Senior Product Manager - PaaS

Company: NATIONAL GRID CO USA (NE POWER)
Location: Hicksville
Posted on: January 21, 2023

Job Description:

About us
National Grid is hiring a Product Manager - PaaS on our IT team. The preferred location for this role is Brooklyn, NY.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business. IT and Digital works in a harmonized partnership with the National Grid group of diverse energy businesses to deliver technology which revolutionizes the way we operate. As we lead the charge towards a carbon-free future, our teams are embracing disruptive changes in our industry by working with Agile methodologies and adopting Digital mindsets to drive efficiency and bring new capabilities for our internal and external customers.

Our work here is critical. National Grid moves energy to millions of homes and businesses in the UK and US and the technology we utilize to complete that task is down to us. The successful applicant for this position will be an integral contributor towards this goal and we will support your professional development as part of our multi- cultural, customer-centric global team.

Job Purpose
National Grid is seeking an experience product manager lead our internal Platform-as-a-Service offerings. You'll develop the strategy and collaborate with your engineering team to build managed services that enable teams to autonomously operate their code in production with minimal overheard. This is an exciting opportunity to support a multi-national community of engineers, contribute to key business objectives and make a meaningful contribution reducing the impacts of climate change, while collaborating with a multi-national team.

Key Accountabilities

• In 30 days you are
  • Drinking from the fire hose on a listening tour
  • In 60 days you are
    • Building relationships with your team, users and stakeholders
    • In 90 days you are
      • A bonded pair with your engineering squad
      • Developing a 12+month perspective on National Grid's managed PaaS
      • 90+ you are
        • Driving the long term roadmap for your squad
        • Tightly collaborating with your engineering squad to develop the best solutions for your users and the business
        • Leveraging your relationships across the org to influence stakeholders and unblock your team as necessary
        • Making data-driven decisions based off your KPIs
          Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
          
          Qualifications
          • 3-5 yrs Product Management exp
          • You're customer obsessed. You're passionate about technology and enabling happy workdays for engineers
          • You have a strong understanding of cloud technologies and best practices
          • You've got a lean mindset, are highly curious and constantly learning
          • You have strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
          • You have an ability to lead through change
            More Information
            
            Salary
            
            $116,000 - $150,000 a year
            
            This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
            
            National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.
            
            

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