NextEnergy Group - Product Manager

• Work closely with asset management and investment management teams to understand their workflows, commercial priorities, and pain points — translating these into clear product requirements that engineering teams can act on. • Bring sufficient knowledge of the renewable energy sector to hold informed conversations about asset performance, monitoring, and reporting requirements without needing extensive domain education from stakeholders. • Understand the commercial and financial context in which the business operates — including how assets generate returns and how performance is measured and reported to investors — so that product decisions are grounded in business value. • Run discovery, user research, and stakeholder workshops to surface and validate requirements before committing to build. • Manage stakeholder expectations proactively, providing regular updates on progress, trade-offs, and delivery timelines. • Product Delivery • Product Delivery • Translate strategy into product epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria, and manage the product backlog in Azure DevOps. • Lead agile ceremonies with cross-functional squads and coordinate with the PMO on dependencies, timelines, and communications. • Drive delivery to time and quality, escalating risks and blockers early and resolving them decisively. • Oversee handover, user enablement, and adoption of new products and system enhancements. • AI & Analytics • Identify opportunities to embed AI and analytics capabilities into asset management and investment management products — including performance reporting, automated workflows, and data-driven decision support. • Partner with data and AI teams to define requirements and ensure responsible use of operational and financial data. • Risk, Governance & Compliance • Partner with compliance, security, and data governance colleagues to ensure products adhere to policy, maintain appropriate audit trails, and meet regulatory obligations. • Monitor and mitigate product-related risks throughout the product lifecycle. • Stay current on relevant regulatory developments in the energy sector and ensure these are reflected in product planning where necessary. • Vendor & Partner Management • Evaluate and manage third-party technology vendors and delivery partners across the asset monitoring and investment analytics space. • Run structured vendor assessments, support commercial negotiations, and hold partners accountable to contractual commitments. • Run steering forums with decision-ready materials suitable for both operational and investment management audiences. • To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate: • Working knowledge of the renewable energy or infrastructure sector — sufficient to understand how assets are managed, how performance is measured, and what matters commercially to the business. • Commercial acumen: able to connect product decisions to business outcomes, understand how assets generate returns, and engage credibly with stakeholders on the financial and operational metrics that matter to them. • Strong product instincts: able to identify the right problem to solve, scope it clearly, and build a compelling case for prioritisation. • Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into well-structured, deliverable technology products. • Experience leading delivery in an agile environment, with a track record of shipping products on time and to quality. • Credible stakeholder manager — comfortable engaging with senior business stakeholders and translating their needs without deferring to them on product decisions. • Excellent communication skills: able to present clearly to non-technical business stakeholders and technical delivery teams alike. • Ability to identify and frame opportunities for AI and analytics to add measurable business value. • Delivery focus with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. • Passion for sustainability and the mission to lead the transition to clean energy. • Commitment to NextEnergy Group’s values: be a leader, build trust, be responsible, be innovative, and ‘bring your alpha’. • 2–5 years of experience as a Product Manager, with a track record of delivering data or analytics products in a technology or digital function. • Background or meaningful exposure to renewable energy, infrastructure asset management, or investment management — whether through a technology role, a consulting role, or direct experience in those sectors. • Commercial awareness: experience working on products where understanding business performance, financial reporting, or investment returns was important to making good product decisions. • Familiarity with solar asset management or related renewable energy operations is advantageous; experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS) is a particular plus. • Fluency in agile product delivery practices. • Experience managing technology vendors and third-party delivery partners. • Experience working in a regulated industry (energy, infrastructure, financial services, or similar). • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • The right to work in the UK.