IMEO Product Owner – Science Projects

United Nations - UN United Nations Environment Programme

Consultant Closes 30 Aug 2026 15 days left

Overview

Responsible for maximizing the value of IMEO’s data products by defining and prioritizing product requirements, managing the product backlog, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.


Key Responsibilities
  • Establish interfaces between science and digital products teams
  • Map existing and plan future data products
  • Establish coordination mechanisms to gather user requirements
  • Define a delivery plan and milestones
  • Translate product vision between teams
  • Manage and maintain the operational backlog for digital implementation
  • Establish handovers from analytical outputs to digital products
  • Communicate high-priority features between teams
  • Establish team ceremonies
  • Ensure accuracy and quality during data-to-digital conversion
  • Improve processes and introduce lightweight structures
  • Identify and address bottlenecks, risks, and dependencies
  • Integrate lessons learned
  • Summarize product status information for donor reporting and work plan development
Required Experience
  • Five or more years of relevant experience
  • Product ownership, project management, or similar coordination roles within an Agile/Scrum environment
  • Experience working across technical and non-technical teams
  • Work with data products, data platforms, or analytics teams
  • Familiarity with agile or hybrid delivery environments
  • Experience with backlog management tools such as Jira
Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Analytics, Business Administration, Information Systems, STEM, or a related field

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Languages Preferred
Other languages are an asset.
Contract Duration
12 months
Work Modality
Remote
Remuneration
Not specified
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