Senior Product Manager - Utility

Elum Energy; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Elum Energy, a fast-growing Paris-based company, is seeking a Senior Product Manager - Utility to lead the roadmap for PPC and monitoring platforms serving utility-scale PV and storage projects.

You will gather requirements from utilities, EPCs, project developers, and grid operators, collaborate with engineering, sales, marketing, and delivery teams, and steer product lifecycle from concept to launch with a focus on performance, compliance, and customer value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or Renewable Energy.
• Minimum 5 years in product management in PV/energy sector.
• Knowledge of grid codes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the product roadmap for PPC and monitoring platform systems tailored to utility-scale projects.
• Gather, analyze, and prioritize requirements from utilities, EPCs, project developers, and grid operators.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, marketing, and delivery teams to ensure product design, integration, and commissioning meet customer expectations.
• Monitor market trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to keep the product line competitive and compliant.
• Provide technical and commercial guidance throughout the product lifecycle, from concept to launch and ongoing support.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on customer feedback and performance data.

Skills

Grid integration

IEC104

IEC61850

Modbus

SCADA

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or Renewable Energy

Job description

Elum Energy is a fast-growing company based in Paris with offices in Morocco, South Africa, UAE, India, Singapore, Mexico & Brazil specialized in monitoring & control solutions for solar power plants. Elum technology allows for simple and optimized operations of rooftop solar plants or utility scale ground PV plants coupled or not with energy storage systems (batteries) and in some cases with existing thermal generation units (diesel generators).

Our reference customers are constructors (EPCs) and operators (IPPs) of solar power plants and/or energy producers such as TOTAL, ENGIE, GreenYellow, SolarCentury...

Our technology currently equips more than 1000 solar power plants in more than 40 countries, from 100kWp to 100MWp.

We are looking for talented, passionate and creative profiles - sharing our passion for renewable energies - to help us build tomorrow's electricity grid!

Follow us on LinkedIn for more information on our job offers and news: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elum/

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager - Utility to join our Product team, reporting to the Head of Product.

As a Product Manager specialized in control solutions for energy production systems, you will lead the development and manage the roadmap of our Utility-related products, including Power Plant Controllers (PPC) and Monitoring Platforms. These products serve large-scale PV, BESS standalone, and hybrid projects designed to deliver electricity to the grid.

Key responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the product roadmap for PPC and monitoring platform systems tailored to utility-scale projects
• Gather, analyze, and prioritize requirements from stakeholders such as utilities, EPCs, project developers, and grid operators
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, marketing, and delivery teams to ensure product design, integration, and commissioning meet customer expectations
• Monitor market trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to keep the product line competitive and compliant
• Provide technical and commercial guidance throughout the entire product lifecycle, from concept to launch and ongoing support
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on customer feedback and performance data

Required experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, or a related technical field (strongly preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in product management, product development, or technical sales within the PV, energy storage, or broader energy sector
• Good knowledge of grid operator constraints and regulatory frameworks (grid codes) is an advantage

Required skills:

• Demonstrated understanding of utility-scale solar or hybrid projects, including control systems, industrial protocols (IEC104, IEC61850, Modbus…), SCADA architectures, and grid integration requirements
• Proven track record working on software development topics, defining product strategies, roadmaps and requirements, and leading cross-functional teams through the product lifecycle
• Familiarity with international renewable energy market trends, regulatory standards, and utility-scale customer needs
• Fluent English required — French is a strong plus — additional languages (Spanish, Italian) are an advantage
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent project management and interpersonal skills to drive collaboration across engineering, sales, and customer-facing teams

Join a fast-growing French scale-up at the heart of the global energy transition!