Product Manager - Charging Infra

River; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

River seeks a senior Product Manager to lead the Charging Infra Platform strategy for River-owned fast chargers and partner networks. You will own the phased rollout from Pilot to cross-network deployment, define pricing, margins, and ROI models, and drive end-to-end NPD within capex targets.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in product management with a technical EV charging background, strong analytics, and experience with Excel/Sheets and BI tools. MBA preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong technical grounding in EV charging hardware, connectors, IP65/safety standards.
• Proven ability to own techno-commercial L0/PRD documentation spanning hardware, software, and business/finance requirements.
• Financial acumen — pricing, margin/commission structuring, P&L, Capex/ROI, and TCO modeling.
• Analytical skills using telemetry, reconciliation, and usage data to drive product/pricing decisions; Excel/Sheets, Power BI familiarity.
• Experience with project tracking and collaboration tools like JIRA/Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term Charging Infra Platform Strategy across River-owned fast chargers and partner networks.
• Own phased rollout roadmap: Pilot → Go-Live → Cross-Network.
• Benchmark charging hardware suppliers and CPO models to protect River's moat.
• Maintain L0/PRD documentation for hardware, app, and business.
• Lead end-to-end NPD lifecycle within Capex/cost targets.
• Lead gated development process across hardware, firmware, app/cloud, sourcing, homologation, and QA.

Skills

EV charging hardware

Techno-commercial docs

Pricing & margins

Analytics with telemetry

Excel/Sheets

Power BI

JIRA/Confluence

Education

Engineering degree

MBA preferred

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Define the long-term Charging Infra Platform Strategy across River-owned fast chargers, and partner/CPO networks via UBC
2. Own the phased rollout roadmap, specifying scope per milestone (Pilot → Go-Live → Cross-Network)
3. Conduct competitive benchmarking of charging hardware suppliers and CPO business models to maintain River's tech/economics moat
4. Own and evolve the L0/PRD documentation suite (hardware, app, business) governing charging infra
5. Drive end-to-end NPD lifecycle — Concept → Supplier Selection → Design → Prototype → Validation → Production → Launch — within Capex/cost targets
6. Lead the Gated Development Process (Alpha/Beta/T0 reviews) across Hardware, Firmware, App/Cloud, Sourcing, Homologation, and Quality teams; validate for IP65, thermal, and durability standards
7. Own the end-to-end rider charging journey in-app (discover, scan QR, start, monitor, pay, receipt) and define fault-handling, refund, and CRM support flows
8. Lead CPO partner onboarding and commercial negotiations (margin/commission models); drive UBC certification for cross-network interoperability
9. Own pricing/margin architecture — per-minute pricing, GST, payment gateway fees, DODO revenue-split, CPO commissions — centrally controlled and auditable
10. Own daily reconciliation between charger and app session data; define mismatch thresholds and resolution SLAs with Finance/Ops
11. Develop TCO/ROI models to justify Capex and communicate charging economics to leadership and dealers
12. Manage cradle-to-grave lifecycle: network scale-up, OTA/firmware roadmap, regulatory tracking (homologation, PM E-Drive, UBC), serviceability, and next-gen hardware planning

Ideal Candidate

1. Strong technical grounding in EV charging hardware (power electronics, connectors, IP65/safety standards) and CPO/charging-network business models
2. Proven ability to own techno-commercial L0/PRD documentation spanning hardware, software, and business/finance requirements
3. Financial acumen — pricing, margin/commission structuring, P&L, Capex/ROI, and TCO modeling
4. Strong analytical skills using telemetry, reconciliation, and usage data to drive product/pricing decisions; proficiency in Excel/Sheets, Power BI, JIRA/Confluence
5. 5–8 years in Product Management/Consulting (Automotive/Tech/Consumer Goods preferred), Engineering degree required, MBA preferred, with a track record of using consumer data to influence product launches