(Senior) Technical Product Manager Energy

<p style="min-height:1.5em">At <strong>GALVANY</strong>, our goal is to make climate-neutral living a reality for everyone. We focus on execution – developing concrete, smart solutions and making heat pumps, battery storage, and smart metering easy to access, reliable, and affordable. GALVANY-Tech drives the energy transition through software. We're building an AI-based Operating System for sales, planning, installation and operation of heat pumps and integrated energy systems – from single-family homes to multi-unit buildings, and across our Energy Community as a Virtual Power Plant.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are a profitable green-tech startup and believe that sustainable impact and long-term growth are only possible when grounded in a healthy business model. To implement our ambitious tech roadmap, we secured €10 million in seed funding from Set Ventures and AENU in the spring 2026. Driven by customer value, clarity, and responsibility, we stand for high-quality heating solutions and an environment where people take responsibility and drive lasting impact.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>The Role</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">As Technical Product Manager (m/w/d) Energy at GALVANY, you own the heart of <strong>GALVANY FUSION</strong> – the Interaction Layer between Energy Market, Customer Comfort and Hardware. You define how our device fleet (heat pumps, batteries, EVs) becomes an active market participant – through EMS, VPP, Dynamic Tariffs and Grid Services. You translate the complexity of the energy market into products that create Continuous Savings and Recurring Revenue.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own vision and roadmap for the Energy product surface – across EMS, VPP &amp; Market Flexibility, Energy Data Engine, and Savings Engine.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define optimization strategies and product logic for Heat Pump Load Shifting, Battery Self-Consumption and Arbitrage (Day-Ahead / Intraday), EV Smart Charging, aFRR and Flexibility Trading.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Translate energy market mechanics, e.g., Day-Ahead, Intraday, Balancing Power, EnWG §14a, into clear product requirements and engineering tickets.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Drive hardware and partner integrations across heat pumps, batteries, dynamic-tariff providers and connectivity – deciding what we build in-house versus what we integrate.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work hands-on with engineering on EMS architecture, API integration, telemetry pipelines and forecasting models.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define and own the KPIs that matter, e.g., €/asset/month, self-consumption ratio, flexibility revenue per battery-kWh, savings-stack contribution per use case.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Measure success, orchestrate sprints and releases, and navigate the four product risks (customer value, usability, feasibility, business value) with a particular focus on technical feasibility and regulatory constraints.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support go-to-market for new energy products and pricing tiers in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Customer Success – making complex energy economics tangible for homeowners.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Requirements</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Experience.</strong> 5+ years of product management experience in high-performance environments – ideally in Energy-Tech, Industrial IoT or related domains (e.g. dynamic tariff providers, VPP operators, EMS/HEMS vendors, smart charging, balancing market players).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Energy Domain Track Record.</strong> Proven track record building energy products, e.g., EMS/HEMS, Virtual Power Plant, Battery Arbitrage, Smart Charging, Dynamic Tariffs or Balancing Markets. You understand the difference between Day-Ahead and Intraday and know your way around aFRR.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Background.</strong> Background in Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or comparable – or equivalent hands-on experience in an Energy-Tech company.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Technical Aptitude.</strong> Strong technical mindset: comfortable with Cloud-to-Cloud APIs, telemetry pipelines, time-series data, forecasting models and IoT-hardware integration. You can read a sequence diagram and challenge an engineer on it.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Track Record.</strong> Proven end-to-end responsibility in product development – from ideation through release and operation.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Mindset.</strong> Self-driven problem-solving mindset – no need for micromanagement or specific tickets.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Language.</strong> Fluent in English and German. German is non-negotiable here: market documentation, regulation and partner conversations happen in German.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Skills and Qualities That Are Important to Us</h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">🚀 <strong>Outcome-Led.</strong> You focus on value over volume. You embrace iteration, adapt quickly to new information, and prioritize what moves the needle for business and user.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">🧠 <strong>Systems Thinker.</strong> You see the bigger picture. You understand how EMS, VPP, Hardware and Customer Experience connect – ensuring features contribute to a cohesive, scalable energy system.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">⚡ <strong>Pragmatic.</strong> You choose the simplest effective path to solve problems – especially by leveraging AI tools.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">⚙️ <strong>Domain Translator.</strong> You translate fluently between energy market mechanics, hardware reality and product decisions – and you make sure engineering, ops and customers all understand the same thing.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">🏡 <strong>Customer Champion.</strong> You keep the end-user central in all decisions, even when working deep in the technical and market stack. You make complex energy economics feel simple and trustworthy.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">📊 <strong>Data-Informed Prioritizer.</strong> You use qualitative and quantitative signals – customer data, telemetry, market prices – to prioritize ruthlessly. You can articulate why <em>not</em> to build something.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2>Benefits</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Strong Growth &amp; High Impact.</strong> A unique opportunity to join during a hypergrowth phase and actively contribute to company success.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Compensation.</strong> Competitive salary and flexible perks (sports, mobility, learning) tailored to your needs.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Real-World Impact.</strong> Your work drives decarbonization – measurable in CO₂ savings, energy efficiency (kWh), and cost reductions (€).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Office.</strong> Prime location in Berlin Charlottenburg, regular company events and all-hands. We value in-person collaboration and connection, while partial remote work remains an option.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>No Corporate Theater.</strong> Skip endless alignment meetings, politics and waiting for permission. You talk to the people who matter and ship.</p></li></ul><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>