Agile Portfolio Management Lead

Giza, Egypt

**Job description**
- Requisition ID**267851**
- Date posted**08/12/2025**

**Join Us**

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers - we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

**Role Purpose**
- This role will be responsible for establishing an end-to-end agile culture within the of all the Agile population in addition to proper establishment for the transformation needs across the agile community. You will be a part of the portfolio management domain leading & establishing an agile environment. You will work closely with Agile coaches, scrum masters, and tribe leads on effectively following the agile best practices & principles.**Role Profile**
- Responsible for identifying, managing, and mitigating agile cross-program risks and issues, to facilitate on-time delivery of capabilities Accountabilities, Competencies & KPIs
- Structure new squads/tribes based on business demand
- Keep monitoring agile tribes’ utilization to ensure maximum efficiency
- Manage & Govern rotation exercise in all managed tribes
- Work with agile tribes to deliver their outcome by being the technology support function & escalation point to deliver squad/tribe outcome.
- Work on transformation of remaining business areas to Agile
- Support the mind-set change & culture shift through different activities
- Monitor and optimize agile processes and practices
- Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and team learning
- Creating and organizing new projects on the JIRA platform, as well as configuring the layout, design, workflow, and dashboard
- A deep understanding of the strengths of different Agile approaches and when they should be used e.g. Scrum, Kanban etc.
- Experience of working in fast paced digital environments, along with a well-rounded understanding of product and proposition development
- Take E2E ownership and accountability of establishing agile values, methods, principles & practices for the delivery.

**Core Competencies & Qualifications**
- B.Sc. in communication /computer engineering or computer science
- Hands-on experience in agile transformation. SAFe knowledge is a must.
- Project management experience including reporting and process management is a must.
- 8+ years of experience, at least 5 of them in agile IT transformation.
- Must have several years of proven hands-on experience in managing projects in agile environments as project manager or scrum master.
- Exceptional communication, organization, and team building skills; articulate and able to steer a meeting with presence.
- Ability to maintain calm attitude during difficult situations and handle pressure situations.
- Experience in maintaining and reporting against relevant metrics (i.e. burn down and velocity, risks, timelines, etc.). in a timely manner.
- Self-starter & self-motivated with a drive to identify opportunities for improvement across the agile delivery processes.
- Highly independent, takes ownership, does not need to be told what to do and seeks feedback and execute actions.
- Strong belief in Agile/Lean working practices and experience of coaching at all levels, from delivery team to senior management
- Jira hands on experience
- Excellent communication, presentation & reporting skills in English (both written and spoken)
- Proven track record of managing complex software projects with agile methodology.

**Not a perfect fit?**

**Who we are**

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

Together we can.

**Insights from previous hires**

**Years of experience**
- ** Less than 2 years**
- ** 2 - 4 years**
- ** 4 - 8 years**
- ** 8+ years**

**Top skills**

**Agile**

**Analytics**

**Previously worked as**
1. Agile Portfolio2. Agile Portfolio Lead3. Specialist4. Senior Expert5. Portfolio Analyst