What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Program/Project Implementation Manager II position at Bidgely?
Technical Program Manager (Level II)
Who We Are
Bidgely (which means "electricity" in Hindi) is an AI-powered SaaS Company accelerating a clean energy future by enabling energy companies and consumers to make data-driven energy-related decisions.
Ranked #7 in Applied AI on Fast Company’s list of Most Innovative Companies in the World, Bidgely is putting customers at the center of the clean energy future.
What We Do
Powered by our unique patented technology, Bidgely's UtilityAI™ Platform transforms multiple dimensions of customer data - such as energy consumption, demographics, and interactions into deeply accurate and actionable consumer energy insights. We leverage these insights to empower each customer with personalized recommendations tailored to their individual personality and lifestyle, usage attributes, behavioral patterns, purchase propensity and beyond.
How We Do It
From a distributed energy resources (DER) and grid edge perspective, Bidgely is advancing smart meter innovation with data-driven solutions for solar PVs, electric vehicle (EV) detection, EV behavioral load shifting and managed charging, energy theft, short-term load forecasting, grid analytics and time of use (TOU) rate designs. Bidgely’s UtilityAI™ energy analytics provides deep visibility into generation and consumption for better peak load shaping and grid planning and delivers targeted recommendations for new value-added products and services. For more information, please visit www.bidgely.com or the Bidgely blog at bidgely.com/blog.
How You Fit In
The Technical Program Manager is responsible for implementing Bidgely’s innovative energy management SaaS solutions to our largest and most complex utility customers in North America. As a key member of the team, the Technical Program Manager utilizes outstanding project management, technical, and customer engagement skills to deliver the solution on time and on budget to the customer. The Technical Program Manager reports into the VP of Customer Onboarding and is part of Bidgely’s Customer Onboarding team. As a Technical Program Manager you can look forward to:
Project Management
Acquire a deep understanding of the energy market and how Bidgely can play a disruptive role in creating a more energy-efficient future
Understand Bidgely SaaS products in order to influence product development plans and schedules
Be the face of Bidgely for the customer during the implementation phase, owning the relationship, and being an advocate for them internally
Manage new customer implementations end to end from Onboarding to Launch utilizing Project Management best practices such as standing project meetings, engineering standups, gantt charts, status reports, decision logs, change requests, governance committees, cost tracking, etc.
Interact cross-functionally with Delivery/Product Engineering, Product Support, Strategy & Growth, Sales, and more in support of the customer.
Contribute to contract reviews for new deals and change orders.
Travel to customer sites 10% of the time and trips 2-3x annually to Bidgely HQ in Los Altos, CA.
Represent the Onboarding team in sales presentations as needed.
Technology
Own the overall solution design & development for utility customers and work with our global engineering team. This includes requirement analysis, customer journey scope discussion, data integration, design, solution architecture, implementation, delivery, customer facing technical issue resolution and discussion.
Be a product expert at Bidgely by collaborating with utility customers to understand requirements, mapping requirements to product features, performing product gap analysis and finalizing the product customizations and changes.
Manage project deliverables, and ensure quality on on-time delivery, and ensure quality through a hands-on approach.
Produce technical and product documents that clearly define the customer requirements and solution design in collaboration with the customer IT and engineering development teams
How You Succeed
Skills and Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Experience implementing SaaS-based solutions to enterprise customers
Experience working in a prestigious systems integration consulting firm and/or have experience at a fast-paced start-up
Knowledge of SQL, Python, REST APIs, and data transformation technologies is a plus. This role is expected to be hands-on.
Experience or deep personal interest in the energy efficiency or related industries is a plus
PMP certification
Required Qualifications
5-7 years of software integration project experience at a SaaS company
Track record of success delivering complex, cross-functional projects with large high-touch enterprise customers, ideally with ARR of $1M+
Experience as the primary point of contact for enterprise customers
Experience working across time zones with globally dispersed customers, teams, and offshore technical teams
Experience with Agile software development methodologies
Excellent attention to detail
Comfortable creating and tracking project plans, issues and risks, status reports, and project opens via Wrike, Smartsheets, Jira or other cloud project management tools
Proven expertise in developing and driving solution development for cloud based implementations especially in the B2B domain
Excellent track record of designing and delivering system architecture, implementation and deployment of successful solutions in a customer facing role with large enterprises
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to non-technical users
Experience with Google Suite
Problem-solving attitude when it comes to communicating, comprehending, and propelling resolution of technical issues when working with the customer and our engineering teams
Excellent time management and prioritization when it comes to multiple projects
Open and highly collaborative team player
Driven and proactive with a customer first mentality
What You Get
Perks
Growth Potential with a Startup: Seize the opportunity to grow with an innovative startup
Collaborative Environment: Work with a passionate team united by the goal of a clean energy future
Unique Tools: We provide all the tools you need to excel in your role
Exclusive Employee Discounts: Enjoy discounts on movie tickets, technology, pet insurance, and more!
Mentorship Programs: Opportunity to learn and receive mentorship from industry experts
Flexible Work Arrangements: Benefit from flexible working arrangements
Community Service Day: Participate in our community service day and give back
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance coverage from day one
HSA, FSA and DCFSA plans
401(k) Plan
Flexible Paid Time Off
Annual wellness stipend
Annual professional development stipend
Paid Parental Leave
Bereavement leave
Mental Health and wellness resources for your whole family
Salary : $90,000 - $130,000