Job title: Head Technical Product ManagementPosition Summary:- Location: Dallas, Texas USA
- Reports To: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Cadre: Sr. Director/AVP
Travel: Up to 30-40%
Role Overview:ObjectiveThe Head Technical Product Management - Grid Solutions will provide technology leadership and strategic oversight for the Grid Solutions product portfolio within Digital Energy Solutions.
This role acts as the second-in-command to the CTO for the Grid Solutions segment, responsible for driving the technology roadmap, innovation programs, and product development initiatives across grid automation and grid intelligence platforms.
The Head TPM - Grid Solutions will lead both:• New Technology Initiatives (NTI) - advanced technology development and platform innovation
• New Product Initiatives (NPI) - development and commercialization of grid software platforms
The role will ensure strong alignment between product engineering, market requirements, and deployment readiness for global utility customers.
Product PortfolioYou will oversee the technology roadmap & product development for the following platforms:
• DERMS (Distributed Energy Resource Management System)
• APM (Asset Performance Management)
• NeuralGRID™ Time Series Historian
• Utility SCADA Platforms
• WAMS (Wide Area Monitoring System)
• PDC (Phasor Data Concentrator)
• Substation Gateway / Protocol Gateway Platforms
These products form the core Grid Digital Platform stack supporting utilities, transmission operators, and renewable grid integration programs.
Key ResponsibilitiesTechnology Leadership for Grid Platform / Solutions / Product Line
• Support the CTO in defining and executing the technology strategy for grid digital platforms.
• Drive architecture and roadmap development for the Grid Solutions product portfolio.
• Ensure alignment of product development initiatives by evolving utility market requirements, grid modernization programs, and DER integration trends.
• Champion platform-based architecture and reusable technology frameworks across grid products.
Leadership of NTI - New Technology InitiativesLead the New Technology Initiatives (NTI) team responsible for advanced technology innovation.
Key focus areas include:• Grid digital platforms and control architectures
• AI/ML-driven grid analytics
• Edge computing for grid automation
• Real-time grid data platforms and time-series systems
• Grid cybersecurity and secure control infrastructure
Responsibilities:• Identify emerging technologies relevant to grid modernization
• Drive innovation programs and technology prototypes
• Establish technology partnerships with research institutions and industry partners
• Transition validated technologies into productization pipelines.
Leadership of NPI - New Product InitiativesLead the New Product Initiatives (NPI) organization responsible for product development and commercialization.
Responsibilities include:• Product architecture definition and engineering governance
• Platform development for DERMS, APM, SCADA, Historian, WAMS, and gateway solutions
• Ensuring scalability, cybersecurity, and interoperability of product platforms
• Driving product lifecycle management and version roadmaps
• Supporting global product launches and market adoption.
Customer & Strategic Engagement• Support strategic customer engagements with utilities, grid operators, and energy developers.
• Provide technical leadership during large grid modernization opportunities involving DERMS, SCADA, or
WAMS platforms.
• Collaborate with sales and solution engineering teams to shape large strategic bids.
• Represent the company in industry forums related to grid modernization, DER integration, and grid analytics.
Organization Leadership- Develop strong technical leadership within product teams
- Mentor architects, product managers, and engineering leaders
- Build global product engineering capability for Grid Solutions.
Required Experience- 18+ years of experience in power systems, grid automation, or utility digital platforms.
- 10+ years of leadership experience managing product development or technology organizations.
- Experience leading technical product management for grid software platforms such as: DERMS
- Utility SCADA
- Grid analytics platforms
- Wide area monitoring systems
- Utility data platforms / historians.
- Experience working with global utilities, transmission operators, or grid modernization program
Technical ExpertiseExperience in several of the following domains:Grid Platforms- DERMS / Distributed energy management
- Utility SCADA systems
- Grid analytics platforms
- Wide Area Monitoring Systems (WAMS)
- Phasor Data Concentrators (PDC)
Grid Data Platforms- Time-series data systems
- Asset performance analytics
- AI/ML for grid operations
- Digital twin for power systems
Grid Architecture- Transmission & distribution automation
- DER integration architectures
- Control center and edge architectures
- Cloud-edge hybrid grid platforms
Key Competencies- Strategic technology leadership
- Platform architecture thinking
- Grid domain expertise
- Product innovation and roadmap leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Global technology team leadership
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)- Successful release of new Grid Solutions products as per respective roadmaps
- Growth of the Grid Solutions product portfolio
- Innovation pipeline from NTI to commercial products
- NeuralGRID™ platform adoption
- Engineering productivity and product quality
- Strategic customer adoption of grid platforms
