Job description
Join Us VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth.
With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.#VOIS #Be. Unrivalled #Create. The. Future What you’ll do We are seeking an experienced Lead Business Consultant to drive strategic transformation initiatives across VOIS by acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and leading a portfolio of consulting engagements.
This role will shape transformation priorities, define value-driven roadmaps, ensure measurable business outcomes, and provide direct leadership to a team of consultants. The successful candidate will combine consulting expertise, commercial acumen, operational excellence knowledge, and emerging AI capabilities to deliver sustainable business impact while helping grow the consulting practice and its future talent.
Lead a portfolio of strategic consulting engagements, aligning demand, priorities, and resources with VOIS and Vodafone business objectives. Partner with senior leaders to assess business challenges, define transformation opportunities, and develop value-driven strategies, operating models, and implementation roadmaps.
Drive engagement quality, value realisation, and executive decision-making through robust analysis, governance, risk management, and outcome-focused recommendations. Enable successful transformation delivery by working closely with programme and project teams to reduce execution risk, accelerate adoption, and achieve measurable business outcomes.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing consulting team, ensuring effective performance management, capability building, workforce planning, and succession readiness. Strengthen consulting excellence through standardised methodologies, reusable assets, thought leadership, and continuous improvement of consulting practices.
Apply AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI capabilities to transform business processes, operating models, customer experiences, and ways of working. Drive commercial effectiveness through business case development, opportunity identification, engagement scoping, resource planning, and stakeholder relationship management. Represent the Consulting Practice as a trusted advisor, influencing senior stakeholders and helping shape the future direction of transformation across VOIS.
Who you are
12+ years' experience in Management Consulting, Business Transformation, Operational Excellence, Business Change, Strategy, or related disciplines. Proven track record of leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation initiatives and delivering measurable business value. Experience advising senior executives and influencing strategic decisions within complex global organisations.
Demonstrated success managing consulting portfolios, leading teams, and developing consulting talent. Experience in opportunity shaping, business case development, stakeholder management, and consulting practice growth. Core Skills Strategic consulting, transformation leadership, and operating model design. Portfolio management, demand prioritisation, and value realisation governance.
Executive stakeholder engagement, governance facilitation, and risk-based decision support. Commercial acumen, including business case development, scope management, and value optimisation. Data-driven problem solving, performance management, and KPI design. Change leadership, organisational transformation, and adoption management.
Strong communication, storytelling, influencing, and relationship-building skills. Ability to create thought leadership, develop frameworks, and drive continuous improvement.
Preferred Qualifications
& Tools Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, ABPMP CBPP, SAFe Agilist, Prosci®, PMP, Prince2®, or equivalent professional certifications. Experience with process intelligence and automation platforms such as SAP Signavio, Celonis, and RPA technologies. Knowledge of analytics and visualisation tools, including Power BI. Strong understanding of AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI applications within transformation, process redesign, and business operations.
Demonstrated learning agility, systems thinking, and a passion for building future-ready capabilities . Not a perfect fit? Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply.
You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best.
What's in it for you
Opportunity to lead strategic transformation initiatives with significant business impact across geographies and functions.Direct exposure to senior executives and enterprise-level decision-making.Responsibility for shaping consulting standards, methodologies, and the future direction of the practice.Ability to influence business performance through value realisation, operational excellence, and innovation.
Leadership responsibility for developing consulting talent and building future capability.Opportunity to drive adoption of AI and emerging technologies within transformation programmes.Broad international exposure across diverse business environments and stakeholders. Who we are At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future.
A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.
With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.