Product Manager, Hardware Job at GAF Materials Corp. in San Jose

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locations: San Jose, CA

time type: Full time

posted on: Posted 7 Days Ago

job requisition id: 22457

Company Introduction:

GAF Energy is transforming the solar and roofing industries to generate energy from every roof. A Standard Industries company, GAF Energy works with North America’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer, GAF, to offer homeowners elegant, roof-integrated solar options through a national network of roofing partners. The company’s leading product, Timberline Solar, incorporates the world’s first nailable solar shingle to create an attractive, durable, and reliable solar roof. GAF Energy’s products have received numerous awards and honors, including the Fast Company 2022 World Changing Ideas Award, the CES Best of Innovation Award, named The Best Solar Shingle by CNET, and an NAHB Best of IBS Award. GAF Energy develops and assembles its products in the United States at its facilities in California and Texas.

Job Summary:

Who are you?

• Creative Problem Solver - You can identify potential risks and challenges, and you can navigate to find creative options to deliver a solution. You optimize to find the best solutions for our company, our contractors, and our customers.

• Expert Communicator - You clearly communicate goals, responsibilities, performance, expectations, and feedback throughout projects. You are the point person for all stakeholders and can synthesize requirements into a unified plan.

• Dynamic Leader - You bring a galvanizing energy to the team. You have the confidence to drive initiatives with autonomy. You encourage engagement across the team and lead by example.

What part will you play?

• GAF Energy is seeking a talented Product Manager to help lead the strategic development of building-integrated solar photovoltaic products (BIPV) through business analysis, engineering analysis, and market research for our hardware and services teams. Optimizing our product and service offerings enables GAF Energy and our contractors to serve a broader range of customers by bringing more tailored solutions to better fit their needs.

• You will report to the Senior Director of Product Management and work across all functional teams at GAF Energy and our partners.

• You will help lead and define the team’s approach to technical design and market research efforts including system design, installation simulations, TAM, pricing, competitive analysis, and macroeconomic trends. You will also be responsible for interpreting data and summarizing conclusions in presentations to the leadership team.

• You will also support the development of marketing materials, leveraging research conclusions to compose compelling narratives for customers.

• The ideal candidate will have experience with solar industry manufacturing and/or installations, excellent analytical and presentation skills, impeccable written and verbal communication, and the ability to interface seamlessly between business teams to deliver well-articulated analyses.

What will you do?

• Execute and evolve the product vision and roadmap for GAF Energy's product and service offerings.

• Operationalize and commercialize product engineering and feature changes within the broader organization.

• Create detailed requirements and product recommendations by staying up-to-date on current and future technology trends.

• Conduct analysis to support product development efforts including system design modeling of engineering prototypes, installation simulations and analyses, and pilot installation process documentation.

• Collaborate and convey product dependencies and requirements with the broader organization, including software, hardware, field operations, and sales teams.

• Support integration of service products into internal systems and track performance metrics.

• Represent the voice of the contractor and customer across the organization.

• Monitor, track, and communicate the performance of current product offerings. Push improvements that deliver high quality, reliability, and responsiveness for customers.

• Build business cases to support the development of new features, products, and applications.

What do we require from you?

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, or similar field(s) of study.

• 3-5 years proven work experience within renewable energy, solar, manufacturing, installation, roofing, or construction industries, ideally within product management or a similar function.

• 2+ years proven work experience as a product manager (or related position).

• Experience managing new product launches and go-to-market operationalization.

• Experience building business cases and managing product roadmaps, process development, and feature implementation.

• Strong project management capabilities and success in delivering new ideas from concept to commercialization to actual installation.

• Ability to work across multiple departments to form cross-functional teams as needed for individual projects.

• Knowledge of residential electrical infrastructure and relevant codes, standards, and regulations will be helpful.

• Entrepreneurial and self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and with diverse teams.

• Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written.

Benefits and Compensation:

Individuals hired for this position can reasonably expect a base salary within the range of $130,000 - $180,000. The company provides comprehensive health and retirement savings plan benefits that support an employee's total well-being.

• Medical/prescription drug coverage

• Dental and vision plan coverage

• Pre-tax savings accounts (i.e. HSA and FSA plans)

• Income protection benefits (i.e. life insurance and disability coverage)

• Total well-being resources (i.e. Virgin Pulse, Ayco, EAP & Work/Life Balance services, Virtual Visits)

• 401(k) plan

• Adoption Assistance/Family planning benefits

• Paid vacation and time off

Benefits:

• We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.

• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.

• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.

• Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.

• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.

• We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally. We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full-time permanent positions.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.