Developer Relations Manager

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Role Purpose
One of our key "Spirit" behaviours here at Vodafone is titled "Create the Future" - and here you have an opportunity to do just that. We are scaling up a team that will deliver a platform, service and support for us to engage with a new and until now underserved customer group - the developer.
To that end, this role is accountable for:Management and advocacy of Vodafone's first global Developer Marketplace. Champion the voice of the customer, evangelising the needs of the developer community Vodafone-wide to educate the business and strive towards excellence in product execution. Bringing strategy to life with responsibilities ranging from defining programs that enable community engagement and growth, to event management.
What you'll do• Catalyse an external and internal audience to build an active, loyal, and passionate developer community• Develop and execute the strategy to generate awareness of Vodafone's Developer marketplace, including community sponsorships, office hours, events, and identifying speaking gigs.• Engage with broader developer communities, internally and externally, to advocate and for Vodafone products and partner products.• Build, manage, and curate discussion on the Developer Marketplace forum-targeting audiences that will benefit from the Vodafone marketplace.• Drive promotion and awareness at events and organising engagements such as hackathons.
Who you are
5+ years of building and leading community programs in Developer Relations, Community Management, Product Marketing, Product Management, Technical Engineering, CX Management or similar roles• Community management and developer stakeholder management skills• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively educate audiences in both written and verbal forms• An analytical and data-driven approach to building and nurturing communities• Experience facilitating sensitive and complex community situations with empathy, judgment, and tact• Ability to think like a developer and be passionate about making developers happy; even better, you know how to codeBusiness / Technical degree• Experience working with developers' community• 3-4 years post university, preferably in consulting, strategy or marketing function in a global MNC• Proven experience of identifying and onboarding new partners/ customers/developers/investors• Strong business and technical acumen• Proven track record of stakeholder engagement• Experience of working in Agile/ Design Thinking• Detailed knowledge of Customer Insights management
What's in it for you
Yearly bonus: 10%Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/yearCharity days: 5 days/yearMaternity leave: 52 weeks, the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half payPrivate pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save schemeAdditional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
Together we can
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
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