Team Leader, Project Management

## Who we are\n\nVOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology \u0026 Transformation. \nAs 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. \nWe 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. \n#VOIS #BeUnrivalled #CreateTheFuture\n\n## About this Role\n\nWe are seeking an experienced and people-focused Project Management Team Leader to guide and develop a high-performing team of project managers delivering complex IT and technology programmes across Vodafone Group. Based in Bucharest, this role combines strategic leadership, operational excellence, and stakeholder collaboration to ensure projects are delivered on time, on quality, and on budget, while continuously improving ways of working through automation and AI-driven transformation.\n\n## What you will do\n\n * Lead, support, and develop a team of 10\u201320 project managers working across diverse IT projects, including infrastructure, IT operations, and application development.\n * Coach and mentor team members, with a strong focus on capability building and career development, particularly for junior colleagues.\n * Drive continuous improvement of delivery methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks to enhance efficiency and predictability.\n * Assign, track, and monitor initiatives end-to-end, ensuring clear ownership and successful completion.\n * Enable and champion transformation initiatives through AI and automation within project delivery practices.\n * Oversee operational and management reporting, including inputs that support outcome-based commercial models.\n * Proactively identify, assess, mitigate, and escalate risks, ensuring timely resolution and minimal business impact.\n * Build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across technology, business, and partner teams.\n * Where required, directly manage specific projects, ensuring delivery to agreed scope, timelines, quality, and budget.\n\n\n\n## Who you are\n\n * An experienced project or programme management professional with proven people leadership experience.\n * Comfortable working within telco and IT environments, with a solid understanding of technology-driven programmes.\n * A confident communicator with strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills.\n * Experienced in budgeting, financial tracking, and commercial awareness within project environments.\n * Organised, structured, and able to manage multiple priorities with clarity and focus.\n * Fluent in English at B2 level or above; additional languages are considered an advantage.\n * Educated to university degree level in computer science, electrical, electronic, telecommunications engineering, or a related management discipline.\n * Professionally certified in project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or SAFe.\n\n\n\n## Not a Perfect Fit?\n\nConcerned 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.\n\n## What\u2019s in it for you\n\n\u2022 Hybrid way of working: 2 days from office per week (8 per month) \n\u2022 Medical and dental services \n\u2022 Life and hospitalization insurance \n\u2022 Dedicated employee phone subscription \n\u2022 Take control of your benefits and choose any of the following options: meal tickets / private pension / vacation vouchers / cultural vouchers - within the budget. \n\u2022 Special discounts for gyms and retailers \n\u2022 Annual Company Bonus \n\u2022 Ongoing Education \u2013 we continuously invest in you to ensure you have everything needed to excel on the job and enhance your skills \n\u2022 You get to work with tried and trusted web-technology \n\u2022 We let you write your own story by planning vacations: go for a trip, experience new things, have fun and enjoy your 23 days off. \n\u2022 Special Paternal Program - 4 months of paid paternity leave\n\n## What skills you will learn\n\n * Advanced people leadership and coaching techniques within a project-led organisation.\n * Scaled delivery and governance approaches for complex IT and transformation programmes.\n * Practical application of AI and automation in programme and portfolio management.\n * Enhanced stakeholder engagement across global and multi-cultural environments. \n \n\n\n\n\n## VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment\n\nVodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background.\n\n## Join Us\n\nAt Vodafone, we\u2019re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it\u0027s our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. \nWe challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. 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