Group Product Manager

Uplight

5d•Remote

About The Position

Uplight is creating a new category of energy. We make software that manages energy resources in homes and businesses—including things like smart thermostats, electric vehicles, solar panels, storage batteries, heat pumps, and even people’s behavior—to generate, shift, or save energy to balance the grid, making it more efficient and reliable. This creates clean energy capacity that can be used by the power grid instead of burning more fossil fuels. Our solutions accelerate the transition to clean energy and save money for energy customers We are seeking a Group Product Manager (GPM), Data Platform to own Uplight’s Data Platform and drive its evolution as a foundational and customer-enabling capability across the product portfolio. This role reports directly to the VP of Product and is designed for a senior product leader who combines strong technical depth with people leadership and thrives at translating platform strategy into high-impact, shipped outcomes. In this role, you will be accountable for the vision, roadmap, and execution of the Data Platform, partnering closely with Engineering, Data Science, and Product peers to ensure the platform reliably enables Uplight’s applications, analytics, and machine learning capabilities, while increasingly delivering direct, customer-facing value.

Requirements

Strong understanding of modern data architectures, including lakehouse concepts, ingestion pipelines, governance, observability, analytics, and machine learning enablement
Comfort engaging deeply with engineering teams on architectural decisions, technical tradeoffs, and delivery sequencing
Experience translating platform capabilities into tangible customer value through analytics, APIs, embedded insights, or enablement of downstream products
Ability to prioritize work that balances long-term platform health with near-term business impact
Proven ability to influence across product, engineering, and business stakeholders through clarity, alignment, and execution
Systems thinker who understands how data ingestion, governance, analytics, and applications connect to customer and business outcomes
Experience leading senior product managers or acting as a player-coach on complex initiatives
Demonstrated ability to grow talent while maintaining a strong focus on delivery and outcomes
7 to 10 years of Product Management experience
Hands-on technical background or extensive experience partnering closely with engineering and data teams
Proven experience with data platforms, ingestion systems, analytics and BI, governance, machine learning enablement, and developer tooling; experience with Databricks or similar platforms is a plus
Track record of delivering complex platform initiatives that support multiple products, teams, or customers
Strong communication skills and comfort operating in fast-moving, evolving environments

Nice To Haves

Experience in energy, SaaS, data, or adjacent technology domains is preferred

Responsibilities

Own the Data Platform end-to-end, with accountability for strategy execution, roadmap delivery, and outcomes
Report to the VP of Product and operate as the senior product owner for platform capabilities
Lead a team of product managers
Balance strategic ownership with hands-on delivery leadership
Partner closely with cross-functional leaders while maintaining clear product accountability
Own and drive the vision, roadmap, and execution of Uplight’s Data Platform, including ingestion pipelines, governance, observability, analytics enablement, and developer tooling
Translate platform strategy into clear roadmaps, milestones, and measurable outcomes aligned with company and product priorities
Ensure the platform delivers trusted, high-quality, well-governed data that scales across products, customers, and regions
Balance foundational platform investments with incremental delivery that supports near-term product and customer needs
Partner with application product teams to ensure the Data Platform effectively enables customer-facing analytics, APIs, BI, and data-driven features
Evolve the platform as a developer platform, improving time-to-value through APIs, tooling, and reusable capabilities
Identify, validate, and help launch data-driven product opportunities, contributing to experimentation, pilots, and early releases
Work closely with Engineering and Data Science leaders to align on technical direction, sequencing, and delivery tradeoffs
Collaborate with Go-to-Market, Customer Success, and Solutions teams to ensure platform investments translate into measurable customer impact
Define, track, and communicate KPIs related to adoption, reliability, data quality, and downstream business outcomes
Act as the primary product counterpart for platform-related initiatives across the organization
Lead, coach, and develop a team of product managers
Set clear expectations, delivery rhythms, and strong product management practices
Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and talent development within the Product organization
Foster a collaborative, high-trust environment that supports sustainable execution and continuous improvement