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Senior Technology Business Relationship Manager at Vodafone

Senior Technology Business Relationship Manager

Vodafone · GB

3 weeks ago

Senior Technology Business Relationship Manager

Vodafone · GB

25 days ago
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About the Role

Technology Business Relationship Manager acts as the single point of contact for the internal business customer, serving as both a Technology_VOIS ambassador and the customer's voice within Technology_VOIS. This role manages a portfolio of accounts up to €100 Million in recharges annually and may coach junior colleagues. The role encompasses the entire business cycle: sell, build, and run, from customer engagement and opportunity identification to business case creation, transition oversight, and financial governance.

Responsibilities

  • Manage strategic key stakeholders relationships and act as the SPOC for customer issues and escalations
  • Opportunity identification and management via internal due diligence to create a pipeline of opportunities
  • Own and manage the preparation and sign off of the business case relating to the service
  • Oversee and act as escalation point during service transition period and BAU
  • Organise and manage the governance strong governance across service life cycle
  • Build and maintain a strong strategic relationship with key stakeholders in Technology_VOIS and customer side (C-level and direct reports)
  • Overall Deep Understanding of the local market/group function IT strategy, business pressures/challenges
  • Overall Deep Understanding of Technology_VOIS capabilities and mapping those to the customers’ strategy across the managed portfolio
  • Representation of the internal customer in service design, service portfolios and service offerings
  • Strategic account planning optimising Identification of the business growth opportunities, creation of opportunities pipeline and best use of Technology_VOIS capabilities
  • Pipeline demand management
  • Execution of demand/change management and governance
  • Ownership of the preparation and sign off of the business case relating to the service (E2E bid management cycle)
  • Being an escalation point during the transition period between the internal customer migrating the service form their ownership to Technology_VOIS ownership as well as BAU (ensuring the delivery to the contractual SLAs/KPIs, cost and saving projections)
  • Acting as the voice of the customer monitor, reporting, managing and escalating (as required) any service quality related issues with Technology_VOIS service leads
  • Understanding internal customers’ strategy/evolution and initiating internal Technology_VOIS change as required
  • Preparation and management of the Change Requests through internal governance process

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level (or with equivalent professional experience), or relevant further qualification an advantage
  • Flexibility to operate in a changing environment and to drive significant changes into the organisation
  • Service Management experience and Knowledge of ITIL (to foundation level) - Proficient – 2 years
  • Sales management/Account management/Business Development experience
  • Assertive but diplomatic, relentless with strong desire to persevere with issues to ensure completion, able to gather information and present finding to senior stakeholders
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills including an ability to understand specialised technical language
  • Degree of knowledge or understanding of AO, AD, Testing, Professional services, Service Desk, Networks, AI and Robotics
  • Proactive with an Agile and adaptable approach to work, with a proven track record demonstrating cooperation, strong influence and relationship management skills, and customer centric thinking
  • Ability to build and maintain strong on-going business relationships across all levels of the business - Proficient – 2 years
  • Confidence to work with and provide appropriate challenge to senior individuals across various functions
  • Ability to influence, negotiate, persuade internal and external customers at all levels
  • Degree of understanding of financial metrics and terminology
  • Broad and strong IT knowledge
  • Technology account management /consultancy experience
  • IT service Management (ITIL)
  • Ability to establish and maintain trust
  • Rigor and reliability in the follow up and implementation of actions
  • Commercial/Financial governance experience

Skills

  • ITIL
  • Sales management
  • Account management
  • Business Development
  • Communication skills
  • IT strategy
  • Business pressures/challenges
  • Technology capabilities
  • Service design
  • Service portfolios
  • Service offerings
  • Account planning
  • Demand management
  • Change management
  • Governance
  • Financial metrics
  • Financial terminology
  • IT knowledge
  • Technology account management
  • Consultancy
  • Trust building
  • Rigor
  • Reliability
  • Commercial governance
  • Financial governance

Location

  • Albania
  • Egypt
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Romania
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • UK
  • Germany
  • Ireland

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • 2 years

Education Level

  • Degree level

About the Company

  • VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.
  • As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth.
  • With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient.
  • This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
  • We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.

Equal Opportunity

  • Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background.