Product Owner

Freelancing, Voll- oder Teilzeit · Remote/Zurich, Zurich, Netherlands

Introduction

We are looking for a dynamic and mission-driven Product Owner to guide the future of
Restor’s platform. This role will be instrumental in shaping the direction of our platform,
ensuring that we deliver valuable features to our users, and driving our vision of empowering
global nature stewardship. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product
ownership, an understanding of business and the environmental space, and the ability to get
things done.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Vision: Develop the overall product strategy and long-term vision for the platform with leadership, ensuring alignment with Restor’s mission and strategic OKRs. Conduct market research to understand competitive landscape and user needs, ensuring that our platform stays ahead in the environmental and sustainability sectors.
Team Leadership: Lead 3-week Scrum sprint cycles (refinement, planning, retrospectives) with the dev and product team (9 people) in the Netherlands, ensuring efficient execution and iteration of features.
Product Lifecycle: Own the product roadmap and oversee the full product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and ongoing improvements, ensuring alignment with Restor’s mission and goals.
Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from large companies to smallholder farmers, indigenous communities and NGOs, to gather requirements, define features, and prioritise the product backlog.
Market Adoption: Partner with the partnerships and marketing teams to enhance product positioning and drive market adoption. Support growth initiatives that align with Restor’s mission of bringing transparency and connecting funders, investors, and nature stewards.
Project Management: Create and manage detailed project plans, resources, budgets, and risks to ensure the successful and timely delivery of new features and platform improvements.
Collaboration: with cross-functional teams (developers, data scientists, ecologists, and partners) to enhance platform capabilities, including a science team (~ 3 people) to integrate the latest available research into the platform

Must-haves

Proven experience as project manager and product owner of a digital product, preferably in the environmental or sustainability sector.
Experience in understanding and harmonising the complexities of regulations or guidance frameworks (e.g., TNFD, CSRD, SBTN, EU-DR) and presenting them in a simplified and actionable way is a plus.
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results under tight deadlines.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. Linear) and methodologies (e.g. Scrum).

Nice-to-haves

Experience with geospatial technologies, data analytics, and AI-driven solutions
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field

A note

Research indicates that women and individuals from marginalised groups tend to apply only when they meet all of the criteria. If you believe you’re qualified, but don’t necessarily check every box, please submit an application.

What's next?

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your interest in Restor and how your experience aligns with the role’s responsibilities and qualifications. Please submit your application by Monday 30 September at 17:00 CEST. For further information, please contact jobs@restor.eco.

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About us

The world’s largest digital platform connecting nature stewardship projects to resources, data, and support. Launched in 2021 through a collaboration with Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich and Google, Restor enables local communities, indigenous peoples, smallholder farmers, and ecopreneurs across the globe to monitor and restore nature. With over 200,000 projects in more than 160 countries, Restor’s mission is to foster global collaboration and to increase the visibility and impact of local nature restoration efforts. By doing so, Restor helps drive a global movement to regenerate ecosystems and combat climate change, leveraging cutting-edge technology and data for ecological transformation. We are expanding our offerings to meet the rising corporate and government demand for transparent nature impact reporting and investment in nature based solutions.

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