Area Business Manager (m/w/d)

What you would be expected to do

• Lead the development of new products and features from concept to launch, including product definition, requirements, and specifications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product delivery
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform product strategy
• Define and track key performance metrics to measure product success
• Gather and prioritize product and customer requirements
• Create and maintain product roadmaps
• Communicate product vision and strategy to stakeholders
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies

You might be a strong candidate if you

• Have a degree in a relevant field (e.g. engineering, business, design)
• Have 5+ years of experience in product management or related field
• Have a strong understanding of product development processes and methodologies
• Have experience working with cross-functional teams
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Have a data-driven mindset and experience with analytics tools
• Have a passion for creating products that make a positive impact

What Sun King offers

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work with a mission-driven organization
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Chance to make a difference in the lives of millions of people

Sun King is the world’s leading off-grid solar energy company, combining cutting-edge product design, fintech, and field operations to deliver energy access for the 1.8 billion people who live without an affordable and reliable electric-grid connection. Sun King has connected more than 20 million homes to solar power across Africa and Asia, adding over 200,000 homes each month.

Sun King makes solar products affordable to low-income households and businesses via ‘pay-as-you-go’ purchase financing. Sun King installs solar after customers pay a small deposit. Customers then make small, manageable payments of as little as US $0.11 a day via mobile money or cash.

Instead of paying for expensive, polluting, and health-damaging kerosene for lighting or diesel for power, customers unlock savings through accessing solar power and after one to two years of payments, customers own their solar equipment outright. To date, our Sun King solar products have saved customers more than $4 billion cumulatively.

Sun King collects payments digitally through mobile money systems and its 28,000 field agents — over 650,000 payments each day. Embedded electronics inside each Sun King device regulate usage based on payments, similar to the operation of a pre-paid mobile or electricity meter.

From cost-effective solar systems that provide home lighting and phone charging to robust solar inverters that can power high-energy appliances such as laptops, computers, refrigerators, and more, effectively acting as a full stand-in for grid power, Sun King’s products cater to a wide range of income segments and energy needs. Leveraging its proven distribution network and brand, Sun King is expanding its range of products and services to encompass clean cooking, electric mobility, entertainment, and more, aiming to address the needs of our underserved customers.

Sun King employs 2,800 full-time staff in 12 countries, with specialties spanning product design, data science, logistics, customer service, sales, software, operations, and more — all with a passion to serve off-grid families.

Sun King is committed to gender diversity in the workplace. Women represent 44% of Sun King’s workforce.