Overview
The role leads business engagement and product strategy for the Geospatial Solutions portfolio, connecting development and operational needs with geospatial capabilities to maximize business value and operational impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Leads the product portfolio for Geospatial Solutions, working with agile teams and stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities where geospatial solutions can improve development outcomes, operational efficiency, decision-making, and project delivery.
- Deep understanding of business and operational priorities across regions and sectors, and translates these needs into geospatial product strategies, roadmaps, and investment priorities.
- Defines and communicates a clear, scalable product vision and roadmap for Geospatial solutions.
- Builds strategic relationships across the WBG and with external partner organizations.
- Promotes the use of geospatial intelligence and spatial analytics.
- Provides leadership across agile teams, ensuring alignment, coordination, and execution.
- Facilitates continuous stakeholder engagement and feedback, identifies emerging opportunities, and evolves the product roadmap.
- Designs governance structures and operating models for geospatial products.
- Oversees vendor and partner relationships.
- Evaluates and recommends strategic investments that accelerate product development.
- Monitors product-level financials and investment performance.
- Leads complex, cross-functional initiatives involving various teams to deliver impactful geospatial capabilities.
- Identifies systemic challenges and cross-cutting opportunities across sectors and regions.
- Represents the Geospatial Solutions portfolio in strategic discussions and governance forums.
Required Experience
- At least 8 years of relevant professional experience with a Master's degree in a STEM discipline, or at least 10 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated experience in geospatial technologies, spatial analytics, remote sensing, geospatial data management, and the application of location intelligence to solve complex business, operational, and development challenges.
- Strong understanding of geospatial products, platforms, and data ecosystems.
- Proven experience engaging with business stakeholders, operational teams, and technical teams to define vision, prioritize investments, and deliver products that create measurable business value.
- Strong understanding of development and operational processes.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex operational and business needs into product strategies, roadmaps, and actionable requirements.
- Experience working with Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), international development organizations, government institutions, or similar environments, as well as knowledge of MDB operational processes, country engagement models, project lifecycles, and development programs, is highly desirable.
- Ability to synthesize stakeholder input, analyze business and operational processes, and identify opportunities where geospatial solutions can be scaled.
- Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills.
- Proven experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams and building trusted partnerships.
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- High degree of ownership and accountability, with proven ability to manage competing priorities, drive execution, and deliver results.
- Strong passion for innovation and continuous learning.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in a STEM discipline, or a bachelor's degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred certifications include SAFe Agile Product Management, Design Thinking, GIS, or related certifications.
