Role title: Product Manager     
Function: Finance 
Sub-function: Group Data and Analytics
Reports to: Senior Data Portfolio Manager    
Location: Paddington

Role purpose: 
Partnering with and developing a roadmap for stakeholders to understand the demand for data products and how they will create maximum value for Vodafone, clearly articulating the requirement and its financial and non-financial benefits.
Ultimately responsible for Product release, co-ordinating the development of visualisation and analytics solutions. 
Ensure adoption of Product within stakeholder area to drive efficiencies and maximum value to the organisation. 
Close working with all data and analytics functions both on-shore and off-shore to ensure delivery of quality products and then lead the change management within the functions.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
•    Product release lifecycle and adoption of Data and Analytics products
•    Drive the strategy of Data & Analytics across stakeholder organisation
•    Challenge and refine Data & Analytics requirements with stakeholders and partner with delivery teams to produce quality BI & Analytics solutions within agreed scope that achieve maximum return for the investment 
•    Effectively execute change management plans to drive adoption of the solutions within that function 
•    Prioritise new demand, ensure project pre-requisites are in place and influence stakeholders on pipeline management

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
•    Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and prioritise projects
•    Experience within BI, operating with stakeholders at a senior level 
•    Good understanding of technology and BI techniques
•    Excellent communication & influencing skills

Key performance indicators:
•    Product release to time and budget
•    Prioritise information demand into technology / shared service centres
•    Portfolio shaped to match stakeholder demand

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 
•    Excellent understanding of data and analytics including knowledge of supporting IT processes