Product Lead – Connectivity

Role Overview

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of our connectivity products, from initial discovery and requirements gathering through to successful launch and continuous iteration.
• By deeply understanding market needs and the competitive landscape, you will define and champion the product strategy and roadmap.
• You identify and understand our customers' use cases, and proactively derive the required measures.
• You ensure the product's ongoing success and alignment with gridX's overarching business objectives.
• You closely lead and develop a team of 2-3 product people through personalized coaching and mentorship, leveraging your deep product expertise to help them excel in complex product lifecycles and achieve ambitious goals, while fostering a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the product domain.
• You champion a results-oriented product culture by establishing a clear vision for our product connectivity topics, holding the team accountable for delivering value and actively guiding them towards successful outcomes, effectively collaborating across a 20-person cross-functional team (including Engineering, Marketing, Design, Sales).
• For your core team, you communicate transparent goals and metrics to drive product excellence and quantify its impact.
• Collaborate with our growth team to define and achieve the certification of (at least 10) new OEM partners within a 12-month timeframe, contributing to the expansion and strengthening of our product ecosystem.
• You take ownership of delivering key product integrations, further strengthening our product's capabilities.
• You take full ownership of the budget for all connectivity initiatives, driving efficient resource allocation, ensuring financial accountability and alignment with overall business objectives.
• Define and track success metrics (e.g. integration uptime, time‑to‑market, partner satisfaction) and use data to make and inform roadmap decisions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on expertise in the world of DER integration or SaaS/IoT energy management – even better if you've navigated both
• You are a product pro and know your way around product management like the back of your hand, from crafting a compelling roadmap to nailing down requirements and keeping the priorities clear
• You are a champion at leading teams in cross-functional settings, developing people and are a natural at getting everyone on the same page
• You have experience running and growing OEM partnership programs, ideally in both Europe and Asia
• You have experience working with OEMs and have a network within that space
• You are comfortable leading hybrid and cross-functional teams
• You are no stranger to budget and P&L responsibilities
• You have successfully launched cloud-to-cloud integrations from initial concept to production
• Your English is excellent and you are great at connecting with and managing different stakeholders. German is a plus

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• IoT

Benefits

• Flexible & mobile working: Work remotely for up to 70 days from anywhere in the EU and other selected countries such as Indonesia, Canada, Brazil and many more
• Vacation: 30 days for your relaxation
• Sports: 30 Euro allowance for Urban Sports Club or E-Gym
• Health: Make use of our (mental) health management offers such as Nilo.health (e.g. 1:1 coaching sessions, daily meditation offers, Self-reflection options) for your mental-wellbeing
• Personal development: Annual development budget of 1,500 euros per employee
• Employee discounts: Access to gridX Corporate Benefits
• Stay fit and safe the planet with our JobRad offer
• Set up a pension plan and receive a fair monthly contribution
• City travel subsidy: 30 Euros monthly allowance for your monthly/annual ticket
• Modern workplace in the hearts of Aachen and Munich with IT equipment of your choice (Apple or Lenovo)
• Experience the gridX culture at regular team events and receive extra budget for your department event
• We will donate 20 Euros to a charity of your choice on your birthday
• Sabbatical option: Take a break from the daily work routine and realize personal projects, travel or further education (depends on length of employment)