• Job Description

  Req#: 234105

  Role Title: Principal Strategy Manager, Corporate Development
  Location: Newbury / London, Paddington
  

  Role Purpose...
  To lead all Corporate Development activity for Vodafone Business, both providing a centralised assessment of all acquisition activity driven by Vodafone Markets, and leading programmatic M&A as part of the execution of Project Newton.
  - Create standardised procedure for the full & thorough assessment of any M&A activity driven by our markets, reviewing technical capability, company skills, financial viability etc resulting in valuation and final recommendation to VB CEO and CFO
  - Identify targets that would accelerate the execution of the plans set out in Project Newton, particularly around managed services and security operations
  - Drive full assessment of target accounts (technical, financial, skills etc) in order to establish suitability of target and ultimately establish a target price
  - Lead cross-functional teams through the due diligence process to deliver acquisition transactions
  - Develop and deliver for Group Enterprise Finance and Group M&A the valuation model for each transaction
  - Work with Group M&A to drive negotiations and execute transaction
  - Plan and execute most merger integration activity to ensure that maximum value is obtained from the acquisition
  

  With us you will...
  - Oversee all Corporate Development activity that may be initiated by our markets, ensuring full alignment to Vodafone Business strategy
  - Ensure acceleration of Vodafone Business ambitions through corporate development activity
  - Responsible for the identification and screening of suitable inorganic target companies in conjunction with the Enterprise Business Units; co-develop with Head of Enterprise M&A the strategic and financial acquisition rationale and make Vodafone ExCo/Board recommendations
  - Accountable for the development and definition of the acquisition business cases to ensure Vodafone value creation potential
  - Manage cross-functional Vodafone teams (Legal, Tax, HR, Finance, IT, Networks, etc) and external advisors through the M&A governance process to deliver successful transactions

  It would be nice if you have...
  - Significant experience in strategy formulation within IT, telecoms or the applications industry and across a variety of business areas
  - Experience of M&A transactions of private and public companies worth €100m or higher
  - Strong influencing, people management and emotional intelligence skills. Be resilient to lack of engagement from stakeholders. Proven ability to influence at all levels and disciplines within the company
  - Ability to manage virtual teams where no direct line of reporting may exist and project priorities may not align with local priorities
  - Highly numerate and excellent at decomposing, structuring and solving diverse problems

  What's in it for you...
  -28 days holiday (with the option to buy or sell 5 days) plus public holidays
  -Hybrid working
  -Pension matching scheme of up to 10%
  -5 paid days leave for charity projects
  -MyChoices portal - cycle to work scheme, 100’s of retail discounts, shares and salary sacrifice schemes
  -Vodafone family and friends discount
  -Interest free commuter loan
  -Global parental leave policy for all new parents which includes 39 paid weeks of maternity leave and 16 weeks fully paid leave and upon returning to work, new parents can work part-time hours for 6 months whilst being paid their full-time salary
  -Access to Vodafone University and LinkedIn Learning

  
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• About the company

  Vodafone Group plc is a British multinational telecommunications company.

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