Vodafone Idea - Vice President - Connectivity

Role: VP Connectivity (Practice Head - Connectivity Line of Business)

Function / Department - Connectivity, Biz Comm & Solution Sales

Location - Mumbai

Job Purpose:

To own the "Fixed line data" P&L and to lead the transformation of Vi's wireline and enterprise connectivity business into a future-fit, converged services portfolio by integrating connectivity (both private and public) with security and managed services. The role owns the full product P&L and drives growth through strategy, product innovation, and cross-functional execution.

Key Result Areas / Accountabilities

- Define and execute the product roadmap for all connectivity services (e.g., MPLS, DIA, NPLC, IPLC, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi, managed services) and evolve it toward integrated solutions with security and cloud.

- Drive 3X revenue growth and 2X market share expansion in the enterprise segment over the next 5 years.

- Enable field force (enterprise sales + channel) through productized GTM and sales enablement programs.

- Lead cross-functional collaboration with solutioning, pricing, delivery, customer servicing and BI to enhance time-to-market and service quality.

- Build and coach a high-performance product, solution architecture, and delivery team.

- Develop relevant partnerships.

Core Competencies, Knowledge, Experience

- Domain knowledge in wireline / enterprise connectivity and adjacent technologies (e.g. SD-WAN, FWA, cloud connectivity)

- Proven success in P&L and business ownership with revenue and margin accountability

- Demonstrated ability to lead transformation - product convergence, commercial redesign, new GTM models

- Strong cross-functional leadership across product, sales, solutioning, network and delivery

- Strategic thinker with ability to translate technology trends into commercial opportunities

Must-have Technical / Professional Qualifications:

- Engineering graduate (preferably Electronics / Telecommunications)

- MBA or General Management program from a reputed institution (preferred, not mandatory)