Sr Manager Corporate Development IoT

Vodafone; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus 20%

Company car: £580/month + private fuel

Annual leave 28 days + holidays + buy/

Pension with 2:1 match to 10%

Private medical & dental

Share save scheme

Job summary

Vodafone IoT is seeking a Senior Manager to shape and deliver its inorganic growth agenda, identifying and progressing strategic opportunities that accelerate growth and strengthen capabilities. You will work with the IoT Leadership Team, Group M&A and cross-functional experts to translate market insight into high-value partnerships and investments from origination through execution.

Responsibilities include leading strategy execution, due diligence, business-case development and integration

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, or a similar strategic role.
• Proven track record in M&A, including deal execution and post-merger integration.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in IoT, telecoms, or technology sectors.
• Ability to drive alignment across multiple teams / functions – internally and externally.
• Desirable: MBA from a leading business school.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Execution: Deliver the corporate development strategy for Vodafone IoT, aligned with IoT Strategy and Group priorities.
• Corporate Development & Transactions: Lead Vodafone IoT’s inorganic growth opportunities with target origination, strategic assessment, business case development, due diligence, transaction execution and integration planning.
• Strategic Opportunity Assessment: Analyze acquisition, investment and partnership opportunities for market attractiveness, strategic fit and value creation potential.
• Cross-functional Alignment: Coordinate Legal, HR, Finance, Product, Technology, Sales and Commercial teams to ensure commercially robust decisions.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Translate insights into compelling narratives for Vodafone Group and Liberty Global.

Skills

Strategic thinking

M&A experience

Financial acumen

Communication

IoT/telecom experience

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

MBA (desirable)

Job description

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Business Area: VB Internet of Things Vertical

Posting Country: United Kingdom

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

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.

Joining Vodafone IoT’s team means being part of a growing, purpose-driven organisation at the forefront of innovation. Our teams are made up of curious minds, problem-solvers, and forward-thinkers across the world who thrive in a collaborative, high-performing, inclusive environment.

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What you’ll do

As Senior Manager IoT Corporate Development, you will shape and deliver Vodafone IoT’s inorganic growth agenda, identifying and progressing strategic opportunities that accelerate growth, strengthen core capabilities and enhance Vodafone IoT’s competitive position. Working closely with the IoT Leadership Team, Group M&A and cross-functional experts, you will translate market insight and strategic priorities into high-value partnerships, investments and M&A opportunities, from origination through execution and value creation.

• Strategic Execution: Deliver the corporate development strategy for Vodafone IoT, aligned with IoT Strategy, Group priorities. Portfolio choices and evolving market opportunities.
• Corporate Development & Transactions: Lead Vodafone IoT’s inorganic growth opportunities in partnership with Group M&A, including target origination, strategic assessment, business case development, due diligence, transaction execution and integration planning.
• Strategic Opportunity Assessment: Lead rigorous analysis of acquisition, investment and partnership opportunities to assess market attractiveness, strategic fit, capability enhancement, value creation potential and execution risk.
• Cross-functional Alignment: Align Legal, HR, Finance, Product, Technology, Sales and Commercial teams to evaluate, execute and realise value from strategic opportunities, ensuring decisions are commercially robust and operationally deliverable.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Translate complex insights into compelling, fact-based narratives for internal and external stakeholders, including Vodafone Group and Liberty Global.

Who you are

• 7+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, or a similar strategic role.
• Proven track record in M&A, including deal execution and post-merger integration.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in IoT, telecoms, or technology sectors.
• Ability to drive alignment across multiple teams / functions – internally and externally.
• Desirable: Master’s in business administration (MBA) from a leading business school desirable

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: 20%
• Company car: company funded car of £580 per month + private fuel or cash alternative of £630
  per month.
• 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

With more than 200 million device connections around the world, Vodafone IoT is a global leader in managed IoT connectivity – connecting people, places and devices. We help create a smarter, more sustainable, and more connected world - from enabling smart cities and autonomous vehicles to transforming healthcare, agriculture, and logistics. Our work shapes the digital future of businesses – allowing them to effectively manage and monitor their operations using IoT. As a global leader in IoT connectivity – operating in more than 180 countries across the globe - we empower individuals, businesses, and entire industries to unlock their potential through technology that’s secure, scalable, and future-ready. Vodafone IoT is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group.

Vodafone Group is 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.

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.