Job description
As Product Manager - Managed Services, you shape and grow Smappee's portfolio of revenue-generating services beyond physical products. You turn customer needs and market opportunities into scalable, commercially viable offerings, including payment solutions, subscriptions and service agreements. You own the product direction from discovery and business case through launch and continuous improvement, balancing customer value, profitability and operational feasibility.
You work closely with engineering, sales, finance and service teams to make services straightforward to buy, use and deliver. Partnerships and integrations support your portfolio where they strengthen the customer proposition or help the business scale.
Responsibilities
- Own the product strategy and roadmap for services and payment solutions, translating Smappee's strategic ambitions into clear priorities.
- Identify and validate opportunities for new services and recurring or transaction-based revenue, based on customer needs, market developments and business potential.
- Build business cases and define pricing, packaging and commercial models, balancing customer value, revenue potential, profitability and cost to serve.
- Develop service offerings across payment solutions, subscriptions and service level agreements (SLAs), working with relevant teams to define scope, customer commitments and delivery requirements.
- Translate opportunities into clear requirements and priorities, working closely with engineering and other teams throughout discovery, development, launch and further iteration.
- Shape the complete service experience, from onboarding and activation to billing, renewal and support, ensuring that offerings are easy to use and operationally scalable.
- Define requirements for partnerships and integrations where they enable or strengthen the service offering.
- Track adoption, revenue, profitability and customer retention, using insights to improve the portfolio and guide investment decisions.
- Act as the product point of reference for your portfolio, aligning internal teams and external partners on direction, priorities and trade-offs.
Requirements
- You have at least 3 years of experience in Product Management, preferably within a software, payments, subscription or technology-enabled services environment.
- You combine strong product thinking with commercial acumen: you can assess customer needs, build business cases and make informed decisions about pricing, revenue models and profitability.
- You have a solid understanding of the product development lifecycle and are comfortable working closely with software development teams in an Agile environment.
- You understand that a successful service requires more than software features, with clear commercial terms, reliable delivery, billing and ongoing support.
- You have enough technical affinity to understand platforms, APIs and integrations and to have meaningful conversations with engineers and external technology partners. You do not need to be a developer yourself.
- You know how to influence without formal authority, create alignment between stakeholders and challenge ideas constructively.
- You use customer insights and data to validate assumptions, prioritise opportunities and measure results.
- You are comfortable with ambiguity and change and can bring structure and focus to a fast-moving environment.
- You are fluent in English.
- Experience with payment solutions, subscription models or service agreements is a plus, as is knowledge of energy or mobility services.
Benefits
At Smappee we believe in a modern, dynamic, flexible work environment and culture where you can be yourself and truly inspire people to contribute to a better planet. What can you expect exactly?
- An inspiring office environment at cleantech hub Snowball: a place where companies with a heart for sustainable innovation can get inspired and grow.
- Personal growth with multiple career and personal development opportunities in an organization that is constantly evolving.
- A chance to participate in team activities, companywide events and monthly drinks with your colleagues at the HQ.
- Remuneration according to experience, completed with extra-legal benefits such as an electric company car and charging card or mobility budget, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, health insurance, group insurance and holidays supplemented with ADV days.
- A flex benefits plan with optional benefits such as bicylce leasing, multimedia, home office supplies, additional holidays, refund of individual pension savings and warrants.
- A job where you can truly contribute to a better planet.
Pay & benefits
About this role
About Smappee
Company Overview
Smappee
Harelbeke, Belgium
2012
Approximately 150 employees (source: linkedin.com). The annual revenue is estimated to be between 10 million and 50 million dollars (source: smappee.com).
What They Do
Smappee specializes in smart energy management, with a primary focus on monitoring and optimizing electricity consumption, complemented by solar energy integration and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions (source: smappee.com). The company's technology focuses on three interconnected areas: real-time analysis of energy consumption at the device level, optimization of self-sufficiency through solar energy management and battery storage integration, and intelligent infrastructure for EV charging (source: smappee.com). The flagship product is the Smappee energy monitor, launched in June of a reference year for 199 euros, capable of identifying individual energy consumption of devices (source: smappee.com). This system allows users to monitor energy flows and direct excess solar energy to major consumers and battery storage systems (source: smappee.com). Smappee serves a wide range of markets, including residential consumers, installers, and small to medium-sized enterprises, achieving global distribution in Europe, the United States, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand (source: smappee.com).
Projects & Track Record
Smappee has sold a significant number of devices, with monthly sales figures ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 in the European, North American, and Asia-Pacific markets (source: smappee.com). The previous venture of founder Grosjean, EnergyICT, illustrates the impact of Smappee, where the company monitored 10,000 energy meters at Tesco, the largest supermarket chain in the UK, reducing energy consumption by 20% (source: smappee.com). Smappee has also formed strategic partnerships with companies such as Watt Footprint and Chargefox, demonstrating the integration of ecosystems in smart energy management and EV charging (source: smappee.com).
Recent Developments
In October 2024, Smappee announced a significant leadership change, appointing Kurt Vandeputte as CEO while founder Stefan Grosjean took on the role of Smappee Group CEO (source: smappee.com). The company also received the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best Award for Design Concept for its EV line, underscoring the company's recognition as an innovator in smart energy solutions (source: smappee.com). Smappee continues to advance its technology with innovations such as Cascade Overload Protection and integration with smart chargers, positioning itself as a developer of next-generation energy management tools (source: smappee.com).
Working at Smappee
The company culture at Smappee reflects the philosophy of founder Grosjean, focusing on challenging established energy companies and empowering consumers (source: smappee.com). The company emphasizes integration with the local community and consciously operates from West Flanders, collaborating with regional entrepreneurs and SMEs (source: smappee.com). The organization has its headquarters in Harelbeke, Belgium, and regional offices in Australia, the United States, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, where local support, sales, and installation coordination take place (source: smappee.com).