Group Lead - Passive Infrastructure (m/f/d) for Vantage Towers

Job description

At Vantage Towers, we’re on a mission to power Europe’s sustainable digital transformation. As a leading tower company, we’re ushering in an era of technology-driven advances to help connect people, businesses, and internet-enabled devices like never before. We combine the scale, stability and quality of our tower network with the agility, optimism and energy of a start-up. As a young TowerCo, we have already achieved strong results with a continued focus on accelerating growth and a special emphasis put on sustainability. As part of our team, you’ll work in a dynamic and multicultural environment that embraces open communication, collaboration and teamwork. As part of our dedicated team, you will support the RTT team in expanding and optimizing mobile communications infrastructure across Germany. If you’re ready to take responsibility and shape the future of telco infrastructure with us, then let’s level up in your career and reach the top, together. Your Responsibilities: Passive Infrastructure Rollout: You are responsible for the end-to-end rollout of passive mobile infrastructure (towers) for new builds and upgrades, adhering to timelines, budgets, and technical/legal specifications up to customer handover. Disciplinary & Functional Leadership: You lead, mentor, and develop your team members, taking full disciplinary and functional management responsibility. Budget Ownership & Optimization: You manage and allocate the group's investment budget effectively while driving cost-optimization measures across deployment projects. Vendor Management & Negotiations: You shape strategic partnerships and lead negotiations with external service providers and vendors for network expansion projects (supporting key clients such as Vodafone Germany and external parties). Process Improvement & Reporting: You evaluate processes for continuous improvement, champion best practices and cost-effective technologies, and define business requirements for infrastructure reporting systems. Your Profile: Educational Background: University degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical/Communications Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent vocational/practical qualifications. Professional Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience in telecommunications project management with sound knowledge of fixed and mobile network deployment processes; initial people management experience is a plus. Technical Skills: Extensive background in designing and implementing deployment workflows, accompanied by solid expertise in infrastructure reporting tools and vendor SLAs. Soft Skills: Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, confident communication, assertiveness, and proven negotiation skills with internal and external partners. Language Proficiency: Fluent German (C1 level) and good English (B2 level) skills, both written and spoken. At Vantage Towers, we operate in 8 different European countries. This role will be based in Dresden or Berlin. What we offer – Flexibility & Growth Opportunities: Flexible work: hybrid work without fixed working times, part-time options (at least 30 hours), and up to 20 days per year EU-workation Top equipment: Full home office setup (including laptop, mobile phone, monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset and chair) Salary & vacation: competitive salary, 30 vacation days + up to 10 additional days against salary waiver. In addition, you can profit from discounts on private internet costs and mobile products Work-life balance: Parental leave support, bike/car leasing, fitness offers (e.g., discount for wellhub memberships & free use of the campus gym in Düsseldorf), and corporate benefits Learning & Growth: LinkedIn Learning, individual support for your professional and personal development as well as international career opportunities Health & social care: use the medical center in Düsseldorf or the medical support options in our regions and profit from a subsidized company pension scheme or insurance offers for company conditions Team & culture: work in a diverse, multiculture team which is committed to the values: Accountability, Respect, Teamwork and Trust. We offer the unique opportunity to shape our organization – together as OneVT Are you ready to create the future of digital telco infrastructure together with us? Then we are happy to receive your CV. Depending on the role, we generally invite you to two-three rounds of interviews before you receive an offer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Applications from all individuals, regardless of background, identity, or ability are more than welcome. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us so we can support you. Not the right match? We have plenty of other opportunities to choose from here .