Technical Product Manager

Xpansiv®, a trailblazer in the energy and environmental commodities market, operates the integrated, open, and neutral market platform designed to accelerate the global energy transition. Xpansiv provides thousands of market participants and intermediaries with access to the widest possible range of energy transition markets, through its suite of solutions, including the world’s largest environmental commodities trading platform, where billions of assets cross per year. Xpansiv’s end-to-end technology platform services the entire life cycle of environmental commodities, connecting diverse markets and market participants across the world and enabling stakeholders to deliver transparent and trusted environmental claims to address the growing demand for energy transition. Leveraging its extensive industry knowledge and proven technology portfolio, Xpansiv assists companies seeking to identify and mitigate risk, streamline the management of their environmental assets, and comply with regulations, caps and commitments.

Job Summary

APX, an Xpansiv Company, is seeking a results-oriented Technical Product Manager to lead and design registry software supporting environmental market commodities such as renewables, carbon, fuels, and plastics.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute initiatives for registry clients which include responsibilities such as business development, scope facilitation, product specifications, and overall delivery to market/client.
• Conceptualize and mature business ideas or concepts into clear, actionable proposals and/or feature requests; this may require distilling a feature request into its underlying functionality to recommend the most fitting implementation approach.
• Collaborate as a leader with clients, commercial or product peers, architecture and technical teams to structure priorities, allocate resources, communicate or refine business concepts, and challenge implementation approaches as needed.
• Document product specifications with highest degree of caliber, cataloging both functional and nonfunctional requirements.
• Lead the engineering effort to market, from project inception and client-facing workshops through to status reports, UAT, and go-live efforts, keeping in line with company policy and standards.
• Evaluate the product portfolio from a business and software delivery perspective, with an emphasis on how to best sequence the pipeline and/or develop a business opportunity.
• Establish the success metrics of an initiative at project onset, relying on previous, proven work experiences and current-day research to garner consensus and alignment from cross-functional teams.
• Maintain a general understanding or working knowledge of the IT systems and their connections
• Champion agile methodology and other standards or tools to gain efficiencies in product specification, UI/UX design, and project management.

Required

• Computer Science Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT, Systems Administration, or related disciplines. MBA is a plus.
• 5+ years as a product manager, preferably in a SaaS offering and/or the environmental, carbon, or ESG market spaces.
• Proven track record of portfolio delivery, 2MM++
• Experience in an IT role is a plus.
• Experience using Azure or Jira for Agile projects.
• Certified in Agile is a plus.
• Working knowledge of markup languages, HTML, CSS, SQL, and NoSQL is a plus

Preferred Skills

• Exceptional communications skills and client presence in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and results oriented.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technology and business partners, and to lead compromises between the two.
• Ability to lead a portfolio of projects to success.
• Ability to create user journeys, user stories, wireframes, and basic diagrams to convey ideas.
• Forge trusted partnerships across the organization.

What can you expect throughout the interview process:

Step 1- Shortlisting of resume & Recruiter screening

Step 2- "Get to know you" interview with the hiring manager

Step 3- "Case Study Interview" with the Product team

Step 4- Meeting with the Engineering team

Base Salary

Compensation for this role will vary among specific regions due to geographic differentials in the labor market, actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, knowledge, education and training. However, compensation in the Tier 1 & Tier 2 regions is expected to be as follows:

Tier 1: $160,000 -$180,000

Tier 2: $150,000 -$170,000

Here at Xpansiv, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in building trust and transparency in global efforts toward net-zero future. Xpansiv is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Note to Recruiters: Xpansiv does not accept unsolicited resumes or referrals from placement agencies, staffing vendors or other external parties seeking recruiting fees without a signed formal agreement.