Senior Devices & Portfolio Manager

Overview

In an evolving mobile technology landscape, this future-focused role presents a significant opportunity to enhance customer experience and market differentiation by optimising vendor strategies, commercial sourcing, and product go-to-market execution. By leading vendor roadmap strategies and aligning product launches with trading, insights, supply chain, and commercial teams, this position will maximise Three Ireland's leading position in the Irish market. With a deep understanding of the smartphone, broadband, and ecosystem landscape, the role will shape portfolio decisions in alignment with network and market trends. Engaging with key stakeholders, including marketing and technical teams, the opportunity lies in unlocking incremental commercial value, optimising product launches, and reinforcing the company's market leadership offering the best value to customers.

Join us as a Senior Devices & Portfolio Manager

As the Senior Devices & Portfolio Manager in a dynamic, ever-changing mobile technology environment, you will drive a competitive and customer-focused device and future technology product portfolio across consumer and business segments for Three Ireland.

This role is responsible for the creation of consumer and business product portfolios, with deep knowledge of global technology trends and the development of vendor strategies to support Three Ireland's customers and future direction. With deep knowledge of smartphones, broadband, AI and connected ecosystems, you will shape portfolio and ranging decisions based on market trends and customer needs.

Own the strategic outlook, development and creation of Three Ireland product strategy and ranging for all hardware supporting consumer and business customers. Research, understand, and educate the wider business on global technology trends to support our customers. Present ranges to senior management to gain buy-in.

Responsibilities

• Manage all product vendor relationships and lead vendor roadmap strategies and outlook for Three.
• Develop Three's vendor strategy in association with the Senior Commercial Manager.
• Develop devices, broadband, products and technology portfolio ranging which will support Three's strategic ambitions for consumer and business. Obtain buy-in from all stakeholders and sign-off from senior management.
• Research and understand latest technology trends such as AI, supporting ranging strategy, and educate key stakeholders to support the strategy.
• Align portfolio decisions with company strategy, customer demographics, and market trends across smartphones, broadband, and ecosystems.
• Support product launches and go-to-markets in collaboration with trading, insights, supply chain, and wider business. Include marketing support and performance tracking across all channels.
• Support product lifecycle execution, ensuring cross-functional alignment and resolving commercial issues across all channels.
• Work with Three's insights team and Global CKIOD Team to build deep understanding of market trends, segmentation, pricing strategies and the competitive landscape across networks and retailers.
• Maintain strong awareness of vendor and group strategies, aligning with network development plans to ensure relevant device support.
• Use commercial insight to identify growth opportunities, maximise ROI, and engage stakeholders on product features and technical requirements.
• Curate and manage a product portfolio that supports evolving customer segments and business growth.

The skills we are looking for

• Experience in developing and executing technology ranges/portfolios for telecoms or multiples.
• A genuine passion for technology, mobile devices, consumer products and a future-focused mindset.
• Excellent partnership management skills for internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong ability to translate hardware, service and technical features into customer benefits, system and service impacts.
• Effective communication and collaboration, with the ability to present a clear strategic outlook for the business.
• In-depth knowledge of market and global insights and the ability to extract key information to support ranging and product decisions.
• Adaptability to fast-paced change of vendor partner roadmaps and the ability to cascade information effectively.
• Understanding EU and local regulations and how these shape product portfolios.
• High level understanding and analysis of the company's technical requirements and how these relate to product roadmap and implementation.

Nice to Have

• Technical, business or marketing degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proven leading relationship management and skills.
• Demonstrated market delivery of mobile device or technology products (or other consumer electronics).
• Consistent proven ability to identify and adopt rational solutions and evaluations to highly emotive issues.
• A self-starter with a passion for technology and business.

Benefits of Working at Three

• Flexible working with our new Hybrid model, with a Dublin Head office location (3 days per week in the office).
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus and pension contribution
• 25 days holidays plus 2.5 company days
• Annual Leave buy or sell up to 5 days each year
• Healthcare insurance through our flexible benefits program
• Life assurance, phone and laptop, subsidised canteen
• Access to learning and development tools
• Free on-site parking

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At Three, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. As Ireland's largest mobile telecommunications provider, we provide a better connected life for our diverse customer base, and want our teams to reflect this. We welcome and celebrate all identities and strive to create a culture of belonging where employees can thrive as their authentic selves. If you do not 'tick every box' in this job description, you likely have other valuable skills that would make you a great fit for one of our teams. If you feel this role is for you, then please apply!