Product Manager

Job Description

Our mission is to make consumer energy resources (CER) affordable and accessible for everyone.

Brighte is building the platform to enable and accelerate the energy transition by making it affordable, easy and less risky to buy and sell energy equipment.

Our founder and CEO, Katherine McConnell, has been awarded Telstra Business Woman of the year in 2020 as well as winning the Sustainability Crusader award at B&T's 2023 Women Leading Tech Awards. She is a passionate and humble leader who has a human first approach to business. As a business we have been awarded AFR Sustainability Leader in the Banking and Finance category and won the inaugural Sustainability Award at the Affies!

We value different perspectives, skills and backgrounds and have been recognised for our strength in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, winning Best Workplace Diversity (Finnies 2021).

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About the Role

As Product Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping Brighte’s lending offerings across consumer and commercial lending, enabling affordability at the point of sale and beyond.

You’ll be responsible for evolving Brighte’s lending products in a way that keeps us market-leading in CER finance, innovating across product structure, pricing, risk design, and platform experience. You'll ensure our lending tools are easy to use for households and scalable for vendors, while also being compliant and future-ready for a changing regulatory environment.

This role is part of our core Platform team, working closely with Product, Risk, Engineering, Legal & Compliance, Credit, and frontline teams to deliver products that are fit for purpose, build trust, and accelerate CER adoption.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design, development, and continuous improvement of Brighte’s suite of lending products (BNPL, Green Loan, business lending, scheme-aligned products)
• Deeply understand our customer segments, regulatory context, credit risk levers, and commercial goals to shape finance products that balance customer value and business impact
• Collaborate with internal experts (Legal, Risk, Credit, etc.) to ensure compliance, product governance, and responsible lending practices are embedded from day one
• Work with Product, Engineering and Design to build lending journeys that are embedded, frictionless, and trusted both on Brighte-owned channels and through vendor and partner integrations
• Develop lending solutions that support scheme-aligned delivery) while building toward scalable, flexible finance modules
• Partner with other product managers to ensure our affordability engine supports broader platform goals — including quoting, install workflows, and lead conversion
• Own the lending roadmap end-to-end, aligning feature prioritisation to outcomes like deployment volumes, market share, and margin performance
• Balance short-term product releases (e.g. pricing updates, scheme delivery) with long-term capability building (e.g. real-time decisioning, new lending products)
• Collaborate with cross-functional squads and capability teams to deliver product outcomes in a predictable, transparent way

What You'll Bring

• Have 3-6 years experience of product management experience, ideally in finance, energy, or embedded lending environments
• You are passionate about designing products that enable a sustainable future, with a strong grasp of affordability drivers in the clean energy space
• Understand consumer credit, risk trade-offs, and compliance principles (even if you’re not from a banking background)
• Are pragmatic, commercially savvy, and data-informed, able to balance operational delivery with long-term platform thinking
• Have strong stakeholder instincts and can work cross-functionally across engineering, risk, legal, design, and go-to-market teams
• You're a self-starter with the ability to influence teams to build better products with a constant dedication to understand, question and improve the experiences for users.
• You bring a deep desire to work in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to move with a sense of urgency, sensitivity and to give people space to offer suggestions.

What's in it for you?

• Flexible working arrangements to suit individual needs and a hybrid work model. Our office is designed for collaboration, creativity and balance between office engagement and remote flexibility. Our in-office days are Monday through Thursday (4 days), with Friday as a remote day.
• Free lunch! Yes, there is such a thing! Kickstart your week with our Monday Mingle meaning lunch on us and great company. From tacos, to sushi, to charcoal chicken, it's a delicious way to catch up, unwind and connect.
• Get social. We host a range of social activities at Brighte. A fan-favorite being our weekly Thursday social event, where you can catch up with colleagues over a drink, snack and a game of table tennis.
• We want our employees to share in Brighte’s success. You may be given an opportunity to join our Employee Share Option Plans (ESOP).
• Snacks galore – who doesn’t love that? Our thoughtfully stocked pantry includes snacks to suit your every mood. Fresh bread, protein bars, popcorn, fresh fruit, chocolate, soy crisps, cookies – you name it! We also offer a carefully curated collection of wines and beer on tap for those looking to unwind or enjoy a social moment.
• End-of-trip facilities. Cycle in to work, lock up your wheels and have a shower in our end-of-trip facilities, which come complete with towel service and hair dryers.
• Anniversary leave - your dedication at Brighte won’t go unnoticed. Enjoy an extra day to celebrate your work anniversary with us.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Brighte, we celebrate diversity and encourage you to bring your whole self to work. Our inclusive culture is the foundation of our innovative and dynamic environment.

Named LinkedIn’s #10 Top Australian Start Up (2021), we know we wouldn’t be anywhere without our investors, who believe in our mission and the opportunities that lie ahead for a brighter future.

Airtree Ventures, Grok Investments, Kim Jackson and Scott Farquhar’s Skip Capital, and Qualgro Partners all continue to support Brighte in making this dream a reality!

If you want to join this mission-driven, inclusive, and highly collaborative team, click apply and upload your resume! All applicants will receive a response.

Note: as part of our process, we require all candidates to undertake references and background checks, which include a police check, anti-money laundering and bankruptcy checks.