What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Manager (Transmission Planner) position at Energy Exemplar?
About Energy Exemplar
In an era where the world is rapidly advancing towards a cleaner future through decarbonization, stakeholders from across the entire energy value chain are having to navigate the complexities of the energy ecosystem. We seek to enable our customers to do so with confidence.
Our mission: Empowering Transformative Energy Decisions.
Founded in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, Energy Exemplar's PLEXOS® modeling and simulation software is trusted by innovative organizations across the globe. On one unified platform, stakeholders from across the entire energy value chain are revolutionizing the energy ecosystem and seamlessly planning for the future of energy with unprecedented clarity, speed, and innovation.
Our impact is global and is being recognized across the industry:
- Finalist for the 2024 Reuters Global Energy Transition Awards in the 'Technologies of Change' category
- Finalist for the 2024 Go:Tech Awards in the 'Most Innovative Use of Technology' category
- 2022 USEA/USAID Corporate Volunteer of the Year
- 2022 Impact Award Winner for our impact on the energy industry and the current energy transition
At Energy Exemplar, we believe in empowering our people by offering flexibility in how, when, and where they work. This flexibility has been a cornerstone of our success, fueling significant growth over the years, with the company expanding at an impressive rate of approximately 30% year over year. We understand that the best results come when our team members can balance their professional and personal lives, so we support various working arrangements that help you thrive.
We don't just celebrate the excellence of our products but champion the quality of our people. They own their outcomes and perform to their best – every day. whether you're working from home, in the office, or on the go. Our flexible work culture fosters innovation, collaboration, and trust, making it easier to stay engaged and connected, no matter where you are. That's what makes us who we are and a great place to work. Our core values 'Customer Success', 'One Global Team', 'Integrity and Ownership' and 'Innovation Excellence' reflect the way we work and are always at the forefront of everything we do.
About the Position
Energy Exemplar is looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead our transmission planning products as part of our next generation PLEXOS Energy Analytics platform.
The functions of the role cover the following responsibilities:
- Build and execute on the vision for Energy Exemplar's PLEXOS platform focused on nodal analysis/transmission planning, with use cases including but not limited to:
- Transmission system adequacy
- Generation siting and integration
- Generation deliverability
- FTR/Congestion Analysis
- Own the vision and success for our Transmission planning solutions across the Energy Exemplar Product Portfolio.
- Build and execute on a strategy aligned to our company goals with a roadmap that communicates key priorities and milestones.
- Be responsible for discovering new customer requirements, validating their needs, and integrating these into a comprehensive product strategy and roadmap.
- Write detailed requirements including the problem we are solving, a user story, and detailed acceptance criteria. Work with cross functional teams to ensure requirements are well understood including UX, engineering, technical writers, and more.
- Collaborate with customers, sales, solution engineering, and internal stakeholders to ensure our products meet current customer needs.
- Collaborate with Product Marketing to develop and implement effective go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and launch plans. Be the champion of your solution.
- Engage with sales and prospects to help close opportunities and position the offering effectively.
- Ensure successful product adoption by monitoring product performance against key metrics. Adjust tactics/strategy when necessary.
Candidate Requirements & Qualifications
- Fluent in PSS/E, PowerWorld or similar loadflow applications, including both DC loadflow solutions and AC loadflows.
- Knowledge of DC and AC loadflow solutions and the advantages/disadvantages in their application
- Deep understanding of power system economics covering both operational economics and capital investment
- Understanding of Security Constrained Unit Commitment/Economic Dispatch (SCUC/SCED) and production costs, and the factors impacting each.
- Understanding of the formation of Locational Market Prices (LMPs) and the factors driving them.
- Experience using power flow analyses to develop long term transmission plans in accordance with applicable reliability standards.
- Experience in developing and maintaining power flow models, including contingency files, demand updates, new facilities.
- Experience using production cost models to simulate system/asset economics under various scenarios.
- Experience supporting generation interconnection/retirement analyses.
- Ability to translate market insights into requirements.
- Strong skills for building requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Outstanding analytical abilities to use data to make recommendations.
- Proven customer service skills with ability not just to meet but exceed customer expectations.
- Proven ability to lead, manage and work with remote teams.
- Ability to influence cross functional teams to obtain buy in, and to see the initiatives to fruition. Must be a natural leader, go-to person, able to win the respect and trust of their peer group.
- Experience with high levels of multi-tasking and prioritizing in a consistently fast-paced, deadline- driven environment.
- Experience in transmission planning.
- Product management or business analyst experience preferred.
Energy Exemplar is an equal opportunities employer and we value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing and fostering a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Bring your authentic self and help us build an inclusive world together! To support you in being the best version of yourself during the application and interview process, please let us know if you have any specific requirements.
