Lead Product Manager

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JOB TITLE: Lead Product Manager
TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST Level I
UNIT/DIVISION: Private Sector Partnerships (PSP)
DUTY STATION (City Country): Berlin Germany
DURATION: 11 months
LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Head of Product for ShareTheMeal initiative.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP is
the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food
assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict
disasters and the impact of climate change. Around 20000 people work for the organization most
of them in remote areas directly serving the hungry poor.
ShareTheMeal is WFPs fundraising and awareness-raising app. Free to download the awardwinning
app is a pioneering way for people to join our efforts in creating a world with zero hunger.
ShareTheMeal was launched in 2015 as the first pilot of WFPs Innovation Accelerator which
supports start-ups and innovators in developing their ideas for zero hunger.
ShareTheMeal currently has more than 9.3 million users worldwide who have shared more than
160 million meals (US$ 100 million). WFP is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy for individual
giving and ShareTheMeal is a key driver for this strategy going forward. The team located in Berlin
and remotely is focused on increasing the funds raised to help get to zero hunger by further
developing the app to include new and innovative features increasing the engagement of existing
users and growing the user base through marketing and communication initiatives. As the user
base has grown there is a significant opportunity to increase funds raised from existing users and
deliver an exceptional experience to build a long-term relationship with each supporter.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Consultant reporting to the Head of Product for the ShareTheMeal initiative is expected to:
1. Lead on creating a product roadmap for ShareTheMeal with pro-active support to
ShareTheMeals Head of Product
a. Carry out discussions with relevant external counterparts and WFP staff to derive
options on the product strategy.
b. Prepare discussion documents for the product strategy and architecture including
standards.
c. Work with external partners to align ShareTheMeal product features with related
services and products (such as payment platform and hosting providers)
2. Implement ShareTheMeal technical partner integration and propose new solutions and
enhancements.
3. Lead on and perform both quantitative and qualitative user research and data analysis to
guide product decisions and A/B tests manage follow-up UI/UX iterations and
improvements.
4. Lead on the implementation of new features to improve and iterate on existing
functionalities together with ShareTheMeals development team.

5. Lead on and align feature scopes across platforms (e.g. web native iOS native Android)
a. Research and define functional requirements and prepare clear specifications
with the support of UI/UX design and our development team.
b. Ensure alignment on timelines and technical dependencies and help set priorities.
c. Work collaboratively with the Development team UI/UX design QA content
localization and BI team and other stakeholders to ensure features are
implemented and rolled out successfully.
6. With oversight from the Head of Product STM supervise the team product managers and
review their work.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
- Increase donations from partner technical integrations.
- A product roadmap is defined which is in line with KPIs.
- Key product improvements and features of this roadmap have been successfully
implemented.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: Bachelors degree
Experience: At least 5 years of experience in product management of web native iOS
and Android apps preferably transaction-focused in the e-commerce industry
Knowledge
& Skills:
- Strong analytical abilities both quantitative and qualitative; ability to
produce high-quality written materials.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills enabling you to interact
effectively with stakeholders developers designers content QA and BI
- Ability to interact with managers with maturity and tact.
- Mature judgment with strong interpersonal skills
- Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and
across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy.
- Strong time management skills with an ability to plan anticipate requirements
problems and obstacles and an ability to juggle competing priorities
successfully and to work to tight deadlines.
- Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy.
- Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the World Food
Programme
Languages: In addition to a high proficiency in written and spoken English knowledge of a
second UN language is a plus

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