Specialist Ai Agile Product Owner Lead - Vodafone

OverviewIn this role you own the AI-enabled automation roadmap for SDN services in Vodafone’s Telco network.You bridge business, engineering and data teams to maximise value from agile development.You translate needs into epics, user stories and backlog items, guiding cross-functional execution.You drive use cases and value realization for AI-driven automation at scale.This is a shaping role at the intersection of telecom, AI and network automation, offering meaningful impact on efficiency and innovation.Compensaciones / BeneficiosHybrid work modelBonus on top of gross salaryMeal voucherFlexible working hoursRemote work up to 20 days/yearPrivate Health and Life InsuranceResponsabilidadesDefine and own the product vision, roadmap, epics and release scope for AI/GenAI SDN automation solutionsManage and prioritise the product backlog in line with business priorities and capacityTranslate business and user needs into clear user stories and backlog itemsLead stakeholder engagement across product, engineering and leadership teamsDrive use case definition and value realization for AI-enabled automation (e.G., assurance, optimisation, anomaly detection)Requisitos principalesStrong Agile and Scrum product ownership experienceSolid knowledge of SDN and transport networks in a multi-vendor environmentAI/GenAI automation experience (LLMs, prompt engineering) and/or relevant certificationsExcellent communication and stakeholder management across technical and non-technical teamsExperience in backlog management, requirement engineering and product lifecycle delivery2-3 years’ experience in software development, design and Agile frameworksStrong communicationStakeholder managementCross-functional collaborationSDN technologiesREST/RESTCONF/NETCONF APIsYANG data models

This is a shaping role at the intersection of telecom, AI and network automation, offering meaningful impact on efficiency and innovation.Compensaciones / BeneficiosHybrid work modelBonus on top of gross salaryMeal voucherFlexible working hoursRemote work up to 20 days/yearPrivate Health and Life InsuranceResponsabilidadesDefine and own the product vision, roadmap, epics and release scope for AI/GenAI SDN automation solutionsManage and prioritise the product backlog in line with business priorities and capacityTranslate business and user needs into clear user stories and backlog itemsLead stakeholder engagement across product, engineering and leadership teamsDrive use case definition and value realization for AI-enabled automation (e.G., assurance, optimisation, anomaly detection)Requisitos principalesStrong Agile and Scrum product ownership experienceSolid knowledge of SDN and transport networks in a multi-vendor environmentAI/GenAI automation experience (LLMs, prompt engineering) and/or relevant certificationsExcellent communication and stakeholder management across technical and non-technical teamsExperience in backlog management, requirement engineering and product lifecycle delivery2-3 years’ experience in software development, design and Agile frameworksStrong communicationStakeholder managementCross-functional collaborationSDN technologiesREST/RESTCONF/NETCONF APIsYANG data models