Product Manager, Hardware Partnerships

Summary

Join ChargePoint, a leader in the EV charging industry, as a Product Manager for 3rd party hardware partnerships and interoperability. You will design, develop, and manage global partnership products adhering to industry standards like OCPP and OCPI. This role involves managing the onboarding and relationships with partners, ensuring seamless integration of their products into ChargePoint's network. You will collaborate with portfolio managers and product managers across North America and Europe. The position requires strong project management skills, experience in product development, and a solid understanding of OCPP specifications. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a dynamic environment and possess excellent communication and organizational skills.

Requirements

• Enjoy working in an ever-changing environment and at the interface of technology and business
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or similar preferred
• 5 + years’ prior work experience in a product and or program management or equivalent role
• Project-Management skills
• Internal drive towards optimisation and more sustainability in the mobility sector
• Excellent organizational and prioritisation skills
• Good customer, vendor, partner management, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Result-driven and analytical working method
• Creativity in finding the best solutions
• Solid base of knowledge of OCPP specification, standards, functionality, and industry
• A track record of success in developing and delivering complex products in cross-functional environments
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time
• Willingness to work with different time zones (EU/NA), which implies (early) evening calls
• Language skills: English, German and preferably one other language

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and manage 3rd party hardware solutions for ChargePoint to be able to service the needs of the customer
• Project manage onboarding of new partner relationships and its products
• Manage existing partner relationships and the products that need to be delivered
• The Product Manager is responsible for the design, development and management of new partnership products with both existing and new partners providing EV charging solutions or (integrated) payment solutions
• Collaboration with these partners implies designing and implementing solutions that follow the industry standards (OCPP and OCPI) and that comply to (local) regulations (e.g. Eichrecht)
• In this role, you will work closely together with the portfolio managers, hardware partnership managers and product managers in both NA and Europe, making sure the integration of 3rd party products on ChargePoint’s network

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with EV industry is a plus