Beacon Product Owner

The Beacon Product Owner is required to provide clear accountability and focus for VMO2 within the joint venture with Vodafone, Beacon.

You'll act as the single point of ownership for shaping and managing the Beacon roadmap, ensuring VMO2’s priorities are represented and delivered while balancing the shared operating model. By streamlining engagement across both organisations, working closely with MAE and embedding transparency through KPIs and governance, and driving efficiency and innovation, the Product Owner will ensure Beacon continues to optimise cost, resilience, and performance while enabling VMO2’s wider transformation objectives.

You'll also provide both strategic oversight and hands-on delivery management, ensuring end-to-end Beacon initiatives are prioritised, milestones are met, risks are managed, and outcomes are delivered to scope, time, and quality.

Who we are

The UK’s fastest broadband network. The nation’s best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too.

Diverse, high performing teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions.

Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

• Strong background in Radio and Network Sharing platforms, ideally across multiple vendors (e.g. NETCM, Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei).
• Proven experience in end-to-end lifecycle management, including roadmap definition, budget oversight, and delivery governance within joint ventures or shared operating models.
• Ability to provide single point of ownership for product roadmaps, ensuring organisational priorities are represented and delivered while balancing partner objectives.
• Demonstrable leadership in cross-functional collaboration, influencing operational, commercial, and engineering teams across both VMO2 and Vodafone in a fast-paced environment.
• Skilled in streamlining engagement across multiple organisations, embedding transparency through KPIs, governance, and joint decision-making.
• Proficiency in cloud-based technologies and APIs, with a practical understanding of data handling, integration, and AI-driven optimisation use cases.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks, contractual obligations, and reporting structures to ensure compliance, accountability, and efficiency in delivery.
• Expertise in mobile RAN counters, KPIs, and performance metrics to drive cost optimisation, resilience, and continuous network performance improvement.
• Ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on delivery management, ensuring initiatives are prioritised, milestones are met, risks are managed, and outcomes are delivered to scope, time, and quality

The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

• Knowledge of telecom networks (2G–5G) and assurance best practices.
• Experience applying Agile/SAFe methodologies with Jira and Confluence.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of driving cost efficiencies and ROI through platform decisions.
• Passion for innovation, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder skills to build trust across teams, suppliers, and senior leadership

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date.

When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.

Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.

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