Uplight

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Uplight is creating a new category of energy by developing software that manages energy resources to promote clean energy. They are seeking a Director of Product Management for their Data Platform to define and execute the vision and strategy, ensuring the platform delivers customer value and supports machine learning efforts. Responsibilities • Continue to develop and communicate the Data Platform strategy and roadmap, positioning it as both a core enabler of Uplight’s portfolio and a direct source of customer value. • Drive the evolution of the platform to support best-in-class ingestion, governance, lineage, and observability, ensuring trusted data across the company. • Deliver customer-facing capabilities such as data-centric APIs, BI and analytics offerings, enabling utilities and partners to maximize the value of their data. • Expand the platform’s role as a Developer Platform, accelerating internal and external innovation with APIs, SDKs, and rapid development tools. • Explore and launch new data-driven offerings, including advanced analytics, predictive insights, and ecosystem integrations. • Partner with engineering, data science, and go-to-market teams to define investment priorities, quantify value, and drive cross-functional alignment. • Define and monitor KPIs to measure adoption, data quality, customer impact, and business outcomes from the Data Platform. • Manage and grow a global product team, fostering collaboration and excellence across US and India-based teams. • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and the OEM Partner Ecosystem. • Stay up-to-date on industry trends, technologies, and best practices related to IoT and Smart Home Devices. • Represent Uplight in industry forums and technical working groups such as OpenADR Alliance, SunSpec Alliance. Skills • 10+ years of Product Management experience, with 5+ years leading product managers (group or director-level). • Hands-on technical background or experience in engineering/data roles; comfortable engaging deeply with data platform architectures and systems. Experience with integrations. • Proven experience with data platforms, ingestion systems, BI/analytics/machine learning, governance, ML Ops, and developer tools. Experience with Databricks or similar technology is an extra bonus. • Track record of launching and scaling customer-facing data products, not just infrastructure. • Systems thinker who can simplify complexity and create clarity of vision. • Inspiring leader with strong communication skills, able to influence across functions and at all levels. • Experience in high-growth environments, ideally within energy, data, or SaaS technology sectors. Benefits • Flexible time off • Generous parental leave • A wellness stipend • Work flexibility Company Overview • Uplight provides end-to-end customer-centric technology solutions. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://uplight.com/. Company H1B Sponsorship • Uplight has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 4 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.