Strategic Product Owner - Cloud & SDLC (Hybrid)

Vodafone; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health & Medical Insurance

Hybrid work model

Unlimited learning resources

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking a Product Owner to define, lead and deliver strategic technology initiatives. You will own the Technology roadmap, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive SDLC governance with a focus on upgrades, cloud modernization and risk mitigation.

You will work with internal and external stakeholders to align priorities, plan releases and ensure timely delivery of new capabilities, while maintaining engineering excellence and value delivery.

Qualifications

• MSc or BSc in Computer Science, Information Systems.
• Experience delivering large enterprise projects (upgrades, transformation).
• Strong experience with software delivery frameworks and SDLC governance.
• Proven ability to translate business documents into technical requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of strategic technology enablers for internal teams.
• Define and maintain the Technology roadmap aligned with group direction and local priorities.
• Lead SDLC-related initiatives, governance and continuous engineering practice improvements.
• Drive upgrades, cloudification, cyber risk mitigation and platform modernization.
• Coordinate with Solution Architects and engineers to assess feasibility and ensure architecture alignment.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk, dependencies and delivery impact.
• Plan releases with other Product Owners and stakeholders for timely delivery of new capabilities.

Skills

SDLC governance

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Cloud modernization

Education

MSc or BSc in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

Vodafone is seeking a Product Owner to define, lead and deliver strategic technology initiatives. You will own the Technology roadmap, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive SDLC governance with a focus on upgrades, cloud modernization and risk mitigation.

You will work with internal and external stakeholders to align priorities, plan releases and ensure timely delivery of new capabilities, while maintaining engineering excellence and value delivery.