Product Development Manager

PSE’s Customer Operations team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Product Development Manager position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Job Description

The Product Development Manager leads and champions product and service development and business planning related to PSE’s Energy Assistance Programs, including gathering internal and external stakeholder requirements, conceptualization, strategy, business plan development, feature prioritization, design, test, launch, commercialization, post launch reviews, and product lifecycle management. This position leads in bringing new assistance products to customers by developing and using other sources of insight on customer interests, preferences, and behaviors, as well as competitor’s offers. It will require leading efforts across departments to support the business case, including data driven customer and market research, vendor development and negotiation, regulatory planning and support, and operational planning. The Product Development Manager leads and synthesizes the efforts of multiple departments and leads presentation of new products for executive approvals. The Product Development Manager also updates and manages contracts and agreements between PSE and PSE’s Energy Assistance vendors and community action partners.

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and champions product concepts: Identifies customer challenges and wants, current trends, other products in the marketplace. Anticipates future needs of customers. Develops and manages product roadmaps through regular engagement with external customer and industry stakeholders. Leads internal teams to bring product concept through internal and external approvals and to launch. May continue to manage product after launch.
• Identifies market potential and pricing: Leads cross-functional team to quantitatively test market for potential adoption of product concept. Identifies beneficial changes to product concept based on customer research. Leads effort to measure acceptable price point for product in marketplace.
• Leads operational planning, including vendor and partnership management: Leads team to identify best means to deliver product to customers, including customer experience, sales process, technology requirements, personnel and equipment for operations and maintenance, mechanisms for delivery to customers, billing processes, and customer service. Identifies, builds relationships with, and negotiates contracts with external partners or vendors as necessary to deliver all aspects of product. Establishes KPIs and reporting for performance of product line.
• Leads development of profit and loss statements and forecasts: Based on quantified market research, discussions with potential vendors, and knowledge of PSE and other programs, leads development of detailed financial proformas to support internal executive or board approvals, corporate financial forecasts, or regulatory submittals.
• Market and sales planning: Leads team to identify launch and follow-on customer segments, go-to-market strategy, advertising strategy, and set sales targets.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, finance, engineering or related field
• 7 years’ experience in leading/implementing complex multi-disciplined market/program/product analysis, research, evaluation, or product launch
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver complex customer-facing products or projects
• Excellent organizational, analysis, and problem solving skills including applying analysis and statistical methods to study complex and unique business issues.
• Proven ability to lead or oversee financial modeling
• Proven ability to identify and use advanced customer and marketing analytics
• Proven project management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to synthesize data and other information into clear, actionable deliverables
• Ability to build trust and and value-based relationships with employees at all levels of internal and external organizations.
• Ability to effectively manage conflict
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, other presentation and analytical tools

Desired Qualifications

• MBA
• Experience in energy sector

Additional Information

At PSE we value and respect our employees and provide them opportunities to excel. We offer a competitive compensation and rewards package.

The pay range for this position is $101,000.00 – $168,200.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals based incentive bonuses.

PSE offers a suite of benefits to our employees. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance. There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP). For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan. Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year. Detailed benefit overviews can be found on our Career page – Why Work For Us (pse.com) .

Families and businesses depend on PSE to provide the energy they need to pursue their dreams. Our steadfast commitment to serving Washington communities with safe, dependable and efficient energy started in 1873. Today we’re building the Northwest’s energy future through efforts like our award winning energy efficiency programs and our leadership in renewable energy.

Puget Sound Energy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status or presence of a disability that with or without reasonable accommodation does not prevent performance of the essential functions of the job, or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law.

Should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources Staffing department at [email protected] or 425-462-3017.