Product Owner

Yes Energy; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) Plan with matching

Flexible vacation

Professional development

Job summary

Yes Energy, located in Boulder, CO, is seeking a Product Manager to lead the roadmap for nodal power market data. You'll bridge customer needs and technical execution, engaging with various teams for successful product outcomes.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of 13 years' experience in product management and energy markets. The role offers competitive salaries, benefits, and a hybrid work model, with office attendance required two days per week.

Qualifications

• 13 years of proven experience in product management within an Agile software development framework.
• 13 years of energy industry experience with understanding of North American nodal power markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the product roadmap for user interface products in nodal power markets.
• Act as Product Owner for an engineering team managing the product backlog.
• Engage with customers to uncover business challenges and translate feedback into technical requirements.
• Analyze usage data and market research to guide investments in the product.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing for product launch plans.

Skills

Energy Industry & Market Data Knowledge

Technical Execution

Project Management Tools

Prioritization & Time Management

Problem Solving & Curiosity

Stakeholder Focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in product, technology, energy, or finance-related field

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Jira

Job description

Product Manager

Join the market leader in electric power data and analytics solutions.

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy's industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It's both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary:

As a Product Manager, you will own the product roadmap for expanding Yes Energy's flagship catalog of nodal power market data. You will act as the critical bridge between customer needs and technical execution, collaborating closely with our Data Engineering and Product teams to ensure data excellence. In this role, you will transform messy, complex power infrastructure and market data into highly visual, actionable, and reliable solutions that empower our clients to win the day ahead.

Position Details:

• Salary Range: $95,000-115,000 USD
• Location: Yes Energy Core Offices (Boulder, CO; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Houston, TX)
• Full-time
• Hybrid - 2 days in the office
• Reporting to: Director of Product
• Travel requirements: 15-20% travel required for client sites and internal office collaboration

Primary Responsibilities:

• Roadmap & Backlog Ownership: Lead and execute the product roadmap for expanding Yes Energy's user interface products for nodal power markets.
• Agile Team Leadership: Act as the dedicated Product Owner for an engineering team, meticulously managing the product backlog for features, enhancements, and bug fixes.
• Customer & Stakeholder Discovery: Engage deeply with customers to uncover business challenges, translating feedback into clear, robust technical requirements for engineering teams.
• Data-Driven Analysis: Analyze application usage data, market research, and competitive landscapes to guide strategic future investments in the product.
• Go-To-Market Collaboration: Partner with Sales and Marketing to develop content-driven marketing pieces and coordinate strategic product launch plans.
• Adoption & Engagement: Coordinate with Customer Success to build training tools, define usage metrics, and execute projects that maximize client adoption and value.
• Cross-Functional Training: Educate internal departments on new data features, ensuring commercial and support teams are equipped to support customer success.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in a product, technology, energy, or finance-related field.
• 13 years of proven experience in product management, preferably within an Agile software development framework.
• 13 years of energy industry experience, with a foundational understanding of North American nodal power markets.

Key Competencies & Preferred Qualifications:

• Energy Industry & Market Data Knowledge: Solid domain familiarity with ISO/RTO operations, pricing nodes, and power infrastructure data.
• Technical Execution: Experience leveraging data tools such as SQL, Snowflake, Oracle, Tableau, or Sigma to manipulate data and extract insights.
• Project Management Tools: Strong proficiency working with Agile software development frameworks and project tracking tools, specifically Jira.
• Prioritization & Time Management: High attention to detail and ability to balance competing demands from multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Problem Solving & Curiosity: A structured thinker who is undaunted by messy datasets and committed to uncovering root causes and scalable solutions.
• Stakeholder Focus: Naturally collaborative mindset with an ability to ask thought-provoking questions to isolate high-value product opportunities.

Compensation and Benefits:

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401(k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

We offer a transparent compensation range, and the actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.