Product Manager - Specialist
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP utilizes food assistance to support people recovering from conflict, disasters, and climate change impacts. With a vision for a diverse, skilled, and high-performing workforce, WFP fosters an inclusive environment where employees embody its core values.
Job Purpose
The Product Manager, Specialist will be instrumental in driving the growth and development of WFP's ShareTheMeal app, a key initiative for individual giving and awareness-raising. This role involves developing and managing a comprehensive product roadmap and strategy, informed by rigorous quantitative and qualitative user research and data analysis. The Product Manager will lead the implementation of new features, ensuring alignment across platforms (iOS, Android, Web) and collaborating closely with development, UI/UX, QA, and other stakeholders to ensure successful feature rollouts. The objective is to enhance user engagement, expand the user base, and ultimately increase funds raised to support WFP's mission of achieving zero hunger.
Responsibilities
The Product Manager, Specialist role at the World Food Programme (WFP) focuses on the ShareTheMeal initiative, WFP's fundraising and awareness app. The primary responsibility is to develop and manage the product roadmap and strategy for ShareTheMeal, collaborating closely with the Head of Product. This involves conducting discussions with external partners and WFP staff to define product strategy options and preparing documentation for product strategy and architecture, including standards. A key aspect is working with external providers to align ShareTheMeal's features with related services like payment and hosting. The role also entails leading quantitative and qualitative user research and data analysis to inform product decisions and A/B tests, managing UI/UX iterations, and implementing new features to enhance existing functionalities. Furthermore, the Product Manager will align feature scopes across different platforms (Web, iOS, Android), define functional requirements, prepare specifications, and ensure alignment on timelines and technical dependencies. Collaboration with development teams, UI/UX designers, QA, content, localization, and BI teams is crucial for successful feature implementation and rollout. The role requires strong analytical, communication, and coordination skills, with a focus on driving the app's growth to contribute to WFP's mission of achieving zero hunger.
Work Experience
Requires at least 5 years of product management experience for native iOS and Android apps, and web applications. Preference is given to experience with transaction-focused apps in the e-commerce industry. Strong analytical, communication, and coordination skills are essential, along with proficiency in tools like Amplitude and Metabase. The role demands excellent time management, self-motivation, and the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively across diverse teams and cultures.
Skills
Product Management, Roadmap Development, User Research, Data Analysis, A/B Testing, UI/UX Iteration, Feature Implementation, Requirements Definition, Cross-Platform Alignment, Stakeholder Communication, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Agile Methodologies, App Development Lifecycle, Project Prioritization, Team Collaboration, Technical Specification Writing, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, User Engagement Strategies