Senior Manager – Business Demand (NE) in Newbury

We are joining forces to create the UK’s largest mobile network, transforming customer experience through best‑in‑class coverage, connectivity, and reliability while building a culture and legacy to be proud of. The Network Engineering Solutions Senior Manager plays a pivotal role in aligning business strategy with operational execution across Network Engineering domains, owning end‑to‑end demand planning across technology, network, and commercial functions. The role leads a team of engineers, driving E2E network solutions and working closely with senior stakeholders, partners, and suppliers to capture and prioritise requirements and deliver outcomes to time, budget, and quality. Positioned at the intersection of operations and innovation, this is a career‑defining opportunity to shape future network solutions that enable long‑term agility, customer satisfaction, and competitive advantage.

What you’ll do:

• Manage, mentor, and develop a high‑performing Network Engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive the end‑to‑end design and architectural strategy across the Network Engineering domain, ensuring scalable, secure, and future‑proof solutions.
• Own the end‑to‑end demand management process, from intake to prioritisation to portfolio allocation.
• Own the wholesale relationship and strategic wholesale outcomes.
• Support quarterly and annual demand planning reviews with senior leadership.
• Identify systemic delivery challenges and elevate cross‑functional risks to the executive leadership team.
• Develop and manage delivery plans with internal/external stakeholders and partners to enable delivery of our requirements and the contracted outcomes to budget, time and quality.
• Provide technical and delivery leadership and direction to the team and to our partners.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of leading teams in telecom functions and infrastructure.
• Proven experience of managing teams, providing decision making and problem‑solving leadership.
• Proven ability to set technical delivery direction and quality/standards for delivery and design.
• Proven ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders within the organization and to act as the liaison between the business, other technical communities and 3rd‑party delivery teams to ensure delivery of business requirements.
• Proven capability to communicate the realisation of business benefits, articulate complex problem statements simply and manage escalations through successful resolution.
• Technical Literacy – Deep understanding of cross‑domain network solutions.

Benefits:

• Excellent basic salary plus bonus and benefits.
• Up to 28 days off plus bank holidays.
• Paid time for charity work.
• Personalised benefits for you and your family, including discounts, vouchers, and payroll‑linked perks.
• Learning and development tools, parental leave policies and career growth support.

Location & Hours:

• Location: Newbury (Hybrid workplace – 2‑3 days per week in‑office).
• Employment type: Full time, 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday.

Equal Opportunity & Background Checks:

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 regulatory standards. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to interview for a role that matches their skills. In collaboration with our Talent, Diversity & Inclusion teams and employee‑led DEI networks, we offer reasonable adjustments to help you perform at your best during the interview process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiter directly.