Product Manager, GM Energy Home

at General Motors in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Description

Remote OR Hybrid , reporting where work can/needs to be performed / collaboration should happen. If the person lives w/n 50 miles of such a location, they are expected to come in three times a week. If they do not live withing 50 miles of any of those locations, they don’t need to report in.

+ This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of (Warren, MI or Mountain View, CA) you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

We are seeking a Product Manager, GM Energy Home Products who will be responsible for leading the development of GM Energy’s Home Charging Solutions product portfolio, including owning the growth strategy and product launch responsibility. This role is responsible for the delivery of product line strategy and projects, and providing product leadership for optimization of business operations, product sales and customer engagement.

Objectives and Key Deliverables

+ Own the product vision for a holistic home charging and energy experience, including integration with other assets, such as solar and home energy storage.

+ Scope the customer journey that ensures a seamless integration of home charging solutions and other GM Energy Products while ensuring daily transportation needs are met.

+ Define the system specifications for the various elements of home charging products including functional, performance, maintenance, and compliance requirements.

+ Collaborate with internal and external partners to evaluate home charging product solutions to ensure product market fit, as well as efficient, safe, and reliable designs.

+ Familiarity with building hardware and software feature requirements around launching new innovative cloud-based products to enable the customer energy management experience.

+ Partner with firmware developers to create customer feature requirements, and participate in the sprint reviews and feature testing through the software development cycle.

+ Connect with key industry players and support the development of key partnerships (including PV, Utility scale power generation, and commercial energy storage).

+ Create product launch strategies and commercially implement them along with Sales, Marketing, Advanced Planning, and other cross-functional teams.

+ Support the development and review of product marketing materials.

Required Skills / Experience / Education:

+ 5+ years of previous experience in the renewable energy industry, ideally within home charging, residential solar or residential energy storage

+ Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field required

+ General knowledge of home electrical systems

+ Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills

+ Demonstrated high level of strategic agility and desire to work in a complex and evolving environment and an innovation mindset

Preferred Skills:

+ Understanding of building electrical and construction industries

+ Familiarity with home EV charging, solar and energy storage installation

+ Familiarity with grid regulatory compliance

+ Experience with software interoperability and standards between cloud platform and vehicles based on industry standards

+ Proficiency in Agile product management

Leadership Behaviors

+ Interpersonal savvy and influencing skills to deliver results in a matrix organization

+ Strive for excellence to understand and apply best-in-class practices

+ Leverages expertise and speaks up to implement effective solutions

+ Prioritizes customers to ensure satisfaction with all product and service offerings

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

+ The salary range for this role is ($83,000 – $133,900 ). The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

+ Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

+ Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU DO NOT NEED SPONSORSHIP TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE UNABLE TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES WHO REQUIRE SPONSORSHIP

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Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

- Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;

- Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;

- Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;

- Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;

- Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;

- Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

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We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

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