Vice President of Product Management Software Solutions

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.

Join us in leading thechange!

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 nextgeneration energy software solutions. You will collaborate closely with executive engineering finance marketing sales and regulatory teams to address the energy industrys complex challenges and emerging opportunities. This position reports to the SVP of Software Solutions.

Howyou can make an impact:

Strategic Leadership and Product Strategy: Define and drive the 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 EPEs 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 EPEs domain expertise.

GotoMarket Strategies: Craft gotomarket programs that solve our customers problems (i.e. grid planning challenges and enabling customers to achieve decarbonization decentralization and digitization goals).

Investment Prioritization: Prioritize noregrets 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/MLenabled software products and services knowledge and skills to advance EPEs 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 cloudnative 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.

Crossfunctional 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 crossfunctional teams to deliver scalable reliable software solutions with customercentric design.

Team Leadership & Organizational Growth:

• Build and mentor a highperforming 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.

GotoMarket 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 crossfunctional teams to align products with market demands.

Bring your passion heres whats needed:

• 18 years of product management experience with 10 years in an executivelevel 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 gotomarket strategies for enterprise software solutions in the electric utility sector.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to build mentor and inspire highperforming product teams.
• Excellent strategic thinking communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proven success in agile product development and delivering complex software solutions in a fastpaced environment.
• 5 years of handson experience in Agile Software Development practices and experience in Scrum Master practices is highly desirable.
• Proven track record of scaling SaaS platforms and cloudnative 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 subsectors including T&D microgrids demand response energy storage etc.
• Experience with DERMS VPPs Grid Twin grid planning and management platforms including handson 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/MLdriven analytics data platforms and IoT solutions for energy systems.
• A Bachelors 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.
• CustomerCentric Hustle: Active field presence and continuous customer feedback loops for product improvement.
• Relentless Iteration: Rapid iteration cycles with datadriven decisionmaking for product enhancements.
• Integration: Meaningful AI integration that enhances workflows for utility companies and grid developers.

WHO YOU ARE:

• CustomerObsessed: Relentlessly focused on user needs and adoption.
• MultiDisciplinary Leader: Effectively navigates roles across product management stakeholder engagement QA documentation and customer advocacy.
• Builder and Doer: Handson approach to product vision requirements gathering and roadmap .
• Clarity Driver: Communicates clear requirements manages backlogs and ensures product alignment.
• Elite Demo Pro: Exceptional sales demos and effective representation of EPEs software products and services.

How we support you:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical dental and vision with 100 premium coverage foryou.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Employee Ownership Program
• 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 (Remote candidates may also be considered)

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:

ThirdParty Recruiting Notification

EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes fromthirdparty recruiters. Any unsolicited thirdparty 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 will not pay a fee to a thirdparty recruiter or agencywithout a previously signed thirdparty agreementand has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.