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Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being. Know more: wri-india.org\nJob Highlight:\nWRI India is seeking a Manager - GeoAnalytics to strengthen the GeoAnalytics team's capabilities in geospatial analytics, software engineering and digital product development. This role will have a dual focus: leading the development and operationalization of Climate Lens, WRI India's integrated climate intelligence and decision-support platform, while managing and contributing to the development of geospatial software applications and analytical solutions across WRI India's programmes.\nThe position will combine product management, technical leadership, software development and project coordination. The successful candidate will work closely with research and programme teams to translate complex environmental, climate and urban challenges into robust, scalable and user-oriented digital solutions.\nThe role will be responsible for ensuring that analytical methodologies and research outputs are translated into reusable digital products, supported by sound software architecture, reliable data infrastructure and effective user experiences. The candidate will also contribute to building shared technical capabilities, reusable software components and engineering standards within the GeoAnalytics team.\nWhat you will do:\nThe role will be structured around two complementary areas of responsibility.\n1. Climate Lens - Digital Product Development and Management (50%)\nLead the end-to-end development, implementation and continuous improvement of Climate Lens, ensuring that it evolves into a scalable and operational climate intelligence platform supporting evidence-based planning, adaptation and investment decisions.\nProduct Strategy and Management\nLead the product development roadmap for Climate Lens, translating the platform vision, strategic objectives and programme requirements into defined product features, development priorities and implementation plans. \nWork closely with GeoAnalytics, Cities and other programme teams to identify user needs, define product requirements and translate climate research methodologies into digital workflows. \nDefine product specifications, functional requirements, user journeys, workflows, wireframes and feature-level development plans. \nCoordinate product development activities across research, design, data science and software engineering teams, ensuring alignment between analytical requirements and technical implementation. \nManage product priorities, timelines, resources, dependencies and delivery milestones. \nTechnical Development and Integration\nLead the development and operationalization of Climate Lens \nOversee the development of shared platform capabilities, including climate data integration, climate hazard and vulnerability assessment, risk prioritization, adaptation planning, scenario modelling and decision-support functionalities. \nDrive the digital productization of WRI India's Climate Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) methodology into standardized, configurable and reusable analytical workflows. \nCoordinate the integration of the Urban NbS FinLink finance-search functionality into Climate Lens, ensuring that users can access project assessment and climate finance discovery capabilities across the three geographic applications. \nWork with software developers and technical partners to define system architecture, APIs, databases, data pipelines and integration requirements. \nEnsure that the platform is modular, interoperable, scalable and designed for future expansion across cities, states and thematic applications. \nProduct Quality, Validation and Adoption\nEstablish product development processes, including prototyping, technical validation, user acceptance testing (UAT), release management and continuous improvement. \nCoordinate pilot testing and stakeholder consultations with government agencies, urban local bodies and other intended users. \nDefine product performance indicators and monitor platform adoption, user engagement, analytical utilization and institutional uptake. \nTranslate user feedback and implementation experience into product enhancements and development priorities. \nDevelop product documentation, user guides, technical specifications and onboarding materials. \nSupport institutional partnerships, technical presentations and resource mobilization related to Climate Lens. \n2. GeoAnalytics and Software Development (50%)\nLead and contribute to the development of geospatial software applications, data-driven solutions and reusable technology components across WRI India's programmes and projects.\nApplication Development\nDesign, develop and maintain full-stack web applications, geospatial platforms, dashboards and digital tools to address programme and research requirements. \nDevelop backend services, APIs and frontend applications using appropriate modern software development frameworks and technologies. \nDevelop and maintain geospatial data services and workflows using technologies such as PostGIS, GeoServer, GDAL, GeoPandas and Google Earth Engine. \nBuild reusable software components, libraries and modules that can be applied across multiple WRI India products and projects. \nContribute to the development of open-source, interoperable and publicly accessible digital products, including platforms aligned with Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) principles. \nIntegrate geospatial analytics, data visualization and AI/ML capabilities into digital applications where relevant. \nEngineering Standards\nEstablish and promote good software engineering practices, including coding standards, version control, documentation, code reviews and testing. \nSupport the implementation of pipelines, deployment processes, cloud infrastructure and application monitoring. \nEvaluate emerging geospatial technologies, open-source frameworks and AI-enabled development approaches for their potential application within WRI India. \nMentor and provide technical guidance to developers, research associates and other members of the GeoAnalytics team. \nMaintain technical documentation, reusable code repositories and institutional knowledge resources. \nProject Coordination and Collaboration\nCoordinate with programme teams to understand project requirements, define technical scope and ensure timely delivery of analytical and software development outputs. \nManage technical work plans, development milestones, resource requirements and project dependencies. \nProvide technical guidance to project teams and support the integration of geospatial and software solutions into programme activities. \nContribute to research publications, technical reports, proposals, presentations and other institutional knowledge products. \nWhat you will need:\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Geoinformatics, Geography, Geospatial Science, Remote Sensing or a related technical discipline. \n6-8 years of relevant professional experience in software development, geospatial technology, digital product development or a related field. \nPotential Salary and Benefits: INR 18,00,000 to 24,00,000 Annum\n“Salary shall be commensurate with experience, skills, and internal parity. WRI India offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.”\nLocation: New Delhi\nDuration: 1 Year (Extendable based on performance and project requirements)\nStart date: As soon as possible\nList of Documents to be attached:\nCover Letter\nResume\nOnly shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose.\nHow to Apply\nQualified applicants should apply online at wri-india.org career section. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered. Only select applicants will be contacted for interview. There will be a writing test conducted with final candidates. Please do not contact program staff directly for this position.\nKindly note that WRI India’s recruitment process does not involve any payment at any stage. Applicants will never be asked to share bank account or financial information as part of the application. All official communication and offer letters are issued only through authorised WRI India email IDs.\nDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) @WRI India\nWRI India values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of our work and workforce. Integrating these values into our actions fosters a progressive and collaborative culture and can also enhance our impact. It is our responsibility to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and experience to learn together. We are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue and development.\nLearn more about WRI India’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).Click Here\nPeople-centric to the core:\nWe keep our people at the center of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.\nSome of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get:\nHealth benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs\nTerm Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member\nEmployee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance\nHealth & Nutrition: Personalized diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and 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