Hybrid Senior Product Manager

at Vodafone

• Job title: Senior Product Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dusseldorf, Germany

About the role

• Senior Product Manager at Vodafone leads the introduction of new TV products, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Responsible for product specifications, technical solutions, project phases, and stakeholder presentations.

Responsibilities

• As Senior Product Manager (m/f/d), you create detailed specification documents to describe relevant end-customer requirements and operational processes for launching new TV products.
• You analyze business requirements and develop technical solution concepts together with internal departments and external vendors.
• You reconcile requirements between Product Management and the teams responsible for technical implementation to ensure clarity of requirements.
• You independently manage all project phases — design, implementation, integration, and testing — through to product launch across the various departments.
• You support Procurement in supplier selection and contract negotiations.
• You prepare project plans that involve the customer, the participating departments, operations, and external suppliers and partners.
• You conduct regular risk analyses and document them.
• You are responsible for preparing all presentations of business concepts and decision papers for clients, decision-making bodies, and management levels (AL, HAL).

Requirements

• Completed degree in a technical or business field (university degree) or a comparable qualification.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the media or telecommunications industry, with a focus on developing new customer products or services in the entertainment domain.
• Strong subject-matter expertise in entertainment products.
• Extensive experience in digital video Ad Tech — ideally in TV or CTV environments, but solid know‑how from web or streaming video advertising is also welcome (e.g., ad server integration, targeting, programmatic video, VAST/VMAP, tracking technologies, or consent management).
• Ability to structure and conceptualize complex thought processes.
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Excellent German and English skills, both written and spoken (C1 CEFR).

Benefits

• Flexibility: Hybrid working allows you to work from the office or up to 3 days per week from home.
• Additionally, you can work up to 20 days per year from other EU countries and in an increasing number of non-EU countries.
• Attractive compensation and pension: In addition to your base salary, you receive a performance-based bonus or commission and a company pension plan.
• Professional development: You choose which of our learning and training programs support your individual development.
• Work–life balance: Whether childcare, health & mindfulness programs, or a gym — you can flexibly shape your job and private life. We also provide support for caring for relatives.
• Discounts and additional benefits: As an employee, you receive special offers on all our mobile, landline, internet, and TV products.