PRINCIPAL TECHNOLOGY BRM 1

Description The Demand Principal is responsible for the provision of excellent knowledge and influences the technology strategy aligning the market demands and financial and commercial plans.
They ensure, through planning and analysis, the transformation of business demands from ideas into defined and agreed Network and/or IT deliverables.
The Demand Principal focusses upon planning demand and portfolio management activities to deliver the technology strategy.
Typically reports to the Head of Demand Management.
Job Responsibility * Influences strategic decision making related to the implementation of strategic demand management decisions to ensure alignment between business strategy and Network/IT planning in support of business needs; * Understands and interprets business requirements of users, including portfolio and lifecycle management of services offered, requirement capture, business rules and logic, financial and business-case constraints and alignment of delivery capabilities; * Helps lead on demand management activities including impact assessments, resource planning, stakeholder management and budget management; * Leads on business analysis activities including requirements analysis, traceability matrix, process analysis, benefits validation, customer experience evaluation and user acceptance test verification; * Leads on portfolio control activities including annual planning of forecasting, budget planning and control, prioritisation recommendations and sourcing recommendation; * Contributes to the team working with solution architectures to ensure project feasibility and strategic alignment and working with project management to enable cross-functional working and effective management of resources; * Builds solid relations with user experience to ensure business process alignment with the customer experience; * May have accountability for budget in area.
Skills Agile Partner and Supplier Management Project and Programme Management Demand Management Requirements Analysis Complexity Management Communication Data Analytics and Insights System and Process Transformation Business Partnering Change and Adaptability Collaboration Business and Commercial Acumen Strategy and Vision Risk Management Not a perfect fit? Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background.
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