Product Lead Connectivity (m/w/d)

Job Description

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.

Define and track success metrics (e.g. integration uptime, time to market, partner satisfaction) and use data to make and inform roadmap decisions.

This is how you and your application stand out

• 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

Why gridX

• Flexible & mobile working: Work remotely for up to 70 days from anywhere in the EU and other selected countries such as Indonesia, Canada, Brazil and many more
• Vacation: 30 days for your relaxation
• Sports: 30 Euro allowance for Urban Sports Club or E-Gym Wellpass
• Health: 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
• Personal development: Annual development budget of 1,500 euros per employee
• Employee discounts: Access to gridX Corporate Benefits
• Stay fit and safe the planet with our JobRad offer
• Set up a pension plan and receive a fair monthly contribution
• City travel subsidy: 30 Euros monthly allowance for your monthly/annual ticket
• Modern workplace in the hearts of Aachen and Munich with IT equipment of your choice (Apple or Lenovo)
• Experience the gridX culture at regular team events and receive extra budget for your department event
• We will donate 20 Euros to a charity of your choice on your birthday
• Sabbatical option: Take a break from the daily work routine and realize personal projects, travel or further education (depends on length of employment)