Technical Program Manager

Clean Power Research

$90K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in program management or a related role
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
  • Experience in delivering cloud-based software projects through the full product development lifecycle
  • Ability to translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications
  • Proven project management, planning, and organizational skills
  • Experience with compliance initiatives like SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Product Managers to understand customer needs and product requirements
  • Participate in product discovery and feature planning activities
  • Translate customer feedback into actionable feature specifications
  • Facilitate specification reviews with engineering teams
  • Manage project schedules, milestones, and risks
  • Communicate project status to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Support compliance initiatives across the organization

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus
  • Company equity plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Sick Time and Holidays
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life and Disability Insurance
  • 401K
  • Paternity and Maternity Leave
  • Commuter Benefits
Full Job Description
What You'll Be Doing as a Technical Program Manager

Clean Power Research® seeks a Technical Program Manager to help define, coordinate, and deliver innovative capabilities for PowerClerk®, our industry-leading workflow software platform used by utilities and energy organizations across North America. PowerClerk is a business process automation solution that enables the no-code development and deployment of workflows, allowing utilities and energy agencies to efficiently design, build, rollout and evolve energy and utility programs online. The platform is used by some of the largest utilities in the United States and continues to expand into new markets and capabilities.

As a Technical Program Manager, you'll play a key role in bringing new product ideas to life. You will work closely with the Product Managers, Designers and Engineering teams to understand customer needs, identify opportunities for new features, translate ideas into clear specifications, and guide initiatives from concept through delivery.

You'll enjoy a highly collaborative environment where you'll help solve complex challenges, keep projects moving forward, and work closely with software engineers on feature development. You will be driving feature ideation, specifications and helping Engineering teams with project management and customer commitments. While the role is primarily focused on partnering with internal teams, you'll occasionally support customer-related discussions around product features, integrations, and delivery coordination.

An important aspect of this role is supporting CPR's compliance initiatives. You will lead and coordinate activities that support SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and other compliance requirements across the organization. In addition, you will help prepare technical responses to customer and prospect security questionnaires for PowerClerk, which play a critical role in supporting sales efforts and closing new business opportunities.

Duties & Responsabilities

  • Partner with Product Managers and stakeholders to understand customer needs, business goals and product requirements
  • Participate in product discovery, requirements research, and feature planning activities
  • Translate requirements, customer feedback, and business objectives into clear, detailed, and actionable feature specifications
  • Facilitate specification reviews and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure proposed solutions are well understood and technically feasible
  • Manage project schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and customer commitments
  • Serve as a liaison between Engineering, Product, Design, Customer Success, and other stakeholders
  • Communicate project status, timelines, risks, and decisions to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Help define project goals, success metrics, and delivery expectations
  • Support Product Managers in customer-facing discussions related to integrations, technical requirements, and delivery planning
  • Help improve feature specification practices, development processes, and cross-functional collaboration
  • Support and coordinate compliance initiatives across the organization and with external auditors
  • Prepare and coordinate responses to customer and prospect security questionnaires, including the development and tuning of more efficient, AI-based approaches
Who You Are

  • 3+ years of professional experience in program management or related role
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
  • Experience delivering cloud-based software projects through the full product development lifecycle
  • Proven ability to translate business requirements into clear and detailed technical specificationsStrong project management, planning, prioritization, and organizational skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to manage multiple initiatives and adapt to changing priorities
  • Detail-oriented, self-directed, and comfortable working in an environment with ambiguity
  • Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills
  • Experience supporting compliance initiatives, such as SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 or similar frameworks, or with accessibility or data privacy
  • Curious, eager to learn, and interested in developing deep knowledge of our products, customers, and technical environment
  • Passion for clean tech, solar energy, or renewables


Pay Range & Benefits

  • Base Salary Range: $90,000 to $130,000 annual depending on experience
  • Benefits: performance-based bonus, company equity plan
  • Additional Benefits: Paid Time Off, Sick Time, Holidays, Medical/Dental/Vision/Life and Disability Insurance, 401K, Paternity and Maternity Leave, Commuter Benefits

How To Apply

Click the link below to submit your resume. Please include a cover letter detailing your interest in this position and the renewable energy space along with your resume. Due to the large number of applicants for our positions, we regret that we can only respond to candidates who meet our requirements.

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