and digital products. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to join an empowered team which operates as an agile start-up, while benefiting from the scale and recognition of a global brand. We are looking for a disruptor who is ready to change the way our business operates and who will help shape the set-up of our new Developer Marketplace channel.

We are seeking a dynamic Product Manager to join our team and manage the Developer Marketplace Portal. https://developer.vodafone.com.

The ideal candidate will be familiar with building and administering web portals and understand UX and visual design concepts. The remit is to manage and create a world class, innovative and engaging digital destination with accountability for building traffic and awareness and driving integration with Vodafone's digital estate.

What you'll do
• Manage and create the API product and technical content on the Developer Marketplace portal.
• Manage the ongoing UX design that will enhance the journeys on the portal to provide a best-in-class user experience that integrates seamlessly with the direct and indirect API sales/distribution channels.
• Ensure a robust approach around the tracking and the delivery of digital platform metrics to inform UX and UI journey optimisation and performance.
• Work in close collaboration with product, technology, developer relations and commercial teams.
• Drive traffic and awareness of the site and integration into Vodafone's digital estate globally.
• Manage administrative processes on the site including Company Validation and future control functions such as Credit Checking, KYC and AML.
• Manage the extension of Developer Marketplace to include products for Vodafone partner markets/joint ventures and complementary 3rd party partner APIs.

Who you are
• Entrepreneurial mindset and inspiring digital product manager. 3+ years of design input and development of eCommerce/eService websites, ideally for a technical subject.
• Experience in managing the design process through UX and visual design with successful transition to development of a live website or app.
• Design background (using Figma) and/or API technical competency is a plus.
• Clear written documentation skills with the ability to create and manage intuitive technical content.
• Proven experience working in customer centric, lean and agile development team.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely and develop relationships with other teams, including product, technology, sales and marketing.
• Ability to work in an evolving landscape that includes rapid product developer and can adapt to changing priorities as the market opportunities emerge.
• Passionate about the customer experience, open to new ideas and new ways of doing things; comfortable challenging the status quo; thrives in a rapidly evolving environment.

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
• Hybrid working - twice a week in the office

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.

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.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.