Product Manager

Houston , Texas

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Remote

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Direct hire

|Job ID 69440|Posted Feb 19, 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION

Remote in the US 

The Role

 We are seeking an experienced Software Product Manager to lead the planning, development, and execution of our software products. You will play a key role in defining the product vision, roadmap, and strategy, and you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches and iterations. The ideal candidate will have an energy background, a deep understanding of user needs, and the ability to balance technical requirements with business objectives. 

Your Day-to-Day

  • Product Vision and Strategy: You will define and effectively communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap to internal teams and key stakeholders, ensuring alignment between our goals and our customers’ needs to drive product decisions and adoption. To do this, you will need to stay informed on industry trends, emerging technologies, and competition to ensure our product remains innovative and competitive.
  • End-to-End Product Development: You will lead the product development process from concept to launch, ensuring timely delivery of features that meet both quality standards and customer expectations. You will gather, prioritize, and articulate product requirements based on user feedback, market trends, and business goals. You will maintain clear and thorough documentation for product features, workflows, and technical specifications. You will
  • Performance Analysis and Improvement: You will continuously monitor product performance using key metrics and user feedback to refine and iterate on the product, driving ongoing enhancements. You will advocate for user needs throughout the product development cycle to create products that truly resonate with them and a product experience that provides outsized value.
  • Stakeholder Communication and Collaboration: You will synthesize and communicate results, insights, and actionable recommendations to the leadership team and all relevant stakeholders, and you will collaborate cross functionally to remove bottlenecks and be a force multiplier for our team. 
Requirements
Requirements
  • 7+ years of experience as a Product Manager leading software teams that have shipped high-quality, high-value products on schedule
  • Proven record of launching products from 0 to 1 (from concept to launch)
  • Strong understanding of software development processes (Agile, Scrum, etc.) and familiarity with product management tools (Airtable, Linear).
  • Proven ability to define product strategies, create product roadmaps, and execute against them.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
  • Strong understanding of Energy Markets, including familiarity with how energy markets work, energy contracts, energy billing, tariffs, and demand-response systems.
  • Understanding of Bitcoin basics, including what it is, how it works, its key components, and related applications.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred skills
  • Knowledge of payment processors and financial technologies
  • Engineering background
  • Familiarity with user experience (UX) principles and design thinking
  • Experience working at an early-stage startup or a new business unit within an established company 
Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 

We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.