Product Owner - Defence Geo-Data

Company Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also consists of six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea's files (product, projects, programs etc) leverage to achieve their targets.

Position & Project Summary

We’re developing a next-generation, Earth-scale defense simulation platform that fuses satellite imagery, procedural generation, and real-time rendering to recreate Earth from orbit to individual terrain features. Designed with defense applications in mind, our platform is part of a larger, interoperable ecosystem used for mission planning, training, and strategic visualization. We use cutting-edge tools and methodologies from the gaming industry, but build with the precision and accountability the defense sector demands.

To support this, we’re looking for a Product Owner with a background in 3D rendering & defense-related geographical data to help shape the strategic direction of our world data rendering. In this role, you’ll drive the product development direction daily while ensuring the world rendering is aligned with the unique geospatial needs and operational realities of defense clients and our product ecosystem.

Role and Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with geospatial specialists and defense customer to define requirements, constraints, and opportunities.
• Evolve the product vision and roadmap and then translate those into goals for the development teams.
• Lead the planning and execution of production efforts across multiple development teams.
• Ensure interoperability with other simulation systems within the ecosystem.

Skills and Experience

• Experience as a Producer, Program Manager, Project Manager, or Product Owner in gaming, simulation, defense tech, or related fields.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with image generators and/or synthetic environments
• Understanding of Agile workflows and cross-functional team coordination.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Experience working with military or government organizations.
• Background in GIS, Earth observation, or remote sensing.
• Familiarity with geospatial standards and formats (e.g., GeoTIFF, shapefiles, KML/KMZ, DTED, etc.).
• Familiarity with game engines (Unreal Engine) and modern asset/data pipelines.

Our Culture

Metrea’s single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Benefits (dependent on location)

UK

Private Medical Insurance

Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub

Electric Car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

£1500 Training Allowance

30 days annual PTO plus b/h

Eye Tests

Sweden

Friskvård of 5K annually

Personal development budget (2K for books, courses, subscriptions etc)

Parental leave

5% occupational pension (swe. tjänstepension),

30 days of leave

Discretionary Bonus

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

Security clearance or ability to obtain one.

Equal Opportunities Statement

(Entity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.

Work Location

Remote, Stockholm or London

Travel

Occasionally Required