Manager : Strategy & Transformation

Vodafone Global EnterpriseJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

19 days ago

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Job title : Manager : Strategy & Transformation

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : October 23, 2025

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Role Purpose / Business Unit :

Vodacom is embarking on an exciting journey to redefine its business and reinvent the face of telecoms in South Africa. This journey will include the development of new revenue streams, business models and innovations, such as IoT, Financial Services, and digital / ICT applications across various industry verticals.

Vodacom’s Group Strategy team is a high-performance team that is leading this journey by providing insight, thought leadership and strategic direction to the Group.

And our team is growing! We are looking to increase our capabilities by adding an experienced strategist to help accelerate our ambitious expansion as a new Strategy and Transformation Manager. This role will combine strategy development and execution to drive change across the Group and our 8 operating companies.

Strategy development & transformation : Lead the development of transformation strategies as required by the business. The objective to provide dedicated, project-based support that combines strategy development with implementation support, and involves :

Driving common understanding of a problem

Solving the problem through structured and aligned initiatives

Assigning ownership to initiatives

Standing up cross-functional teams to deliver initiatives

Driving accountability through structured and rigorous governance under-pinned by KPIs

Creating a single source of truth to measure delivery

Driving change management, building cross-functional incentives and capability building

The manager will work closely with the Managing Executive in driving the Transformation Agenda.

Establishment of Execution Excellence Capability : Support markets in establishing capability to drive and monitor the execution of key strategic projects.

Group Wide Major Strategic Projects Oversight : Create visibility on the execution of major strategic projects across the organisation to ensure diligent and disciplined execution as per ambitions stated in our Strategy.

The role requires the incumbent to effectively deliver multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring consistent high-quality results and effective stakeholder engagement. The incumbent is expected to have significant and interactions with the Executive Committee and senior leaders within Vodacom and is required to have exceptional communication skills.

The ideal candidate will be an influential thought leader, who is able to effectively work in and lead teams to drive high-performance and effort, and lead by living the values in the Spirit of Vodacom.

Your responsibilities will include :

Impact to the business

Deliver strategic projects within Vodacom Group

Formulate business issues into robust and quantified decision frameworks to identify options with preferred solutions

Identify and analyse business trends and understand significance and business implications

Identify and develop the supporting business case underpinning strategic opportunities

Provide information and analysis to support key strategic decisions and long-term planning implementation

Customers, Suppliers & Third Parties

Work with suppliers to effectively deliver results (including advisors, lawyers and financial institutions)

Teamwork

Coordinate multi-functional teams (Commercial, Technology, Finance etc.)

Execute and drive projects towards clear conclusion, results and recommendations

Work effectively within the organization to build consensus and ideas

Innovation and Change

Maintain personal motivation and drive to take ideas from conception to implementation

Drive new thinking and innovative thinking in the business

Take personal risks to ensure issues addressed properly and fully

Be willing to make important decisions under pressure, sometimes without full information being available

Communication

Communicate effectively at all levels, from staff to CEO level

Conduct a systemic evaluation and presentation of business opportunities that highlights key risks / opportunities

Structure ideas, recommendations and written arguments into compelling storylines that facilitate effective decision-making

Leadership

Bring best-practice management and thought leadership to influence teams’ output

Collaborate with multi-functional teams on best practice & alignment with Vodafone strategy requirements

The ideal candidate for this role will have :

Degree in a financial / numerate discipline – e.g., Commerce, Science, Engineering

Postgraduate qualification (e.g., Masters, MBA, CA(SA)) beneficial

Emerging strategy leader with strong strategy or business development experience at management level

Min 5 years’ experience in a corporate strategy function in an established corporate

AND / OR

Min 3 years’ experience in management consulting at a leading consulting / advisory firm

Competency / Performance Drivers

Strong analytical skills

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills (presentations, report writing, etc.)

Research ability (‘curious & questioning mind’)

Strong project management

Effective teamwork

Excellent influencing & negotiation skills

Technical / Professional Expertise

Understanding of Strategy process and best practice – including strategy development, implementation and communication

Understand market structures, competition dynamics and consumer behaviours

Background in Management Consulting, or relevant experience in a senior corporate strategy role

Working knowledge of the market, players and trends in Telecoms industry

We make an impact by offering :

Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages

Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits

Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications : 14 October 2025

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