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Description

Role purpose: To ensure the successful on boarding and roll out of Nucleus Programme in Medium Markests in accordance to the programme roadmap. 

Nucleus is a Transformation programme to innovate the BI in Vodafone from Organization, processes and Technology perspective. The Objective of the programme is to replace the Local markets BI applications with a Common central BI solution based on Google Cloud Platform.

This role will manage the mobilization and roll out of the BI / analytic solution based on Google Cloud Platform into the agreed markets in scope according to the programme roadmap. This means coordinating all the project phases involved in the roll out, i.e. analyse, design, delivery, test, data migration, infrastructure related activities/changes, integration with local systems as required, liaising with local IT teams in the Local Markets and managing System Integrator engagement and activities. Track and coordinate the overall project scope, till deployment and transition to Support and Operations, ensuring full alignment and coordination between Technical teams on SI, Local and Global IT sides for both management and staff members.

The IT Delivery Manager will assure that all the delivery activities are executed by the different teams as and when expected to guarantee a successful delivery (on time, on budget, with the right level of quality, i.e. without issues after go-live). Key activities will include:

Key activities will include:

•    Set-up of the IT project organisation, support the cost monitoring, plan and on-board the required IT resources, set-up and mobilize the project.

•    Ensure Design Closure and sign off: follow up with Business, CoE and other teams involved on the Design Phase and make sure that the design is clear, all the relevant documents are approved and that the approval flow is fully managed

•    Managing end to end implementation (from analyse to deployment) of the central solution (CBM), including work closely with local markets to coordinate local activities in sync with the overall project plan

•    Work with the Infrastructure Team to assure that all the infrastructure related activities are properly addressed, executed and monitored, including environment set up and connectivity

•    Test: work with the appointed Test manager to make sure that the test scope and approach is defined and approved, identify the business name responsible for the test activities, verify that the full test preparation and plan has been completed, verify the execution progresses as per plan and follow up with the SI and test team on defect resolution status

•    Data migration: work with the appointed Data manager to make sure that the data migration scope and approach is defined and approved, identify the business name responsible for the different activities, verify that the full data migration preparation and plan has been completed, verify the execution progresses as per plan and follow up with the SI and business on reconciliation and defect resolution status 

Job Responsibility

Key accountabilities and decision ownership: 

•    Deliver the solution in the markets in scope within defined plan and budget

•    Manage and control the technical delivery with Systems Integrator, Local Markets and Global IT resources

•    Fully understand the delivery life cycle and identify best practices for delivery and drive system integrators through those processes

•    Represent Vodafone IT Delivery team towards Group Functions, Local Markets and System Integrators

Preferred core competencies, knowledge and experience:

•    Experience with system integration covering all key aspects of IT (Application Development, Data, Test, Deployment, Operations. Infrastructure, Connectivity) 

•    Experience in dealing with an international, multi-cultural and distributed team with complex reporting lines

•    Ability to work in any country and to travel  up to 4 days a week

•    Presentation and communication skills will be required

Preferred technical / professional qualifications: 

•    Project management and Agile understanding is a must 

•    Specific technical qualifications are not required but expertise and experience in system integration covering all key aspects of IT (Application Development, Data, Test, Deployment, Operations. Infrastructure, Connectivity) and Agile delivery (continuous Delivery, Integration, Testing)

•    Understanding of cloud based solutions, data modelling and Data analysis would be important

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