Princ Engr-Tech Product Mgt

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is one of the world’s leading providers of communications,
information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and
governmental agencies. Within Verizon Communications, the Verizon Consumer Group (VCG)
serves the consumer segment for both the company’s wireless and wireline businesses,
including wireless wholesale, with 2020 revenues of $88.5 billion, representing 69% of Verizon’s
consolidated revenues.

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 Platform 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. The position
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
in providing guidance for future investments. The role will play a significant part in driving the team that is responsible for platform pipeline worth over $1B, enabling product pipeline worth over $10B, and supporting a cost basis of over $10B.The role will also drive and influence the roadmap for deployment of the technology budget of over $300m across the VCG.

This position will report to the Director of Business Architecture. The Principle Engineer Business Architecture will be in a visible role that requires a mix of proven leadership skills, strong technical acumen, and experience in the commercialisation of products (product to market) to drive the next generation of the VCG’s platform aspirations. The Key will be to apply strategic thinking and technical understanding to be able to shape the modular architecture of business capabilities in support of the VCG-aaP strategy and roadmaps.

The function’s purpose is to partner with VCG CxOs, AI&D, GTS (NSA) to develop & evolve E2E business platform architecture, while shaping strategic requirements in close collaboration with the business (i.e., CxO demand).
 

What we’re looking for...

• Partnering with VCG CxOs, Chief Data Officer, and Global Technology Solutions to develop and evolve E2E business platform architecture
• Shaping business capabilities and platform modularity requirements in close collaboration with the business (i.e., CxO demand)
• Advising for strategic initiatives - Create Business Architecture documents for all CXO requests
• Aliging with VCG Agile Practice and yearly and 5 year planning exercises
• Building the business capabilities blueprint, identifying common components defining the requirements for commercialization while evangelizing this business architecture and blueprint with other parts of P&E organization for consistent strategic alignment
• Supporting VCG-as-a-Platform strategy by matching business needs with fit-for-purpose business capabilities
• Coordinating with other parts of the business to drive key artifacts to serve as/provide the backdrop to strategic platform development and enablement,
• Advising delivery teams on the art of the possible, informed by technology advancements
• Keeping the blueprint refreshed on a regular basis with inputs from the business, technology teams, and capital planning processes
• Working with the P&E team to continuously get inputs on evolving capabilities and gaps vis-a-vis market needs and identify changes to the business architecture blueprint accordingly

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or four or more years of experience.
• Eight or more years platform architecture and technology management experience in platform / technology led businesses
• Experience in business architecture development and management
• Experience in a large, complex organization with service offerings in the U.S.
• Experience in bringing an enterprise-wide perspective; understands all revenue streams and how channels operate across the organization and the importance of a coherent long-term corporate/ BU/ platform strategy
• Experience in the telecommunications industry and/or technical expertise in the development of business and/or enterprise architecture
• Experience or Knowledge of digital market dynamics and best practices
• Experience operating and making appropriate adjustments in a complex, changing, dynamic environment
• Experience communicating and working with executive-level stakeholders on a regular basis.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• MBA or higher degree in business or engineering
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to create / deliver succinct executive-level presentations to communicate vision and concepts / opportunities to all levels of the organization
• Extensive experience with developing and executing strategies and initiatives across business functions. 
• Extensive experience in successfully leading projects delivering E2E digital capabilities including technical design, process re-engineering, and technology. 
• Deep understanding of agile program delivery and methodology (certifications preferred)
• Experience creating road maps and detailed financial business cases for change, specifically developing robust business cases to support and prioritize new concepts / opportunities
• Experience with transformational projects at the enterprise level.
• Proven ability to manage issues through to resolution.
• Tech strategy and/or telecom consulting experience.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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