Senior Cloud & Security Portfolio Manager
Location: London or Newbury, Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
Hybrid Working: Work from the office 2‑3 days per week, at least 8 days per month. Discuss expectations with your line manager.
What You’ll Do
The Senior Cloud & Security Portfolio Manager is responsible for defining and delivering the product development roadmap across a diverse portfolio including Security, Private, Public Cloud, SaaS and managed services that supports Vodafone Business UK’s growth ambitions. Working in close partnership with commercial, sales, and operational teams, you will launch new products, optimise the performance of in‑life products, and drive commercial success. A key part of the role is to evangelise the portfolio across the business, articulating value to customers and feeding insight back into the roadmap.
* Develop and own the product strategy for the Cloud and Security portfolio, ensuring alignment with Vodafone Business UK’s strategic goals, customer needs, market trends, and evolving technology landscape.
* Define and deliver the product roadmap across cloud, security, SaaS and managed services, managing associated capex and opex to ensure efficient investment.
* Collaborate with the Partnerships and Alliances team to shape and deliver strategic SaaS initiatives with Microsoft and Vodafone Group, enhancing portfolio innovation and customer value.
* Lead end‑to‑end product lifecycle management, from new feature development and continuous improvement to launch and retirement, including operating models.
* Lead a virtual team of commercial and operational functions, ensuring alignment with the portfolio strategy and integration with Sales.
* Own the financial performance of the portfolio, including revenue, margin, and customer adoption, and take proactive steps to optimise commercial outcomes.
* Evangelise the portfolio, equipping commercial and sales teams with knowledge and tools to effectively position and sell Vodafone’s offerings, feeding insights back into the roadmap.
* Continuously monitor market dynamics and customer feedback, using insights to evolve the portfolio and maintain a competitive edge.
Who You Are
* Significant experience as a product manager and product team leader.
* Excellent knowledge across products including Security, SaaS, Managed Services, Private and Public Cloud.
* Strong understanding of Data Centres and optimisation.
* Understanding of customer requirements, purchasing criteria and buying behaviours across different segments and industries.
* Experience setting vision, product strategy and commercial strategy for a total product portfolio aligned to external market and competitive context, customer requirements and internal capabilities.
* Ability to connect the dots beyond role and function to do what’s right for employees and customers.
* Experience managing end‑to‑end product lifecycle from innovation to retirement and rationalisation, driving investment and divestment cases, owning and growing portfolio P&L.
* Understanding of an effective cross‑functional operating model and experience working across functions to define and deliver customer‑centric product North Star.
* Ability to operate at Business Board level within Vodafone to determine strategic plan and investments; interfacing with Global and Local LT, customers and partners, and coaching and mentoring cross‑functional teams.
What We Offer
We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, paid time for charity work, and personalised benefits such as discounts, vouchers, a pension plan, and more. We support career growth with learning tools and generous parental leave policies.
Need to Know
All offers for this role are subject to background checks, including DBS and financial checks, to meet FCA regulatory standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request during recruitment, refer to our accessibility section on the Careers website.
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We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels it’s safe to be themselves. Even if you do not meet every single criterion, we encourage you to apply – you may still be the right fit for this role or another position.
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