Lead the product strategy for connectivity, manage cross-functional partnerships and drive product lifecycle processes, directly contributing to sustainable energy management across Europe.
Ready to architect the future of connected green energy? Dive into the heart of Europe's leading energy management platform and spearhead the next evolution of interoperability.
As our Product Lead for Connectivity, you'll not just shape, but own the strategy across local interfaces (PV inverters, batteries, heat pumps), our groundbreaking "Ready for gridX" partner program in Europe and Asia and cutting-edge cloud integrations with third-party platforms, directly impacting how a continent manages its sustainable energy future.
Own the product lifecycle: You own the end-to-end lifecycle of our connectivity products, from initial discovery and requirements gathering through to successful launch and continuous iteration. By deeply understanding market needs and the competitive landscape, you will define and champion the product strategy and roadmap. You identify and understand our customers' use cases, and proactively derive the required measures. You ensure the product's ongoing success and alignment with gridX's overarching business objectives.
Empowerment through Mentorship: You closely lead and develop a team of 2-3 product people through personalized coaching and mentorship, leveraging your deep product expertise to help them excel in complex product lifecycles and achieve ambitious goals, while fostering a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the product domain.
Lead by Example: You champion a results-oriented product culture by establishing a clear vision for our product connectivity topics, holding the team accountable for delivering value and actively guiding them towards successful outcomes, effectively collaborating across a 20-person cross-functional team (including Engineering, Marketing, Design, Sales). For your core team, you communicate transparent goals and metrics to drive product excellence and quantify its impact.
Drive Strategic Partnerships: Collaborate with our growth team to define and achieve the certification of (at least 10) new OEM partners within a 12-month timeframe, contributing to the expansion and strengthening of our product ecosystem.
Deliver Core Product Integrations: You take ownership of delivering key product integrations, further strengthening our product's capabilities.
Budget Ownership & Optimization: You take full ownership of the budget for all connectivity initiatives, driving efficient resource allocation, ensuring financial accountability and alignment with overall business objectives.
You bring 8+ years of hands-on expertise in the world of DER integration or SaaS/IoT energy management – even better if you've navigated both
You are a product pro and know your way around product management like the back of your hand, from crafting a compelling roadmap to nailing down requirements and keeping the priorities clear
You are a champion at leading teams in cross-functional settings, developing people and are a natural at getting everyone on the same page
You have experience running and growing OEM partnership programs, ideally in both Europe and Asia
You have experience working with OEMs and have a network within that space
You are comfortable leading hybrid and cross-functional teams
You are no stranger to budget and P&L responsibilities
You have successfully launched cloud-to-cloud integrations from initial concept to production
Your English is excellent and you are great at connecting with and managing different stakeholders. German is a plus
Flexible Work Hours
Work remotely for up to 70 days from anywhere in the EU and other selected countries such as Indonesia, Canada, Brazil and many more
Health Insurance
Make use of our (mental) health management offers such as Nilo.health (e.g. 1:1 coaching sessions, daily meditation offers, Self-reflection options) for your mental-wellbeing
Learning Budget
Annual development budget of 1,500 euros per employee
Sabbatical option
Take a break from the daily work routine and realize personal projects, travel or further education (depends on length of employment)
Paid Time Off
30 days for your relaxation
Wellness Stipend
30 Euro allowance for Urban Sports Club or E-Gym Wellpass
gridX GmbH builds energy management platforms that improve user engagement with green energy technology. Serving both B2C and B2B markets, our solutions empower users to maximize their energy efficiency and sustainability.
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