**Role purpose**:
**Key accountabilities and decision ownership**:
- Coordinate functional analysis for the discovery of network operations use cases
- Guide team experts in making the correct technological choices, taking into account the company's internal constraints
- Utilize strong knowledge of data analysis to address business problems and support data-driven decision-making
- Lead a multicultural team of data scientists, data engineers, solution architects, and front-end/back-end developers to achieve team goals
- Manage relationships with vendors to maintain data platforms such as Cloudera, OpenShift, and Tableau; oversee tenders to evaluate vendors
- Define team milestones and deliverables, and effectively communicate progress and achievements to stakeholders
- Scout for innovative solutions from third-party vendors and universities, incorporating advanced technologies such as machine learning, big data, and augmented reality
**Core competencies, knowledge and experience**:
- Proven experience in coordinating resources to deploy IT/TELCO projects
- Knowledge of Network Operations processes
- Extensive experience in evaluating third-party vendor solutions
- Demonstrated expertise in designing solutions that include innovative technologies
- Solid technical background in coding and IT architectures
- Proficiency in BI tools
- Strong inclination towards research and innovation
- Familiarity with agile product development practices
- Ability to influence and negotiate with both internal and external stakeholders
- Confidence in interacting with challenging senior individuals across different parts of the organization
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and drive significant changes
- Strong communication and decision-making skills with the ability to mediate conflicting interests
- Proven ability to lead virtual teams
- A proactive individual who is flexible and adaptable in their approach to work
**Must have Technical/Professional qualifications**:
- Degree in Engineering or Computer Science
- Working experience as a Software Engineer
- Working experience as a Business Analyst
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills
- Over 5 years of working experience in multicultural environments
- Knowledge of machine learning techniques
**Who we are**:
You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa.
But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
Together we can.
**Location: Milano - Roma**: