Commercial Product Manager, Energy Storage

Position Overview:

The Distributed Energy (DE) team develops, invests in, and delivers distribution-connected solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in North America. The DE team offers the full spectrum of BESS and PV+BESS solutions – from integrated ESS hardware and software, project development and investment to asset management and operations. The Product Manager, Energy Storage, is responsible for strategic oversight for the successful commercialization of Q CELLS integrated Energy Storage System (ESS) offerings in the Commercial and Industrial and Community-scale Storage and Solar-plus-Storage segments.  

The Product Manager, Energy Storage, would be responsible for successful commercialization of Q CELLS integrated ESS offer in the Commercial and Industrial and Community-scale Storage and Solar-plus-Storage Segment.

This position will be based in San Francisco, CA office and travel up to 20% may be required. Working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm or 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•   Be responsible for Q CELLS Energy Storage offer in the Commercial & Industrial Segment 

•   Own Energy Storage market research, competition analysis, and supplier tracking

•   Work with the supply chain team on long-term vendor partnerships.

•   Manage product cost and pricing.

•   Drive cross-functional efforts with Sales and Marketing to design, position, and launch any new programs within your footprint.

•   Manage Third Part ESS product offering that are integrated with GELI.

•   Be product expert on all ESS product related questions for RFP and solution sales with project developers.

•   Answer all high-level Hardware and System Level questions related questions to solution sales and internal project development.

•   Provide guidance to the sales team on product features and applications.

•   Co-ordinate with the internal software product team to ensure hardware and software integration.

•   Be the champion of product documentation, marketing collaterals, tools, and processes required by the Sales team to be successful.

•   Work with the marketing team to create marketing content such as case studies, brochures, and external presentations.

•   Manage new product launch process.

•   Be an expert on product offerings like product warranty, performance guarantee and specifications related questions about the products.

•   Attending and responding to Critical Sales question in urgent manner.

•   Manage customer facing documents for all the supported products.

•   Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

•  3-5 years of hardware product management experience in the Solar and/or Storage segments.

•  Strong communication skills with a proven track record in building relationships and working in cross-functional collaborative teams.

•  Comfortable working in a fast-moving dynamic, environment.

•  Bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering, or other related fields

•  Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, either nationally or internationally

Hanwha Q CELLS provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.