VodafoneThree - Acquisition Lead in London

Location: London OR Newbury + Hybrid

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday

Hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, for at least 8 days per month.

Who We Are

We’re here to build a network the UK can count on – one that connects people, places and potential. We’re creating more than the UK’s best network. We’re helping close the digital divide, empower communities and drive meaningful progress. We believe that everyone should feel they belong. We’re building a workplace where different perspectives are welcomed, voices are heard, and everyone feels safe to show up as themselves.

What You’ll Do

This is a key role supporting the delivery of our network ambition, to build the UK’s most reliable and trusted network. Working closely with the Senior Delivery Manager, you’ll lead the acquisition and planning of network sites, playing a critical part in enabling upgrades and new deployments across our RAN (Radio Access Network).

• Lead the acquisition and planning phases for RAN site delivery, ensuring alignment to programme objectives and business priorities.
• Work in close partnership with Deployment Managers, regional teams and delivery partners to ensure sites are delivered on time, to specification and within budget.
• Provide expert guidance on acquisition and planning challenges, resolving complex issues and enabling efficient site progression.
• Ensure all sites are acquired and designed in line with company standards, planning policy and regulatory requirements.
• Manage acquisition risks, including landlord negotiations, Electronic Communications Code (ECC) considerations and portfolio agreements.
• Ensure full compliance with planning policies, statutory consultees and regulatory obligations throughout the acquisition and planning lifecycle.
• Maintain strong governance around Health & Safety, ensuring all partners operate in line with corporate policies and legal requirements.

Who You Are

• You’re an experienced delivery professional with a strong understanding of RAN site acquisition and planning.
• You’re confident navigating complexity, influencing stakeholders and driving progress in a fast‑paced, multi‑partner environment.
• You bring both technical understanding and commercial awareness—ensuring solutions are practical, compliant and deliverable.
• Proven experience delivering within RAN deployment programmes, managing multiple suppliers, contracts and site portfolios.
• Strong technical knowledge of site acquisition, planning processes and site design principles.
• Experience managing acquisition risks and navigating regulatory frameworks, including planning policy and statutory requirements.
• Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders to ensure solutions are robust, commercially viable and achievable.
• Strong relationship‑building skills, with the ability to collaborate across internal teams, senior stakeholders and external partners.
• Demonstrable leadership and decision‑making capability, with a proactive, solutions‑focused approach.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to align teams and drive delivery across a matrix organisation.

What We Offer

We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and loads more. We help with your career through our amazing learning tools and top‑notch parental leave policies.

Need to Know

We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.