Manager Product Strategy

When you join Verizon

Verizon is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services, transforming the way we connect across the globe. We’re a diverse network of people driven by our shared ambition to shape a better future. Here, we have the ability to learn and grow at the speed of technology, and the space to create within every role. Together, we are moving the world forward – and you can too. Dream it. Build it. Do it here.

What you’ll be doing...

The newly formed Platforms and Ecosystems division (P&E) within VCG will develop and execute VCG-as-a-Platform (VCG-aaP) strategy to enable business model expansion and operating model transformation. The Strategy & Business Architecture function of the P&E team will bring new strategic capabilities to VCG by shaping the long-term vision for platform aspirations, including the development of the vision, strategy, business architecture and business blueprint such that it underpins the overall VCG strategy. This team will collaborate closely with senior leadership across Verizon in developing an E2E business platform architecture that supports VCG’s ambitions and in shaping strategic decisions and providing guidance for future investments

You will be working with a team to drive VCGaaP Strategy leveraging business insights and analytics for the Consumer organization. You will drive analysis, for more than one project at a time, and create documents and presentations for senior executives. The work you’ll do every day will involve partnerships with the Analytics, IT, Business Transformation, Customer Experience and Channel teams. You will also collaborate with teams across the entire organization and align with Finance for business case development. Your role will support Verizon as it continuously improves the experience it provides to its customers.

• Perform valid and reliable market research SWOT analysis for current and potentially new P&E capabilities.
• Identify issues, form hypothesis and facilitate discussions within project teams and business groups.
• Use broad industry perspective to interpret competitive information, draw intelligent conclusions.
• Provide assessments at the strategic and tactical level, to formulate recommendations on proactive and/or reactive actions and take actions to execute upon approved recommendations.
• Use case development through an iterative process; from idea to concept to a well-defined use case.
• Conduct analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, synthetizing and positioning the findings within the larger project context.
• Independent problem identification & resolution; reporting progress and outcomes in various functional areas and across multiple levels of leadership.
• Define and Quantify Benefits Targeted by these projects.
• Communicate main ideas and findings from work through written and graphical presentations.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior executives.
• Implement use cases and liaise with different teams to keep them informed of progress and to make relevant decisions.

Where you'll be working:

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of working experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Even better if you have:

• Five or more years of experience in strategy, consulting, business transformation, product management/ strategy/ planning, and technology management across telecommunications and high-tech businesses.
• MBA or professional degrees with a combination of business and technical domain expertise.
• An enterprise-wide perspective with an understanding of how channels integrate across the organization and the importance of the full customer lifetime value.
• Experience in build vs buy analysis of COTS products.
• Experience in a large, complex organization with service offerings in the U.S.
• Experience across multiple industries and understanding of how technology enables business outcomes and how various parts of a technology ecosystem support business strategy.
• Business, Technical, Digital, and AI Acumen and understanding the business implications of technological changes.
• Demonstrated strong digital capabilities and understanding of the potential of advanced technologies and AI to create new competitive advantages.
• Experience operating and making appropriate adjustments in a complex, changing, dynamic environment.
• Experience across multiple domains, industries, and geographies to understand the implications of decisions across both VCG and Verizon.
• Proven ability to build consensus across various domains of the organization, including driving change in both bottom-up and top-down approaches.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

Verizon requires new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Verizon provides reasonable accommodations consistent with legal requirements (e.g., for medical, religious, or state law recognized reasons).