Portfolio Manager - Strategic Partnerships

Vodafone Group; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone Group is seeking an experienced professional to manage strategic partnerships, collaborating with key partners such as Google and Microsoft to enhance business development efforts. The ideal candidate should possess at least 12 years of experience in a telecom environment, strong stakeholder management skills, and a relevant degree. This role offers enticing benefits and the opportunity to drive innovation in partnerships at Vodacom Midrand.

Benefits

Enticing incentive programs

Retirement funds and medical aid benefits

Cell phone and data benefits

Fibre connection discounts

Exclusive staff discounts

Qualifications

• 3 year degree required, preferably with marketing/product development relevance.
• Experience in a telco environment for at least 12 years.
• Account/Partner management experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead partner relationships for the Group.
• Develop strategic business cases for partnerships.
• Generate new product ideas based on consumer trends.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Problem-solving

Education

3 year degree or tertiary qualification

Job description

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Role Purpose:

The Strategic Partnerships team manages our Partnerships with select key Partners like Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple , Nvidia , Amazon etc and promotes business development efforts seeking and exploring new opportunities to access new technology and innovative collaborations that support our business. Our goal is to bring a focused approach to complex engagements and ensure our strategy and joint business goals are well aligned.
The objective is make Vodacom the preferred partner of choice

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead select Partner relationships for Group
• To work with different parts of the business to deliver ideas, products and services (This would involve working on documentation, providing inputs and evaluation for financial business cases, support of agreements, defining business rules and working with customer experience teams to define and refine customer journeys)
• Build the strategic business case for the partnership taking a holistic view and presenting to leads and executive stakeholders
• To come up with new product ideas based on consumer and market trends and also historical data and performance
• Best practise sharing cross operations and supporting on GTM’s along with partners

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

A relevant 3 year degree or tertiary qualification equivalent to at least a 3 year technical or commercial degree with marketing and/or product development relevance essential.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• A strong blend of technology and commercial
• Self-starter. Proactive, with strong personal drive
• Stakeholder management and Ability to influence and work with virtual teams
• Excellent presentation and analytical skills
• Creative with the ability to view a problem from different angles

Prior Experience:

• Should have worked in a telco environment for atleast 12 years .
• Account / Partner management and Business development experience will be an added advantage
• Experience in complex non-transactional elements of partner relationship management including operations and engagement cadence

We make an impact by offering:

Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications: 3 July 2025.

The base location for this role is Vodacom Midrand

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.