PDT Governance Expert

Vodafone Telekomünikasyon A.Ş

Vodafone, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, has mobile operations in 26 countries (partnering with mobile networks in 55 more) and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets, serving 446 million mobile customers and 12 million fixed broadband customers around the world. Vodafone is strongly committed to lead the digital transformation in the Turkish Market, where the company has been operating and investing heavily since 2006

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, economics, statistics, computer science, information systems, engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in business process analysis, project methodology, or systems development life cycle. 
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in IT GRC (governance, risk, compliance) methodologies, tools and enablers 
• Experience working with both Business functions and Information Technology
• Telecomm sector experience 
• Experience in a large multinational company
• Multi-task management 
• Has managed implementation of cross-functional initiatives 
• Problem solving & decision making 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and inter-personal skills 
• Results-driven and delivery-focused 
• Flexible mind set to adapt to a constantly changing start-up business field
• Ability to think creatively and strategically to turn new technologies into commercially successful products 

• Ensure commercial and technology delivery roadmap activities and tasks are aligned according to Company Strategy 
• Ensure prioritizing process in place and functioning for all requests from the commercial and technology teams. 
• Develop a view over the company strategies and project portfolio to provide insight on planning to both business and technology groups. 

• Financial  planning and budget management 
• Analyze resource availabilities and propose solutions regarding resource utilization and availability.
• Propose scenarios for efficient & effective utilization of available resources considering business priorities.

• Facilitate end to end traceability of requirements among project phases.  Ensure the customer requirements are met in all phases of development lifecycle.
• Determine/improve KPIs for performance measuring of Project & Demand Management Processes/Tools. Analyzing the results to define and plan improvement  points

• Ensure that the processes and implementations are complied with SOX, ISO27001 and internal processes. 
• Create awareness in the team and perform self-assessments. 
• Manage the risks by taking preventive and corrective actions.

• Support project managers, business analysts and demand managers on establishing governance process and to support business groups on understanding and using the processes. 
• Ensure that the processes are followed correctly to provide timely delivery of the projects. 
• Develop and provide Process Trainings and support both business & technical groups. 
• Analyze and document as-is and to-be governance requirements and processes, facilitate and provide guidance to both business and supplier units by establishing and maintaining an interface through proper use of analysis tools, methodology and disciplines. 
• Assure best integration of Demand and Project Management Processes & Tools. 
• Improve Technology Governance Model as a whole considering company targets and vision.
• Prepare/maintain Governance Model & Calendar and train / inform / support related parties when needed.

• Provide analytical support to improve operational workflows, processes and tools within PDT and propose improvement to increase efficiency and quality. 
• Organize / coordinate / execute Project Portfolio Committee Meeting preparations.
• Identify risks and propose possible solution/action plans
• Mediate between stakeholders with differing opinions in order to define consolidated, standardized, integrated request set to provide optimum and the most effective solution. 
• Resolving conflicts between various parties by investigating the details and communicating it to related parties concerned to Technology Governance Model.
• Interact with non-technical business, and technical teams all with diverse process standards, language skills, and cultural expectations.
• Take role in gated process operations of the Product Delivery and Transformation while integrating all ongoing operations within Commercial and Technology functions, and aligning with overall operations.