Director, Grid Planning Product Management

WHO WE ARE

GridUnity is the industry leader in interconnection life cycle management, delivering cutting-edge software solutions that eliminate bottlenecks in the interconnection process and accelerate the transition to a more affordable, sustainable, and resilient energy future.

Our Mission

We unite all grid interconnection stakeholders on a single platform that converts centralized data into actionable intelligence and accelerates the transition to a reliable, sustainable, and cost-efficient electric grid.

GridUnity is a trusted partner to leading utilities, grid operators, and policymakers. Our technology solutions tackle the interconnection queue backlog by significantly reducing processing times. Whether cutting transmission interconnection timelines from years to months or enabling distribution applications to be processed within a day, we help accelerate energy projects at every scale.

Our Vision

Energizing the planet with a faster, smarter, and more sustainable grid.

About the role

This position reports to GridUnity’s Strategic Product Officer and is a leadership role in the Product Team. You will be responsible for evolving the strategy and roadmap for the grid planning offerings that the GridUnity Intelligence Platform provides to our national customer base. You will partner with GridUnity’s larger Product team, power system engineering and customer growth, to ensure that each planning product module leverages the platform in the most efficient manner and delivers valuable and differentiated products to our customers. You will track, report on, and hold your team to product metrics to ensure customer value is maximized and product investment decisions are data-driven. Your team will continue to grow as you hit product metrics and generate company value.

You will set the vision for grid planning products and keep stakeholders aligned around it. You work with others on the larger GridUnity product and customer growth teams to understand and monitor changing customer needs. You ensure the engineering team maintains a well-defined understanding of the prioritized components, backlog and goals for each development increment, which is delivered through iterative Agile development. This is a player-coach role: you’ll set strategy and own the backlog hands-on while building the team.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & roadmap

• Own the multi-year strategic roadmap for grid planning product offerings and coordinate delivery timing with Product Management leadership consistent with company priorities
• Engage with customers to understand needs, test and validate concepts, and continuously confirm that the strategy reflects real customer and market problems
• Evaluate product enhancements to drive selection of those with extensible and / or specific strategic value, including build/buy/partner and sequencing tradeoffs
• Set grid planning product success metrics and report against them in terms leadership cares about; course-correct or kill initiatives that aren't delivering value

Backlog & requirements

• Define what success looks like for each feature before it’s built, and measure it after
• Own the grid planning backlog: write user stories, acceptance criteria, and edge cases, and stay accountable for them as the team grows
• Act as the go-to decision-maker for the development team on scope, sequencing, and acceptance; unblock engineering quickly when requirements shift

Stakeholder & cross-functional management

• Manage competing stakeholder demands (sales, customer success, executives, engineering) ensuring your product position and the value it delivers to market participants is understood
• Keep executive leadership and stakeholders informed on status, risk, and tradeoffs through concise, structured communication that includes any needed context
• Build trust with engineering and customer growth teams so that prioritization calls are respected
• Provide subject matter expertise and support as needed to GridUnity sales team (e.g., RFP support, product demonstrations, training, documentation, etc.)

Leadership & Influence

• Operate with high autonomy: demonstrate your ability to create company value and to deeply coordinate with team members throughout the company
• Mentor and manage a team as the function grows while also fostering growth among the entire Product Management team
• Collaborate with Product Management leaders to improve the team's product development process itself (documentation, ceremonies, definition of ready/done, estimation)

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in B2B enterprise software organization(s), including 5+ years’ experience working in Product Management leading teams of product owners
• Degree in Power Systems Engineering
• An MBA and a PE license are a plus
• Track record of successful SaaS based products developed and launched through your leadership
• Solid grounding in power systems planning: load flow, contingency analysis, and familiarity with tools like PSS®E, PowerWorld, TARA, PSCAD
• Energy/utility industry experience and knowledge, including experience in transmission planning processes and understanding of regulatory requirements that impact planning processes
• Excellent written and verbal communicator, moving easily between technical and business audiences, including executives
• In-depth understanding of and experience with Agile software development methodology
• Highly organized with ability to stay on top of multiple projects, teams and deliverables; comfortable resolving competing and shifting priorities

OUR CULTURE

We are a lean, fast-moving team that values bold thinking, reliability, and continuous learning. We operate with radical transparency, embrace scrappiness, and build solutions that anticipate customer needs. We also believe work should be fun and fulfilling — what we call “funfillment.”

The right candidate is energized by working in a scaling, mission-driven company where they can shape processes, wear multiple hats, and grow alongside the business.

BENEFITS/PERKS

• Competitive compensation packages that recognize your expertise and contributions
• Remote-first culture that provides flexibility and balance
• Professional development opportunities, including training, mentorship, and career pathing
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one
• Short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance at no cost to you
• 401(k) plan with a 4% match to help secure your future
• Flexible PTO and a supportive work culture that values balance
• Mission-driven work with the opportunity to make a significant impact in the energy sector

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT

This position may involve access to data and systems subject to U.S. critical infrastructure protection regulations. Accordingly, this role is restricted to individuals who qualify as “U.S. persons,” defined by federal law as U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), asylees, or refugees.

OUR COMMITMENT TO APPLICANTS

GridUnity is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, arrest and conviction record, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where every team member feels valued, supported, and able to bring their authentic self to work.

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please email [email protected].

For your security, all official communication from GridUnity will only come from email addresses ending in @gridunity.com.