Role PurposeTo lead Governance and deliver the Policy Making for Group Networks across One network organization; support other Vodafone entity like Technology Assurance and Audit ensuring the adoption of Policy across Vodafone Networks.
To drive Network organization to achieve the risk tolerance targets and objectives as set by the Board.
To support Network first line of defence entities in completing action plans arising from the End to End resilience reviews.
To keep aware all the internal and external stakeholders about Global Technology Resilience Policy and related annexes.
To develop and keep up to date Network Specifications Guidelines for Network Resilience.
The role involves the coordination of the Technology Resilience program under a dedicated Governance (Technology Resilience Steerco) for Europe and Africa.
Assess Assurance and audit results and present recommendations to markets and group entity as well as through senior Boards (eg.
Technology and Executive Committee, Board).
Identify areas of business pain points and risks while providing mitigations and corrective actions where possible.
Deep dive reviews of the architectures and network design to lower risks and increase technology resilience.
To provide risk management recommendations.
Key deliverables and functions
- To lead Governance and deliver the Policy Making (2A) for Group Networks covering Technology Resilience (Networks), Lifecycle Management, Network Asset Management and any arising policy that will impact networks for Markets and Group Functions as well as supporting audit related policy controls.
To drive markets and Group Functions to achieve the risk tolerance targets as set by the Board through deep dive reviews of the architectures and network design, execution of testing framework as set by the Policy
- To effectively communicate and enforce theadoption of standard recovery/protection methodology across markets and group functions in respect to the minimum board mandated service level targets
- To develop and keep up to date Network Specifications Guidelines for Network Resilience.
- To ensure action plans arising from the risk assessments, testing, change management and KPI service targets are tracked through to completion.
- To keep aware all the internal and external stakeholders about Global Technology Resilience Policy.Core competencies, knowledge, and experience - Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in a mobile operator environment in the fields of Mobile 2G/3G/4G/5G, Cloud, Services, Technology Centre Design.
- Experience in an OpCo or Group in roles within Network teams such Design, Deployment, Planning, Strategy or Operations.
- Experience in leading international programmes dealing with both Group and Opco teams and suppliers.
- Excellent analytical skills (analysing technical documentation, network performance reports, financial data, etc.)
- Work in agile delivery model able to assess and summarise complex technical details in executive papers, slides, specifications to be conveyed to markets, Group teams and Senior management.
Experience in presenting and interacting at management level.
Able to work on multilocation, multinational and multicultural environment.
Must have technical / professional qualifications
- Technical expertise in Network technologies and Standards incl.
2G/3G/4G/5G, Technology Centre, Site Infrastructure.
E2E knowledge of mobile network architecture.
Deep knowledge on RAN, Core, Cloud architectures.
Knowledge of Policy Controls and Risk Assessment models - Project management and Finance skills
- Good PowerPoint skills.
University master's degree in EngineeringKey performance indicators - Markets and Group Functions compliance to the Policy
- Markets and Group Functions within targets
- Network specification guidelines updates - Deep dive reviews of the architectures and network design with group functions and markets
- % of execution of testing framework
- Presentations to decision making Boards (NLT, TLT, ExCo, Board)