Product Manager

$120,000 - $160,000/Yr

Ascend Analytics - Boulder, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Boulder, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Ascend Analytics' climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company's products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend's solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. We are looking for a Product Manager to join our team. This position will be a key member of Ascend's team, serving in a cross-functional role to shape the future of our products that create a more effective and efficient energy transition. The position will support Ascend's existing software product line that delivers financial insight to clean energy developers, investors, and operators. As a leader at Ascend, you will foster an environment of innovation and customer-focus while facilitating the product development process. This role will be focused on the core activities of SaaS product management, such as maintaining the strategic product roadmap, scoping features, prioritizing backlog, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver more value to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to maintain the product roadmap and backlog
• Define requirements and design solutions for new features with analysts and UI designers
• Integrate with the engineering team to support product development and feature delivery
• Conduct backlog grooming and prioritization with existing product management team
• Take ownership of complex projects and be able to perform independent communications and research

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in a relevant field (either product or energy)
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills, with attention to detail
• Experience managing complex projects and delivering results to customers
• Ability to distill complex ideas and translate them into terms relevant to disparate stakeholders, including engineers, designers, subject matter experts, and lay people
• Strong teamwork skills and work ethic
• Clear and succinct communication practices - verbal and written

Nice-to-haves

• Expertise in product management - 2+ years
• Familiarity with wholesale power markets, renewables development and trading
• Advanced optimization or forecast modeling capability, demonstrated either professionally or academically
• Experience with agile product development and associated tools

Benefits

• Flexible work hours
• Relaxed work environment
• Opportunities for advancement
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Parental leave
• Dependent care spending account
• 401k plan