Mng.NETworks

**About the role**:
By connecting people, places and things, Vodafone IoT helps organisations succeed in a digital world. With our expertise in connectivity, our leading IoT platform and our global scale, we can deliver the results our customers need to progress and thrive. We are helping businesses of all sizes and sectors connect for a better future. The Vodafone Internet of Things (IoT) suite of products and services are designed specifically to meet the needs of new and evolving business verticals, its
connection base has grown 20 % per YoY to reach more than 162 million connections at the end of financial year 2023. Vodafone IoT is a leader in the IoT Connectivity Gartner Magic quadrant and has been for 9 consecutive years. To fulfil the Technology requirements of IoT, Vodafone has developed its own IoT Connectivity Management Platform to target the key strategic growth opportunity specifically to meet the needs of Global IoT customers.

Vodafone are also in the process of carving out and separating the IoT Connectivity business to secure additional external investment and maintain our leading position in the industry through the following.
- Continue accelerating and enhancing our Platform as a Service for Vodafone customers on footprint.
- Launch service proposition in markets that are off Vodafone’s current footprint (US and France).
- Address long tail lower volume segment through digital self-service platform globally.

**We are looking for a Manager of Networks for the carved-out IoT Business**
**responsible for the following.**
- ‘Run’ Network Services - running the ‘as-is’ ~€0.5BN Network as a Services (NaaS) supplied by Vodafone, including full lifecycle management of spanning Strategy, Architecture, Design, Build and Test through to Operations.
- ‘Optimise’ Network Services - optimising the NaaS to improve TCO and impact on the NewCo Hyper business case
- ‘Transforming’ Network Services - defining the ‘to-be’ Network Strategy and Execution plan - this will involve working with Vodafone to: evolve and optimise the NaaS or; Self-build a replacement Core Network and migrate customers; or Partnering with 3 rd parties to create a replacement platform and migrating the customers over

The role brings experience, knowledge, and future vision for establishing the Network function including its strategy, operating model, technology, and workforce. The role holder is a senior stakeholder in all relationships with internally
and externally sourced Network capabilities. As a key member of the senior leadership team in technology, this role contributes to the development and execution of the wider technology strategy for IoT connectivity and is responsible for ensuring the network strategy and operations is fully aligned, positioning it to deliver compelling business value.

**Core competencies, knowledge, and experience**:

- Exceptional leadership and organisational skills, including an ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities with competing demands for resources.
- Excellent written, verbal,communication, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Experience in implementing and/or running large global Networks as a CTO with also broader CCO, COO, CNO experiences.
- Experience managing and transforming network support, systems, processes, and vendors, including demonstrated success in conducting RFP's and vendor service transitions.
- Track record of building, transforming, and measuring network delivery performance change.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legal and regulatory requirements, such as Telecoms Security Act (TSA)
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), PCI, ITIL etc.

**Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership**:
**Strategy & Leadership**:
Sets the mission, vision, and strategy of the IoT Network to maximize business and technology initiatives for IoT.
Introduces innovative network technologies, operating models, and capabilities to enhance competitive capabilities and productivity.
Builds stakeholder relationships, understanding business needs, acting as a trusted advisor, and ensuring cost-effective delivery of network capabilities.
Controls the annual Network budget to align with strategic objectives and oversees talent development to meet network needs.
Manages employee engagement and promotes a compelling employee value proposition to retain engineering staff.

**Network Services**:
Provides direction on emerging technologies for Network as a Service (NaaS) arrangement with Vodafone.
Collaborates with executive leadership, suppliers, and business partners to execute network and business strategy.
Oversees design, development, operation, and support of network services to meet business needs.
Ensures reliable, sustainable, cost-effective, and secure delivery of network capabilities with agility.

**Network Platform**:
Sets long-term vision and strategic direction