Product Strategy Manager, Energy Systems (Inverter & BESS)

Qcells USA Corp.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. in San Francisco, CA, seeks a Product Strategy Manager, Energy Systems (Inverter & BESS) to drive alignment between equipment capabilities, financing solutions, and customer value propositions.

You’ll focus on inverter and battery energy storage products, shaping differentiating offerings and strategic growth across Qcells and EnFin. The role involves cross-functional collaboration with Product Management, Finance, Sales, Engineering, and Customer Service, and may

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, business, energy systems, or related field.
• 5+ years in solar, energy storage, energy tech, product strategy, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of residential solar, inverter, battery storage, or energy management solutions.
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware strategy development for inverter and battery energy storage offerings.
• Evaluate product competitiveness, performance, warranty positioning, and customer value propositions.
• Identify opportunities for equipment value capture and offering differentiation.
• Assess alignment opportunities between energy products and financial offerings.
• Conduct market, technology, and competitive assessments.
• Support OEM evaluations, strategic supplier discussions, and AVL-related initiatives.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for new offering opportunities.
• Partner with Product Management, Finance, Sales, Asset Operations, Engineering, and Customer Service teams.
• Support executive reviews through analysis, recommendations, and presentation materials.
• Monitor emerging trends in distributed energy resources, energy storage, power electronics, EMS, and VPP solutions.
• Manage strategic product evaluation projects involving technical and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives supporting new product and offering development.

Skills

Solar energy

Energy storage

Product strategy

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Travel coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Energy Systems, or related field

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Description

The Product Strategy Manager, Energy Systems (Inverter & BESS), will support the development of residential energy offerings by driving alignment between equipment capabilities, financing solutions, and customer value propositions. This role will focus on inverter and battery energy storage products while helping identify opportunities for equipment value capture, product differentiation, and strategic growth across Qcells and EnFin businesses. The position will support offering development initiatives by combining product knowledge, market intelligence, competitive analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen business performance and customer value. The role directly supports the organization's focus on Hardware Strategy, Equipment Value Capture, Offering Design, and Hardware-Financing Alignment.

This position will be based in San the Francisco, CA office. Remote work may be considered for exceptional cases.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware strategy development for inverter and battery energy storage offerings
• Evaluate product competitiveness, performance, warranty positioning, and customer value propositions
• Identify opportunities for equipment value capture and offering differentiation
• Assess alignment opportunities between energy products and financial offerings
• Conduct market, technology, and competitive assessments
• Support OEM evaluations, strategic supplier discussions, and AVL-related initiatives
• Develop business cases and recommendations for new offering opportunities
• Partner with Product Management, Finance, Sales, Asset Operations, Engineering, and Customer Service teams
• Support executive reviews through analysis, recommendations, and presentation materials
• Monitor emerging trends in distributed energy resources, energy storage, power electronics, EMS, and VPP solutions
• Manage strategic product evaluation projects involving technical and business stakeholders
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives supporting new product and offering development

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Energy Systems, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in solar, energy storage, energy technology, product strategy, product management, or related fields
• Strong understanding of residential solar, inverter, battery storage, or energy management solutions
• Ability to evaluate product capabilities, performance, and competitive positioning
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability
• Travel may be required up to 10%, depending on business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with inverter, battery energy storage systems, distributed energy resources, EMS, or VPP technologies
• Familiarity with residential energy economics, product competitiveness, and customer value proposition development
• Experience supporting OEM evaluations, technology assessments, or supplier management activities
• Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills
• Experience working across both technical and commercial organizations
• Ability to leverage AI tools and data-driven methodologies for product analysis, market research, competitive benchmarking, and strategic recommendation development
• Demonstrated ability to connect product capabilities, customer needs, and business opportunities to drive growth
• MBA or advanced degree preferred

Compensation

In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, the anticipated annual base salary for this position is:

• Zone 1 (Bay Area, NYC): $163,800 – $196,500
• Zone 2 (CA, NJ, NY): $148,900 – $178,600
• Zone 3 (All others): $135,400 – $162,400

The applicable salary range is based on the employee’s primary work location. Individual compensation will be determined based on qualifications, relevant experience, education, skills, internal equity, and other business-related factors.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. ("HQCA") is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

This position requires the ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. Periodic travel and site visits may be required.

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

*This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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