WHO WE ARE GridUnity is the industry leader in interconnection life cycle management, delivering cutting-edge software solutions that eliminate bottlenecks in the interconnection process and accelerate the transition to a more affordable, sustainable, and resilient energy future. Our Mission We unite all grid interconnection stakeholders on a single platform that converts centralized data into actionable intelligence and accelerates the transition to a reliable, sustainable, and cost-efficient electric grid. GridUnity is a trusted partner to leading utilities, grid operators, and policymakers. Our technology solutions tackle the interconnection queue backlog by significantly reducing processing times. Whether cutting transmission interconnection timelines from years to months or enabling distribution applications to be processed within a day, we help accelerate energy projects at every scale. Our Vision Energizing the planet with a faster, smarter, and more sustainable grid. ABOUT THE ROLE This position reports to GridUnity’s Strategic Product Officer and is a leadership role in the Product Team. You will be responsible for evolving the strategy and roadmap for the grid planning offerings that the GridUnity Intelligence Platform provides to our national customer base. You will partner with GridUnity’s larger Product team, power system engineering and customer growth, to ensure that each planning product module leverages the platform in the most efficient manner and delivers valuable and differentiated products to our customers. You will track, report on, and hold your team to product metrics to ensure customer value is maximized and product investment decisions are data-driven. Your team will continue to grow as you hit product metrics and generate company value. You will set the vision for grid planning products and keep stakeholders aligned around it. You work with others on the larger GridUnity product and customer growth teams to understand and monitor changing customer needs. You ensure the engineering team maintains a well-defined understanding of the prioritized components, backlog and goals for each development increment, which is delivered through iterative Agile development. This is a player-coach role: you’ll set strategy and own the backlog hands-on while building the team. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES STRATEGY & ROADMAP - Own the multi-year strategic roadmap for grid planning product offerings and coordinate delivery timing with Product Management leadership consistent with company priorities - Engage with customers to understand needs, test and validate concepts, and continuously confirm that the strategy reflects real customer and market problems - Evaluate product enhancements to drive selection of those with extensible and / or specific strategic value, including build/buy/partner and sequencing tradeoffs - Set grid planning product success metrics and report against them in terms leadership cares about; course-correct or kill initiatives that aren't delivering value BACKLOG & REQUIREMENTS - Define what success looks like for each feature before it’s built, and measure it after - Own the grid planning backlog: write user stories, acceptance criteria, and edge cases, and stay accountable for them as the team grows - Act as the go-to decision-maker for the development team on scope, sequencing, and acceptance; unblock engineering quickly when requirements shift STAKEHOLDER & CROSS-FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT - Manage competing stakeholder demands (sales, customer success, executives, engineering) ensuring your product position and the value it delivers to market participants is understood - Keep executive leadership and stakeholders informed on status, risk, and tradeoffs through concise, structured communication that includes any needed context - Build trust with engineering and customer growth teams so that prioritization calls are respected - Provide subject matter expertise and support as needed to GridUnity sales team (e.g., RFP support, product demonstrations, training, documentation, etc.) LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE - Operate with high autonomy: demonstrate your ability to create company value and to deeply coordinate with team members throughout the company - Mentor and manage a team as the function grows while also fostering growth among the entire Product Management team - Collaborate with Product Management leaders to improve the team's product development process itself (documentation, ceremonies, definition of ready/done, estimation) QUALIFICATIONS - 10+ years experience in B2B enterprise software organization(s), including 5+ years’ experience working in Product Management leading teams of product owners - Degree in Power Systems Engineering - An MBA and a PE license are a plus - Track record of successful SaaS based products developed and launched through your leadership - Solid grounding in power systems planning: load flow, contingency analysis, and familiarity with tools...