VP – Project & Programme Practice Lead
Vodafone
APAC/Oceania, India, Pune
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Salary
Rank
VP
Responsibility
Design/Transform
Scope
Regional
Workplace
100% in office
Functions
Customer Service
Reports to
Head of Business Excellence
Level
N-2
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
04-10-2026
Description
We are seeking a Programme & Project Practice Lead to play a pivotal leadership role within VOIS Business Operations and Transformation, reporting into the Head of Business Excellence. This role leads a high-performing practice of programme and project professionals delivering complex transformation programmes, customer-led initiatives, and internal business priorities across VOIS locations. The role combines strategic oversight, people leadership, and accountability for outcomes, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery that drives measurable business value.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team of senior programme managers, project managers, project analysts, and coordinators, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Establish and continuously evolve robust, well-documented project and programme delivery standards, ensuring consistency and excellence across all portfolios.
- Embed and mature industry-leading ways of working, including SAFe, Agile, Lean, MSP, and PRINCE2, raising the overall capability and impact of the practice.
- Ensure projects and programmes are delivered efficiently, on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards, with clear governance and controls.
- Drive strong customer and employee experience outcomes, identifying opportunities to optimise delivery and scale improvements across VOIS.
- Implement and monitor quality control processes, KPIs, and performance metrics, including productivity, milestone delivery, and billable utilisation where applicable.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders across technology, business, and operations to enable seamless, outcome-focused delivery.
- Act as a role model for inclusive leadership, effective stakeholder engagement, and commercially focused decision-making in complex matrix environments.
Qualification & Requirements
- An experienced leader with a strong track record of delivering highly complex technical and business change programmes at scale.
- Comfortable operating in senior stakeholder and matrix environments, influencing across functions and geographies to drive alignment and results.
- A clear and engaging communicator, able to translate complex change into meaningful messages for diverse audiences, from delivery teams to senior leaders.
- Experienced in industry-standard programme and project management methodologies, with practical application of Agile, SAFe, and Lean approaches.
- Degree educated or equivalent, with programme or project management accreditation such as MSP or PRINCE2; Agile, SAFe, or Lean certifications are valued. An MBA is advantageous.
Benefits
What’s in it for you
- The opportunity to shape and lead an industry-leading delivery practice at the heart of VOIS transformation.
- Exposure to large-scale, high-impact programmes across multiple geographies and business domains.
- A leadership role with scope to influence strategy, ways of working, and organisational capability.
A collaborative, inclusive environment that values continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth
Whats Skills You will learn
- Advanced practice leadership and talent development in complex delivery environments.
- Scaled agile and lean transformation across diverse portfolios.
- Strategic stakeholder management and executive-level influence.
- Data-driven performance management and value realisation across programmes.
Company Profile
Vodafone
Industry
Telecommunications
Revenue
$49.58B
Employees
104,000
Fortune 500 Rank
NA
Global 500 Rank
#302
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