Senior Product Manager

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is seeking a well-qualified candidate who is passionate about driving the clean energy revolution by providing solar companies with innovative software.   As a Product Manager, you will be asked to:

• Use analytical abilities and rigorous thinking to work cross-functionally, determine highest priority new features and tenaciously drive those projects forward
• Work closely with customers and other NextEra Energy teams to develop smart and creative software solutions to the problems our customers face and ensure NextEra Energy is delivering the best software possible
• Project manage all aspects of software development, including customer research, feature design, mock-up and user story creation, engineering development, launch and growth, and key metrics development and reporting

Job Overview

This position will be responsible for driving all aspects of software development for solar companies using NextEra Energy software to design, sell, finance, and install projects.  This role will require gaining a deep understanding of the solar, energy storage, and energy efficiency industries, and applying this knowledge to the intricacies of designing and developing software.

Job Duties

• Work closely with customers to identify customer and market needs
• Define user personas, problem statements, and use cases pertaining to areas of new software development
• Run collaborative design sessions with technical leads and software engineers
• Write detailed user stories, create workflow documents, wireframes and mockups 
• Work cross-functionally with our full stack developers, designers, sales, and operations to successfully deliver new platform features and services
• Prioritize and groom the development backlog for each sprint, working directly with the engineering team to ensure on-time delivery of business critical features, small enhancements, and bug fixes
• Define, track, and interpret key metrics to measure overall product and customer success
• Be an active participant and leader in an Agile/SCRUM environment
• Perform other job related duties
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of product management experience at a software company

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with B2B software; experience in the solar or renewable energy field a plus
• Strong analytical abilities to effectively and quantitatively evaluate various software development options in the context of metrics and projections related to customers, growth, revenue, competitive positioning, among other parameters
• Strong time and process management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines and successfully deliver on complex projects
• Strong understanding of software development practices, coding, and software architecture; past coding experience a plus
• Unmatched eye for quality and attention to detail; experience in with UI and UX design a plus
• The skills to develop, implement, and manage scalable processes
• A positive attitude and a strong desire to always get the job done in spite of obstacles
• The ability to work independently as well as collaborate in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment
• A high level of energy, motivation, initiative, commitment, and professionalism