Gm - Principal Product Development

Vodafone Idea Limited is an Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership It is India s leading telecom service provider The Company provides pan India Voice and Data services across 2G 3G and 4G platform With the large spectrum portfolio to support the growing demand for data and voice the company is committed to deliver delightful customer experiences and contribute towards creating a truly Digital India by enabling millions of citizens to connect and build a better tomorrow The Company is developing infrastructure to introduce newer and smarter technologies making both retail and enterprise customers future ready with innovative offerings conveniently accessible through an ecosystem of digital channels as well as extensive on-ground presence The Company is listed on National Stock Exchange NSE and Bombay Stock Exchange BSE in India We re proud to be an equal opportunity employer At VIL we know that diversity makes us stronger We are committed to a collaborative inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging We strive for everyone to feel valued connected and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best VIL s goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our Values of Passion Boldness Trust Speed and Digital Consequently our recruiting efforts are directed towards attracting and retaining best and brightest talents Our endeavour is to be First Choice for prospective employees VIL ensures equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race colour religion creed age sex sex stereotype gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership union status pregnancy veteran or military service status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law VIL is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce Role TitlePrincipal Product Development Manager - Business CommunicationsSub Function Vertical DepartmentVIBS Products Solutions PartnershipsBandM3Reports to Role Position No Practice Head - Business Communications Cloud StoreLocationMumbai Job Purpose The role includes design development and roll out of a future fit new services capability roadmap for the entire business communications and cloud store portfolio delivering first time right customer experience The role demands high cross functional engagement for development of a future ready portfolio incorporating latest technologies around IP Telephony UCaaS CPaaS and Cloud Market-place The role is key to bridge the market requirements and the technology capability to deliver a cutting edge commercially viable and within the timelines product portfolio with improved features and differentiators thereby enabling an edge in the market Key Accountabilities Key Result Areas Max 5 New Product Roadmap ownership and delivery as per defined timelines Converting market business requirements into a robust product design blueprint Ensure robust service design to shorten the opportunity to revenue cycle and deliver strong CXX Ensure timely launch and CFT interactions through tight project management framework Lead dispersed cross functional teams across CS Technology planning RA Operations legal Regulatory Delivery engineering and solutions to deliver flexible and commercially viable products features functionalities and manage the stringent timelines to deliver the product Evaluation embracing of new technology services to enable a technology leadership for the portfolio Develop PoCs as well as define manage partner engagements to implement and deliver productized solutions Ensure smooth product capability launch by handholding initial opportunities through the opportunity to deliver and run stage ironing out any process gaps that emerge in the launch phase Core Competencies Knowledge Experience Technical Professional Qualifications Max 5 Specialised role with and ability to think beyond and develop the telephony UC cPaaS and SaaS portfolio in this fast changing technology landscape Product development as well as project management experience or technical engineering operations experience in the communications collaboration and cloud domain This role is the think tank that should have the skill set to evaluate newer technologies and keep VIL in pace with the market looking at innovation and differentiators that technology will create in future Deep understanding of technologies like IP UC SaaS and market place Experience of evaluating and influencing partners across the technology roadmaps operational and financial parameters Experience in handling dynamic high-growth high-uncertainty environments Experience 15-20 YearsTechnical professional qualifications BE or equivalent Certifications on Agile ITIL Other Technologies Educational Qualifications Engineering Graduate Post Graduate Key Performance Indicators Max 5 Future fit portfolio roadmap planning New product launches CPaaS With Meta CCaaS Managed SIP UCaaS HCC and more as per committed timelines and budgets Innovation in terms of bringing in new technologies partners or bundled solutions Robust service design and product that delivers the targeted CXX Job purpose of Direct Reports Dotted Reports Direct Reports 2Project ManagerService DesignerVodafone Idea Limited formerly Idea Cellular Limited An Aditya Birla Group Vodafone partnership