Product Manager, Hardware Partnerships

What You Will Be Doing

ChargePoint is seeking a Product Manager 3rd party hardware partnerships & interoperability to develop and manage ChargePoint’s global partnership products according to the industry standards (e.g. OCPP and OCPI) with a the focus on CP ready partners.

The product management role with the 3^rd party hardware team can be split into three main elements:

• Design, develop and manage 3^rd 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).

The 3rd party hardware & integrations team has a global responsibility within ChargePoint for all products within its portfolio provided by 3rd parties. This entails (amongst others) AC and DC charging solutions but also payment solutions delivered by different companies in both Europe and North America.

Chargepoint envisions Hardware partnerships split in two ways:

• ChargePoint ready partnerships = pre-configured 3^rd party solutions (charging stations or payment terminals) managed via the ChargePoint platform, including remote and on-site supporting services (installation + maintenance). ChargePoint-ready Hardware gets sold by ChargePoint. 
• ChargePoint compatible partnerships = 3^rd party solutions charging that are configured on site that are remotely managed via the ChargePoint platform with only basic cloud support. Note: ChargePoint is not responsible for the hardware.

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 3^rd party products on ChargePoint’s network.

 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
• Familiarity with EV industry is a plus

Location

Munich, Germany, Remote  

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