Product Manager Hardware (External Products)

Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimization (ES&O) is the leading global energy storage optimizer. Our mission is to deliver integrated energy solutions that build a resilient, intelligent, and flexible energy infrastructure - unlocking the way to an optimized renewable future. By integrating renewables, energy management technology, and storage with traditional energy resources, we reinvent clean energy production from the largest and most complex grids to the most remote and essential microgrids. We play a key role in Wärtsilä’s vision towards a 100% renewable energy future through flexibility, reliability, and integration and a more sustainable world for us all.

We are now looking for a Product Manager focusing on Energy storage system Hardware to join our growing product management team. The location for the position is Herndon, VA. This role will be a hybrid position. 

About the position
In this position, your work will include to define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Gather, and manage, market/customer/internal requirements as well as actively engaging cross functionally to support the organization with Energy storage hardware related tasks. On a typical day, you might be starting with a supplier call with sourcing evaluating new equipment supplier and end the day assisting the sales team in product selection. You will not be working on this alone, even though the work requires a high level of independency, as you will have the support from your new colleagues in the PM organisation and other stakeholders. For us to be the best match, we expect you to have a good understanding of Product management and experience from working as a product manager for hardware products. 

We are expecting you to take on the following responsibilities. 

• Be responsible for ensuring that the Hardware solution is competitive in the marketplace.
• Ensuring that our Hardware solution meets the requirements, in existing and new focus markets.
• Manage the hardware product portfolio, critical equipment and data across vendors and locations.
• Collaborate and support our sourcing, proposal, and delivery and after-market organisation in HW related matters. 
• Create and Maintain product documentation such as manuals, application guides, product data and source content for marketing material. 

As an ideal candidate, you have gained experience from the energy storage industry. For you to succeed in the position, we hope you to have the following competences.

• Excellent communication skills, team player attitude internally and externally. Entrepreneurial drive. Willing to learn new skills and markets. 
• Safety oriented mindset 
• Ability to self-manage and readiness to work in an international company across different time zones. 
• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of product management experience. 
• Able to manage hardware products and product platforms throughout the product lifecycle. 
• Experience writing product requirements and ensuring they are implemented and managed throughout the product life cycle. 
• Maintain positive working relationships with customers, peers, subordinates, vendors, shop and office in a fast-paced environment 
• Willing to travel 40% of the time 
   

Last application date: 25/03/2025 

Why you and us:

You will be a part of a global organization with local presence and work in an exciting and dynamic working environment with highly motivated and skilled co-workers. We offer interesting and challenging work tasks, as well as personal and professional development in a great team. If you feel excited by being a part of this working environment and think your personal skills and qualities match the job requirements, we look forward to receiving your job application. At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

We are not accepting unsolicited submissions from 3rd party recruitment agencies.

Successful applicant must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship. We look forward to hearing from you. Qualified candidates must apply online: https://www.wartsila.com/careers

Individuals hired for positions that require on-site customer interactions and/or in-person travel may be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or other country-specific vaccinations, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Wärtsilä North America values our employees. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Wärtsilä North America is an EOE/AA employer.

Effective January 2025, Wartsila companies in the USA will implement a new hybrid work model. Most employees who live within 40 miles of an office will work 2 days per week in office. This model will provide our employees the flexibility of working from home, while also providing the benefits of in-person collaboration twice a week. We will be happy to provide more information during your interview process.

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