Manager - PLM - Energy Technology Firm - IIT/NIT/BITS/IIM/FMS/MDI/XLRI

This opportunity is with Energy Technology Firm

JOB DESCRIPTION

Task & Responsibilities

- Own the VOC (Voice of the Customer) and the design of the energy management system. Be obsessed with our customers - who they are, what their needs and pain points are, why they trust certain products and not others, and etc.

- Drive meetings with installers and homeowners.

- Capture and articulate product feedback from multiple sources. You will identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share and improve user experience.

- Prioritize features based on market demand and impact, get buy-in from all stakeholders (engineering, systems, testing, field).

- Define detailed system requirements with an expected sequence of operations.

- Define system configurations required to support market needs. 

- Bring together an array of distributed components into a cohesive energy management system.

- Own the end-to-end product development process, including business case definition, writing and scoping product requirements, creating feature specifications, testing and validating the pre-release products, and more.

- Manage and track product development process ensuring agile product development and responsiveness to evolving market needs. 

- Define, track, and analyze metrics and measures for product performance. 

- Develop product-related content in support of sales and account management teams

- Conduct competitive assessments.

- Manage relationships with partners (manufacturing companies, distribution partners, customers, etc.)

What You Need

- Bachelors in Electronics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from Tier 1 engineering colleges (IITs, NITs)

- MBA from a reputed college (IIMs, NITIE, FMS, MDI, or other tiers 1 B school)

- Relevant advanced degree such as an MBA

- 8 years of relevant experience of which 5 years must be as a Product Manager

- Excellent oral and written communication skills 

- Natural peer and team leadership skills

- Desire to work in a highly visible and critical role

Things that make a difference

- Prior experience in battery storage and/or PV inverter product management

- Minimum Qualifications - Bachelors in Electronics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering MBA

- 5 years of professional experience as a Product Manager

- Experience with battery storage and/or PV inverter product management

Preferred Qualifications

- GPA of 8 & above

- Prior experience with battery storage systems

- Masters in Electrical/electronics/mechanical