{"id":5392,"date":"2023-03-03T08:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T06:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/?p=5392"},"modified":"2023-03-03T08:08:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T06:08:16","slug":"product-manager-energicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/product-manager-energicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Manager &#8211; Energicity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/product-manager-energicity\/#Product_Manager_Energicity\" title=\"Product Manager, Energicity\">Product Manager, Energicity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/product-manager-energicity\/#Responsibilities_%E2%80%93_Product_Manager_Energicity\" title=\"Responsibilities &#8211; Product Manager, Energicity\">Responsibilities &#8211; Product Manager, Energicity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/product-manager-energicity\/#Experience_and_Profile_%E2%80%93_Product_Manager_Energicity\" title=\"Experience and Profile &#8211; Product Manager, Energicity\">Experience and Profile &#8211; Product Manager, Energicity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/product-manager-energicity\/#FOLLOW_US\" title=\"FOLLOW US\">FOLLOW US<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Product_Manager_Energicity\"><\/span>Product Manager, Energicity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Energicity is hiring a driven and professional strategist, who will lead the company\u2019s Productive Use of Energy program across West Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energicity Corp is a leader in providing affordable, reliable, sustainable energy to off the grid communities in Africa.\u00a0 Our fast-growing company is serving a 1 Trillion USD potential market with an innovative, clean energy solution we are saving the planet.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are also transforming people\u2019s lives with sustainable electricity, improving some of the world\u2019s most vulnerable people\u2019s health, educational and economic futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energicity is seeking a Product Manager to lead one of the fastest growing segments of our business \u2013 Productive Use of Energy (PUE). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building upon clean energy access to our rural customers, our PUE program leases appliances and provides energy services (e.g., cold chain, agro-processing machines, rural e-mobility, etc.) to our customers so they can start new businesses, expand, or transform existing ones, and generally grow their income using our electricity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PUE plays a critical role in helping rural customers climb up the energy ladder and unlock additional wealth for the communities and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Product Manager will scale existing programs across countries of operations, while deploying a test-and-learn approach for new initiatives. He\/she will lead a team, work with internal cross-functional stakeholders, and collaborate with external partners, to make PUE an impactful program to our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you are up for the challenge of impacting thousands of lives in rural communities, then please send your CV and cover letter to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:careers@energicitycorp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">careers@energicitycorp.com<\/a>, by\u00a0March 15, 2023,\u00a0with<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Product Manager\u00a0<\/strong>as the subject.\u00a0 This position can be based in Sierra Leone or Benin. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Responsibilities_%E2%80%93_Product_Manager_Energicity\"><\/span>Responsibilities &#8211; Product Manager, Energicity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lead the end-to-end strategy and execution of Energicity\u2019s existing and future PUE programs, including program strategy, pricing, supply chain, marketing, measurement &amp; reporting, and scaling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement systems and processes to enable scaling of programs across Energicity\u2019s growing West Africa presence (e.g., Sierra Leone, Benin, Liberia, Nigeria)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With a cross-functional team, lead the design thinking, oversee our test-and-learn pilots, manage data collection, customer feedback, and play a key role in the decision of scaling a project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinate with cross-functional team members (e.g., Community Managers, Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, etc.) to assess feasibility of programs and execute operations (e.g., demand projections, mini-grid sizing, customer demand assessments, on-site installations, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lead and design communications with customers and senior stakeholders (e.g., Chiefs, youth leaders, etc.) to pitch new products, receive feedback, respond to questions, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build financial models to assess program profitability, including IRR on debt and equity to Energicity\u2019s investors; and&nbsp; to inform pricing decision-making, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lead relationships with international partners and funders, to pitch Energicity\u2019s PUE program to gain funding, define partnership scope, and execute partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Own and track the PUE quarterly and annual budget<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lead reporting on key quarterly metrics, including clear communication to the management team via Excel and Powerpoint (e.g., program profitability, volume forecasting, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish and develop relationships with key suppliers in collaboration with the procurement team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Train and build capacity of team members on reporting and analytical tasks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The candidate will be reporting to the Senior Director of Customer Operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Experience_and_Profile_%E2%80%93_Product_Manager_Energicity\"><\/span>Experience and Profile &#8211; Product Manager, Energicity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>3+ years\u2019 experience working in strategy, business development, and\/or program management role<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong ability to drive a large scope of work independently, particularly with high levels of ambiguity; capable of defining goals, timelines, next steps, and key roadblocks, and engaging the right stakeholders for input<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrated project management experience, with strong ability to juggle multiple priorities, anticipate bottlenecks, and foresee challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pragmatism in project development and implementation, with a test-and-learn mindset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Results-orientation with a strong analytical background and an ability to articulate facts\/insights to different target audiences (from community level to senior external stakeholders)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong business acumen, sound judgment, and rigorous problem solving\/decision making competencies to do what\u2019s right for our customers and our business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Persuasive and effective communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills to work with internal and external stakeholders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critical thinking skills and curiosity for solving problems, with desire to consistently improve the way things are done and deliver better customer care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comfort with Microsoft Office products, including financial modeling in Excel and clear presentations via Powerpoint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interest in and passion for energy access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fluency in English required; French a plus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to work from Freetown, Sierra Leone or Cotonou, Benin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The core values of our company are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excellence<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Everything we do must be of the highest quality from building and maintaining solar systems, to our software systems, to our documentation.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We double and triple check our own work and each other\u2019s work.\u00a0 We take responsibility for making things great; we also take responsibility and fix things immediately with anyone who is impacted if anything is less than great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 we strive to always be learning as an organization and as individuals.\u00a0 We are solution oriented in all things.\u00a0\u00a0 If there\u2019s a problem, we\u2019re always looking at ways to fix it.\u00a0 If there\u2019s not a problem, we\u2019re always\u00a0 looking for ways to innovate to be the best we can be.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We set up experiments and tests to try to do things better, we learn when things work, we learn when things don\u2019t.\u00a0 We aren\u2019t afraid to fail, we ARE afraid not to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teamwork<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 we value our team and we value each other.\u00a0 We have each other\u2019s back.\u00a0 We communicate when something is working well and on track, we over communicate when something is not working well or on track.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We trust each other and trust that we are all working for the good of the company \u2013 and if something isn\u2019t working the way we think it should, the course of action is to communicate, to be solution oriented, and to have each other\u2019s back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honor<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 just as we honor each other, we honor the communities in which we work.\u00a0 We respect our clients, we respect our stake holders.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recognize that we are working across multiple cultures and that we try to understand each other\u2019s perspective \u2013 knowing that it is our differences that make us the best. We may not always agree with each other, our customers, our stake holders, but at the core of every interaction must be respect.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/energicitycorp.com\/energicity-customer-operations-strategy-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APPLY HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"follow-us\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FOLLOW_US\"><\/span>FOLLOW US<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/solareyes-international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark>LINKEDIN<\/mark><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarEyesInt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark>FACEBOOK<\/mark><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+Y5UixY8F8uk0YjM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark>TELEGRAM GROUP<\/mark><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/IgjKCKEy1FC7RacuKsP3uc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHATSAPP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*** ALSO CHECK:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/how-to-size-a-solar-system\/\">HOW TO SIZE A SOLAR SYSTEM \u2013 5 clear steps anyone can follow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/how-to-start-a-solar-company\/\">HOW TO START A SOLAR COMPANY \u2013 do these 6 things and make money through solar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/call-for-contributors-solareyes-international-fully-remote\/\">CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS \u2013 SolarEyes International (fully remote)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energicity is hiring a driven and professional strategist, who will lead the company\u2019s Productive Use of Energy program across West Africa. 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