Responsibilities
- Drive solar product development in accordance with company and product strategy
- Take a leading role in developing a product roadmap based on business objectives, customer needs, and market opportunities
- Use knowledge of market dynamics to continuously assess and refine the product strategy
- Define cross-functional product objectives and key results and drive progress
- Serve as a subject matter expert for solar customers — training them on SkySpecs software and sharing best practices for operating and managing solar farms
- Foster strong relationships with key solar customers to gather valuable feedback and deeply understand their needs
- Act as the primary point of contact for communicating product changes, new features, and releases to solar customers
- Assist customers with product configuration and customization to ensure they are getting maximum value from SkySpecs solutions
- Validate product concepts through ongoing customer engagement and feedback
- Collect and triage customer feedback, feeding insights directly into the roadmap and feature prioritization process
- Conduct ongoing data analysis to identify trends and opportunities for product improvement
- Translate customer and market research findings into actionable insights for the product development team
- Collaborate with Marketing and Sales teams to create and execute effective go-to-market plans for solar products
- Drive successful product and feature launches, developing customer-facing release materials and sales-enabling documentation
- Shepherd projects through the full software development lifecycle — including user research, data analysis, designing prototypes, writing requirements, testing functionality, training users, and creating release materials
- Define and track product performance metrics and feedback loops
- Utilize data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement and identify new development opportunities
- Lead innovation initiatives from ideation to commercialization, identifying opportunities to differentiate SkySpecs' solar product
- Communicate and align product roadmap, priorities, and vision with senior leadership, executives, and key stakeholders
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to achieve product and company goals
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- 3+ years of experience directly in the Solar industry
- Deep understanding of customer needs and the ability to advocate for the customer throughout the product development process
- Familiarity with solar farm operations, asset management, and industry best practices
- Strong strategic thinking and planning skills with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans
- Proficiency in data analysis and the ability to make data-driven decisions, utilizing tools like Databricks and Sisense
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into clear, concise communication for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong project management skills
Nice to Have
- Experience with software development or customer management
- Prior experience in a customer-facing product or solutions role is a strong plus
- Experience with agile methodologies
- Familiarity with software development processes and technologies
- Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Ann Arbor, Michigan
Additional Information
- Travel: approximately two weeks per year or more, including visits to customer sites
- Candidates must maintain a valid passport
- Position does not offer financial support for relocation
- Applicants must be currently located in the United States and legally authorized to work in the United States for this employer now and in the future, without the need for visa sponsorship
- Role based on U.S. Eastern Time
