Product Strategy Lead, Expert

Cynet Systems•Oakland, CA

About The Position

This role is responsible for leading the strategy for AMI 2.0 innovation in partnership with the Customer organization. The Product Strategy Lead will identify where value can be originated in an AMI 2.0 system, analyze and create business cases for these initiatives, and work to realize a larger grid transformation vision through AMI 2.0 and grid edge computing. This includes bringing together strategy, analysis, and presentation content for management, advocating for projects and products, and establishing initiatives to support the Grid Edge AMI 2.0 Strategy. The role also involves forming a Grid Edge Consortium between utilities, meter vendors, and device providers, and acting as a key stakeholder in Strategy and Innovation work with a focus on customer electrification, load management, and AMI 2.0. The individual will also handle executive-level problem-solving and opportunity exploration.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Business, or Computer Science.
8+ years of job-related experience in energy, products, strategy, or finance.
Experience with strategy, business case creation and approval, and management of a portfolio of solutions.
Strong track record of success in building consensus and managing many moving parts within matrixed teams.
Highly organized, articulate, and able to create compelling strategies, presentations, and materials for executive level buy-in.
Ability to be an on-the-fly problem solver that is biased towards action and provides outcomes beyond the creation of strategy itself.

Nice To Haves

Experience both inside and outside of the utility industry.
Experience with Distributed Energy Resources, consumer energy products, or product development.
Experience leading cross cutting programs or technology deployments with a focus on emerging/innovative technologies.
Experience creating new process and structure for rapid scale-up.
Chief of staff or management experience.
Bias toward action, concise, and passionate.
Strong ability to ideate both linearly and non-linearly.
Ability to operate at different levels of abstraction and remain outcome focused.
Empathic and curious with an ability to seek to understand while driving towards shared outcomes.

Responsibilities

Track and manage up on a portfolio of Product initiatives which are in various stages of development.
Create executive presentations relaying progress and recommendations across the portfolio.
Engage with the broader organization, growth advocates, and product teams to ensure they are coordinated and supporting product launches.
Ensure coordination and cohesion across innovation accelerator product initiatives to lead to a platform approach.
Lead the strategy for AMI 2.0 innovation in partnership with the Customer organization.
Identify where value in an AMI 2.0 system can be originated and analyze and create the business case for these initiatives.
Work to realize a larger grid transformation vision through AMI 2.0 and grid edge computing.
Bring together strategy, create analysis and deck content for management, and advocate for the creation of projects and products.
Stand up AMI 2.0 initiatives, bringing together a plan and resources as needed to support the Grid Edge AMI 2.0 Strategy.
Form a Grid Edge Consortium between utilities, meter vendors, and device providers establishing the operating structure and driving collective outcomes.
Act as a key stakeholder in Strategy and Innovation work with a focus on customer electrification, load management, and AMI 2.0.
Work through executive level problem solving or opportunity exploratory requests as they arise.