Senior Manager, Emerging Tech & Product Strategy

Paycom - ATS; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health premiums 90% paid

Health Savings Account

PTO 136 hours/year

Retirement contribution 6% + 2% match

Hybrid schedule

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

NEEA seeks a Sr. Manager for Emerging Technology in Portland, OR to lead product management strategy and a high-performing team. The role drives long-term market transformation and manages budgets, cross‑functional collaboration, and external partnerships.

The position requires 10+ years in product management and a strong background in energy efficiency. Hybrid work is offered, with on-site collaboration expected several days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, economics, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in product management, market transformation, energy efficiency, or related areas, including demonstrated people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience defining and leading multi-year strategies or functions that integrate technical, market, and program considerations to achieve organizational outcomes.
• Strong understanding of energy-using technologies, markets, and product development processes, including how performance, cost, and market dynamics influence adoption and transformation.
• Ability to establish direction for product management strategy, processes, and operating frameworks that guide work from technology identification through market adoption.
• Ability to align resources, priorities, and capabilities across teams to support delivery of strategic objectives and portfolio outcomes.
• Ability to exercise organizational judgment in balancing competing priorities, risks, and opportunities across programs, products, and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and manage professional staff, including setting expectations, providing coaching, and ensuring accountability for performance and results.
• Ability to cultivate, maintain, and leverage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including funders, manufacturers, industry organizations, and regional and national partners.
• Ability to communicate strategy, priorities, risks, and outcomes clearly to senior leadership, teams, and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency with standard tools and systems used for planning, analysis, budgeting, and performance management

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the strategy, priorities, and performance of the Emerging Technology and Product Management function to support NEEA’s long-term market transformation objectives.
• Establish and maintain the operating framework, processes, and standards for product management from technology identification through market adoption, ensuring consistent, high-quality execution across product areas.
• Set direction for how resources, capabilities, and initiatives are aligned to support product strategy development, validation, and portfolio outcomes.
• Lead and develop a team of product management professionals, including hiring, performance management, coaching, and capability development to ensure sustained organizational effectiveness.
• Oversee and direct the planning, execution, and performance of the Emerging Technology portfolio, including budget management, resource allocation, and delivery of business outcomes.
• Guide cross-functional alignment among product management, program management, and market strategy teams to ensure integrated planning, coordinated execution, and effective use of organizational resources.
• Represent NEEA’s Emerging Technology and Product Management interests in regional and national forums to influence collaboration, partnerships, and approaches to advancing the energy efficiency pipeline.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with external stakeholders, including funders, industry organizations, and partners, to support alignment, information exchange, and long-term impact.
• Monitor and assess emerging market, technology, and organizational trends and adjust functional strategy to address evolving opportunities and risks.
• Ensure clear communication of strategy, priorities, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership, stakeholders, and funders
• Perform other duties which may be necessary or desirable to support the organization’s success.

Skills

Product management

Leadership

Strategy development

Energy efficiency

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, economics, or related field

Job description

NEEA seeks a Sr. Manager for Emerging Technology in Portland, OR to lead product management strategy and a high-performing team. The role drives long-term market transformation and manages budgets, cross‑functional collaboration, and external partnerships.

The position requires 10+ years in product management and a strong background in energy efficiency. Hybrid work is offered, with on-site collaboration expected several days per week.