Lead Product Analyst, Regulatory & Markets

GridUnity

3d • Remote

About The Position

As Lead Product Analyst, Regulatory & Markets, you will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for shaping GridUnity’s integrated view of market structure, competitive and partner dynamics, regulatory signals, and customer demand and adoption signals, and translating that understanding into decision-ready insights for executive leadership.
You will own the Market Map as a strategic decision tool, leading synthesis across competitive and partner intelligence, market signals, regulatory shifts, and Voice of Customer inputs, and partner directly with Product, Sales, Customer Experience, and leadership to ensure GridUnity’s product strategy anticipates market shifts, competitive dynamics, and regulatory change.
This role carries significant ownership, influence, and cross-functional responsibility.
This position reports to the Director, Product Enablement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Public Policy, Energy Systems, Engineering, or a related field (Equivalent professional experience may be substituted)
• 7–10+ years of experience in market strategy, competitive intelligence, product strategy, management consulting, or related roles in the energy or technology sector
• Experience operating in a SaaS or technology-enabled environment with exposure to product strategy, positioning, or go-to-market decision-making
• Demonstrated ability to conduct competitive analysis, market mapping, and ecosystem analysis, and translate findings into strategic recommendations
• Prefer working knowledge of interconnection, transmission, distribution, or planning processes sufficient to assess market impact and product implicationsDemonstrated ability to synthesize complex, ambiguous inputs into clear, strategic guidance for senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to influence product strategy or business decisions through influence in cross-functional environments
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deliver clear, structured, and executive-level narratives

Nice To Haves

• Experience owning and evolving market maps, competitive landscapes, or ecosystem models as decision tools in a SaaS or platform business
• Deep understanding of utility market structure and regulatory dynamics across multiple jurisdictions, with the ability to anticipate structural shifts
• Experience shaping product positioning, differentiation, or go-to-market strategy based on market and competitive insights
• Track record of operating as a trusted advisor to senior product or executive leaders, influencing strategic direction
• Background in top-tier strategy consulting or market advisory roles, with demonstrated application to product or platform strategy
• Demonstrated thought leadership through publications, industry engagement, or conference participation

Responsibilities

• Market & Competitive Intelligence
• Own and maintain GridUnity’s Market Map as a strategic product decision tool, providing a clear, structured view of the interconnection and planning ecosystem, including competitive positioning, market structure, ecosystem dynamics, and emerging risks.
• Develop and maintain competitive intelligence on key players, adjacent solutions, and new entrants, including capabilities, positioning, and potential impact on GridUnity strategy.
• Identify competitive threats, whitespace opportunities, and structural market shifts that inform product direction and differentiation.
• Insight Integration & Synthesis
• Integrate outputs from competitive intelligence, regulatory monitoring, tariff analysis, Market Radar, and Voice of Customer activities into decision-ready insights for executive leadership.
• Lead development of market, competitive, customer, and regulatory implication briefs, translating signals into clear product, positioning, and capability implications.
• Ensure insight quality, consistency, and relevance across the Product Strategy Library, with a focus on decision usability and strategic clarity.
• Product & Leadership Partnership
• Serve as Product Enablement’s primary partner in roadmap and strategy discussions, providing market, competitive, partner, and regulatory context, framing, and informed judgment.
• Provide market, competitive, and regulatory perspective to the Product Alignment Council, Product Lifecycle Council, and other leadership forums.
• Collaborate with Product, Customer Experience, and Sales to ensure insights are embedded into planning, rollout, and adoption strategies.
• Program Leadership through Influence
• Provide functional leadership across insight activities, setting priorities, standards, and synthesis approaches, including competitive intelligence and market analysis frameworks.
• Partner closely with analysts and subject matter experts cross-functionally to guide work without formal line management.
• Support evolution of Enablement processes to ensure scalability and long-term value, particularly in market intelligence and decision-support infrastructure.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages that recognize your expertise and contributions
• Remote-first culture that provides flexibility and balance
• Professional development opportunities, including training, mentorship, and career pathing
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one
• Short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance at no cost to you
• 401(k) plan with a 4% match to help secure your future
• Flexible PTO and a supportive work culture that values balance
• Mission-driven work with the opportunity to make a significant impact in the energy sector

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level