Product Manager at Arcadia

Short Description:

Arcadia, a technology company dedicated to combating the climate crisis, is seeking an experienced Product Manager in Chennai, India. The role involves shaping and executing the product roadmap, focusing on building scalable cleantech products and facilitating efficient energy data delivery. The ideal candidate, with over 8 years of software product management experience, will collaborate cross-functionally, champion user needs, and balance long-term strategic initiatives with short-term improvements. Arcadia, headquartered in Washington, DC, values diversity, equal employment opportunities, and offers competitive compensation, a remote-first policy, flexible leave, medical insurance, and professional growth opportunities. Individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation upon request.

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Company: Arcadia

Position: Product Manager at Arcadia

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

About Us: Arcadia is a technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to combat the climate crisis. Our cutting-edge software and APIs are transforming an industry hindered by outdated systems, providing unparalleled access to data and clean energy crucial for achieving a decarbonized energy grid.

Established in 2014, Arcadia embarked on a mission to disrupt the fossil fuel monopoly, breaking down institutional barriers to decarbonization. We've successfully connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Today, our ambitions reach new heights with the introduction of Arc, an industry-defining SaaS platform empowering developers and energy innovators to create custom, personalized energy experiences.

Addressing one of the world's most significant challenges requires diverse perspectives. We're assembling a team of individuals from varied backgrounds, industries, and educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the clean electron era, we look forward to discovering the unique contributions you can bring to Arcadia!

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Arcadia boasts a valuation of $1.5B and has received $380M in funding to date. Explore further at www.arcadia.com!

What We're Seeking: We are in search of an experienced Product Manager to join our Product team in India. Your focus will be on developing products, platforms, and tools that facilitate the efficient and high-quality delivery of energy data to customers securely and swiftly.

Responsibilities: As a Product Manager at Arcadia, you will:

• Develop and own the product roadmap, aligning with the overall business and product strategy to build and scale Arcadia's cleantech products.
• Define, prioritize, and implement product initiatives and features that enhance customer experience, data delivery system quality, and reliability.
• Advocate for the needs of both direct and indirect users, including Arcadia's customers and employees.
• Create product experiences for various personas and partners, spanning residential and commercial customers, support and operations teams, and go-to-market teams.
• Draft clear product requirements understandable by both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Design, and Data Science teams to deliver products on time.
• Extract insights from analytics, user research, and use cases provided by cross-functional partners.
• Keep stakeholders and the leadership team informed of initiative progress through regular updates.
• Balance long-term strategic initiatives with short-term improvements, prioritizing speed of learning and time to impact.

Requirements: To succeed in this role, you must have:

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering or business management from reputable universities.
• Over 8 years of overall experience in software product management, with at least 6 years of hands-on PM experience in SaaS or data/platform product companies.
• Experience in building B2B or B2C software products, preferably with notable technical complexity.
• Background in working with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Strong expertise in internal tools and systems within medium to large enterprises and the ability to build complex systems around automation.
• Demonstrated experience aligning and influencing cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to break down complex problems into incremental product solutions.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, coupled with a proactive communication style.
• Strategic thinking ability and a growth mindset, with comfort in ambiguous situations.
• Passion for our mission, sustainability, and contributing to a clean-energy future.

Nice-to-haves:

• Hands-on experience with squad-based agile product development models, managing teams with 10+ members.
• Experience in a regulated vertical, ideally energy, or a background in finance, telecom, or healthcare.
• At least 3 years of experience mentoring junior product managers.
• Experience working with and supporting enterprise customers.
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership on driving strategic initiatives.
• Experience designing and deploying APIs to support customers or internal teams.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation based on market standards.
• Hybrid model with a remote-first policy.
• Flexible leave policy.
• Central city office location for on-site needs.
• Medical insurance for 1+5 family members.
• Annual performance cycle.
• Quarterly team engagement activities and rewards & recognitions.
• Learning and development programs for professional growth.

At Arcadia, we embrace diversity, celebrate individuality, and recognize that unique perspectives are vital to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Although we are currently unable to consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates eligible to work in India.

Individuals with disabilities will be provided reasonable accommodation throughout the job application or interview process, essential job functions, and receipt of other employment benefits and privileges. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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