What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President of Product Management, Software Solutions position at Electric Power Engineers?
Overview:
How you can make an impact:
Strategic Leadership and Product Strategy: Define and drive the execution of the product strategy, vision, and roadmap to provide consulting services and software solutions that accelerate utilities' transition to renewables, DER integration, and grid modernization. Leveraging EPE's domain expertise to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Responsibilities:
Product Management and Solution Development:
Qualifications:
How we support you:
Location: This position will be located in Austin, TX
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We are designing the grid of the future!
Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence. For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid. Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.
Responsibilities:
Join us in leading the change!
We are seeking an exceptional Vice President of Product Management with a deep understanding of software development processes and best practices, as well as a solid understanding of power system engineering as it relates to the electric grid and utilities industry and its adjacent sectors, such as telecom, gas, water, and other power grid ecosystem sectors that grid operators depend on to keep the grid reliable, resilient, affordable, sustainable, and safe. The ideal candidate must understand and have experience in software development, renewable integration, distributed energy resources (DER), grid modernization, and regulatory compliance in transmission and distribution utilities. As a key leadership team member, you will define and execute the product roadmap for our next-generation energy software solutions. You will collaborate closely with executive, engineering, finance, marketing, sales, and regulatory teams to address the energy industry's complex challenges and emerging opportunities
How you can make an impact:
Strategic Leadership and Product Strategy: Define and drive the execution of the product strategy, vision, and roadmap to provide consulting services and software solutions that accelerate utilities' transition to renewables, DER integration, and grid modernization. Leveraging EPE's domain expertise to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Technological Innovation: Drive products to enable the innovation in DERMS, VPPs, Grid Twin, and other emerging energy solutions. Identify opportunities to develop software that will automate consulting processes or provide additional consulting services that were not possible without software tools.
Market Analysis: Analyze market trends, regulatory shifts, and customer needs to inform strategic product decisions and drive innovation.
Market Context and Opportunity Identification: Analyze market drivers, including DER adoption, electrification, and regulatory changes.
Identify Market Gaps: Address market gaps, including holistic grid planning, power flow simulations, and DER forecasting.
Product Definition and Solution Scope: Define integrated software solutions compatible with utility grid planning processes.
Product Roadmap and Development Priorities: Align product development with strategic goals and evolving customer needs.
Solution Design: Design solutions that facilitate the 'utilities' journey to net zero, optimize renewable integration, and enhance DER management and flexible grid operations.
Product Positioning: Position the product as the industry leader in integrated grid planning by leveraging EPE's domain expertise.
Go-to-Market Strategies: Craft go-to-market programs that solve our customers' problems (i.e., grid planning challenges and enabling customers to achieve decarbonization, decentralization, and digitization goals).
Investment Prioritization: Prioritize ' no-regrets' investments for foundational requirements and market needs.
Responsibilities:
Product Management and Solution Development:
- Implement software product management best practices for delivering EPE solutions to electric utility companies in transmission and distribution.
- Leverage industry knowledge for relevant product development, including T&D, wholesale and retail energy, microgrids, and DER integration.
- Leverage AI/ML-enabled software products and services knowledge and skills to advance EPE's software products.
- Drive innovation in distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS), virtual power plants (VPPs), Grid Twins, Distributed System Operator (DSO), and other emerging energy technologies and associated regulatory compliance.
Positioning and Value Proposition:
- Position products as comprehensive engineering and planning solutions for complex grids with high DER adoption, electrification, Microgrids, and energy efficiency.
- Focus on new capabilities that enhance competitive differentiation and significant user value.
- Define unique key solution attributes and value propositions such as cloud-native scalability, native GIS integration, and advanced data anomaly detection as competitive differentiators and grid network model agnostic. For holistic grid analysis, emphasize seamless integration with existing utility systems (SCADA, AMI, and DER data).
Integration and Alignment with EPE Ecosystem:
- Align the product roadmap with other EPE consulting solutions, including Digital Transformation, Distribution Planning & Engineering, Electrification, Energy Market Analysis, Engineering Services, Grid Analysis & Interconnection, NERC & Regulatory Compliance, and Transmission Planning & Operations.
- Leverage synergies with existing EPE technology and consulting capabilities for cohesive product development.
- Facilitate seamless platform integration towards a unified system supporting multiple EPE solutions.
Cross-functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Collaborate with the executive and senior leadership team, sales, marketing, regulatory, EPE engineering, consultants, and customer success teams to align products with market demands.
- Engage with utilities, energy developers, and regulatory bodies to shape product strategy9.
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable software solutions with customer-centric design.
Team Leadership & Organizational Growth:
- Build and mentor a high-performing product management function focused on innovation, agility, and strategic growth.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous learning within the product management function.
- Assist SVP Software in providing senior leadership with the strategic alignment of product development software with aggressive business growth goals.
Operational Oversight:
- Define and track KPIs to measure product success and business impact.
- Lead product pricing, positioning, and competitive analysis to maximize market share and customer value.
Go-to-Market Strategy and Strategic Partnerships:
- Collaborate with consulting partners for solution customization and power engineering expertise.
- Leverage industry networks and consortia such as Utility Analytics Institute, GridWise Alliance, and SEPA (Smart Electric Power Alliance).
Shared Responsibilities with SVP SW:
- Innovation: Driving technological innovation in emerging energy solutions.
- Strategic Partnerships: Establishing alliances with cloud providers and enhancing product value through partnerships with complementary software providers.
- Market Analysis: Analyzing market drivers, regulatory changes, and customer needs to inform product decisions.
- Customer Satisfaction: High customer satisfaction and engagement, with strong recommendations and endorsements.
- Industry Knowledge: Leverage industry knowledge for relevant product development.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align products with market demands.
Qualifications:
Bring your passion, here's what’s needed:
- 18 years of product management experience, with 10 years in an executive-level product management leadership role within the energy industry, focusing on software products for electric utility companies that provided value to the grid planning and grid modernization groups.
- Experience in competitive positioning and go-to-market strategies for enterprise software solutions in the electric utility sector.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to build, mentor, and inspire high-performing product teams.
- Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proven success in agile product development and delivering complex software solutions in a fast-paced environment.
- 5 years of hands-on experience in Agile Software Development practices and experience in Scrum Master practices is highly desirable.
- Proven track record of scaling SaaS platforms and cloud-native products in the electric utility sectors.
- Strong network and industry influence in the renewable energy and utility sectors.
- Deep knowledge of the electric utilities and sub-sectors, including T&D, microgrids, demand response, energy storage, etc.
- Experience with DERMS, VPPs, Grid Twin, grid planning, and management platforms, including hands-on leadership in developing software products that worked with these systems and workflows.
- Fluency in electric grid compliances, including but not limited to FERC, NERC, and other state and local regulatory compliance requirements in the electric utility sector.
- Track record of leading/making SaaS Enterprise software products ready for repeatable sales
- Track record of scaling software product revenue with 30% or more YoY ARR growth.
- Extensive experience with AI/ML-driven analytics, data platforms, and IoT solutions for energy systems.
- A Bachelor's or MS degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field or an MBA with utility industry experience.
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:
- Product Adoption: High customer satisfaction and engagement, with strong recommendations and endorsements.
- Customer-Centric Hustle: Active field presence and continuous customer feedback loops for product improvement.
- Relentless Iteration: Rapid iteration cycles with data-driven decision-making for product enhancements.
- Integration: Meaningful AI integration that enhances workflows for utility companies and grid developers.
WHO YOU ARE:
- Customer-Obsessed: Relentlessly focused on user needs and adoption.
- Multi-Disciplinary Leader: Effectively navigates roles across product management, stakeholder engagement, QA, documentation, and customer advocacy.
- Builder and Doer: Hands-on approach to product vision, requirements gathering, and roadmap execution.
- Clarity Driver: Communicates clear requirements, manages backlogs, and ensures product alignment.
- Elite Demo Pro: Exceptional sales demos and effective representation of EPE’s software products and services.
How we support you:
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you.
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Work with industry leaders
- 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)
- Flexible Work including hybrid and remote possibilities based on position.
Location: This position will be located in Austin, TX
Travel: Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)
EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster
If you are interested in applying for employment with EPE and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to: applicationassistance@epeconsulting.com
Third-Party Recruiting Notification
EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency. EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third-party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.
