Product Manager IV

What this Job Entails: 

The Product Manager IV is responsible for leading all aspects of a product line including the coordination of activities across various departments. The Product Manager is charged with developing true empathy for the customers and creatively solving problems for them. They will focus heavily on UX to ensure user engagement because they recognize it's critical to build products that users actually want to buy. They will prioritize product features and capabilities, represent the users needs, solve pain points and outlines a plan for achieving success.

Scope: 

• Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways

• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

• Partner with peers and stakeholders in the Electric Transmission organization to develop the strategic vision for assigned products and services

• Play the role of Product Owner and Process Analysts for a key solution being implemented in support of both Large Load and Electric Transmission Generation programs

• Understand industry trends, product positioning, key benefits, and target user groups, both internal and external

• Collaborate closely with vendors, CAISO, internal and external stakeholders to influence future product capabilities and roadmaps

• Research emerging technologies and market trends

• Provide recommendations that align with the company's strategic goals, vision, and values

• Evaluate products and services to ensure they meet business and technical requirements

• Leads the development of strategies and the team's efforts

• Mentors other team members

• Define platform product functionality; responsible from scope through implementation, including the conceptualization, requirements gathering, design, and build.

• Working with the technology leaders and teams, create an executable product strategy, complete with plans, timelines, milestones, and roadmaps.

• Develop and provide product training to our sales channel and strategic customers.

• Work directly with other teams, such as Sales and Marketing, to help ensure products are successful in the hands of clients/customers.

• Other duties as required. This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities assigned to this position.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent work experience, and 8+ years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience 

• 8+ years of relevant technical experience

• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience supporting or managing the assigned products and/or services

• Experience working within a utility, energy, communication, high tech, or aerospace company environment

• Demonstrated in-depth technical expertise in assigned technology areas

• Demonstrated experience in product design, build, test

• Demonstrated experience working in regulatory or compliance environment

• Demonstrated experience in product/process innovation to reduce cycle time

• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise

• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and communications with external partners.

• Experience with related best practices for approaching product development, including generally accepted product development process steps, requirements gathering and market intelligence gathering.

• Outstanding judgment, analytical and critical thinking skills.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master's degree (MS) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent work experience

• Recognized expertise within the IT industry related to assigned products or services

• Experience leading product teams

Physical Demand & Work Environment:

• Must have the ability to perform office-related tasks which may include prolonged sitting or standing

• Must have the ability to move from place to place within an office environment

• Must be able to use a computer

• Must have the ability to communicate effectively 

• Some positions may require occasional repetitive motion or movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

Salary Range

• Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.
• Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.

Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees, including:

• Medical provided through UHC (PPO, HSA, Surest options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only

• Dental provided through UHC

• Nationwide Vision provided by UHC

• Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care

• Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)

• Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera

• Corporate Wellness Program provided by Goomi Group

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellness Days

  401k Plan

• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)

• Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)

• Paid Holidays

• Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other ancillary benefits required under state and federal law