Onsite Ventures Development – Governance Manager

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About the role

  • Vodafone Ventures Development & Governance Manager leading strategic business development opportunities through joint ventures and partnerships. Supporting the governance of existing Ventures and managing stakeholder engagements.

Responsibilities

  • The Vodafone Ventures team creates long term value for Vodafone by identifying and executing strategic business development opportunities via a range of joint ventures, strategic partnerships, targeted investments and acquisitions.
  • You will lead on the governance for our Ventures, supporting the Director of Ventures and other key stakeholders in all of their engagements with our Ventures.
  • You will understand the challenges, opportunities and strategic goals of our Ventures and their relationship with our Strategic Partners, and will drive and co-ordinate the engagements with our Ventures across the Vodafone Group.
  • You will establish, lead and operate the governance calendar, as well as internal steering, briefing and co-ordination forums.
  • You’ll engage at a senior level internally and externally in support of delivering Vodafone’s strategic priorities.
  • Support the Ventures Director in the effective oversight and governance of existing Ventures, including establishing and operating a calendar of activities and following up operationally to drive forward agreed actions
  • Identify, develop and diligence new potential venture/partnership/investment opportunities
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration to support both new and existing Ventures
  • Establish and operate a framework and governance for working with our Ventures that enables successful steering and oversight
  • Work closely with M&A, Strategy and Investments colleagues, supporting the Director of Ventures, to assess, negotiate and diligence future potential Ventures
  • Enable Ventures to build and maintain strong relationships across functions / at different management levels within Vodafone (up to ExCo level) as required, maintaining a single view of all interactions
  • Lead the co-ordination and briefing for the key stakeholder engagements with our Ventures.
  • Lead on Venture intelligence, critically assessing Venture strategies and challenges and any future opportunities they may create

Requirements

  • Experience in TMT (Telco, Media and Technology) space
  • Highly analytical and numerate, quick thinker, strategic mind-set, with ability to systematically break down complex problems
  • Excellent internal stakeholder management and engagement skills, from collaboration across the business to senior execs
  • Track record of operational excellence across complex matrix organisations
  • Strong communication skills, experience in coordinating project stakeholders and acting as a facilitator in key governance and decision meetings
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional teams
  • Resilient under pressure
  • Ideally 1st degree and/or MBA qualification, but not essential.

Benefits

  • Yearly bonus: 20%
  • Company car: company funded car of £580 per month + private fuel or cash alternative of £630 per month.
  • Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
  • Charity days: 5 days/year
  • Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
  • Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
  • Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
  • Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Job title

Ventures Development – Governance Manager

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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