Product Manager - Battery Energy Storage

We are looking for Product Manager - Battery Energy Storage for our client in Oakland, CA

Job Title: Product Manager - Battery Energy Storage

Job Location: Oakland, CA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $120.09hr - $125.09hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• 5+ years of experience in BESS, DERs, distributed grid solutions, or related energy markets.
• Demonstrated experience with customer-sited or distributed battery solutions.
• Strong understanding of battery economics, value stacking, and deployment models.
• Experience working with electric utilities, utility customers, energy developers, aggregators, or DER service providers.
• Familiarity with wholesale and retail electricity markets.
• Experience conducting market research, customer discovery, or product strategy work.
• Strong analytical, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven ability to work in highly ambiguous, early-stage environments.
• Ability to work within a consensus-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct interviews with a range of utility stakeholders, residential customers, vendors, developers, aggregators, and industry experts.
• Evaluate customer pain points and willingness to adopt battery-enabled solutions.
• Identify emerging market opportunities in DERs, VPPs, microgrids, and flexible capacity services.
• Develop and refine battery-related product/program concepts.
• Assess ownership, operational, and financing structures.
• Explore utility-owned, third-party-owned, and customer-owned deployment models.
• Support development of commercialization and scaling strategies.
• Analyze battery capabilities, performance constraints, and deployment considerations.
• Evaluate battery participation opportunities in CAISO, resource adequacy, demand flexibility, and other DER markets.
• Assess opportunities for value stacking across utility and customer use cases.
• Prepare materials for governing executive board members.
• Support development of business cases and investment recommendations.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and scaling considerations.
• Share early-stage solutions for feedback with potential target customers via customer interview.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with California energy markets and regulatory environments.
• Familiarity with CAISO, resource adequacy, demand response, and virtual power plant programs.
• Experience working with large commercial and industrial energy customers.
• Understanding of distribution planning, grid modernization, interconnection, or non-wires alternatives.
• Experience in venture building, product management, management consulting, innovation programs, or startup environments.
• Experience developing utility-scale or behind-the-meter battery products.

Skills:

• BESS.
• DERs.
• Distributed Energy Resources.
• Battery Energy Storage.
• CAISO.
• Resource Adequacy.
• Demand Flexibility.
• VPP.
• Virtual Power Plants.
• Market Discovery.
• Product Strategy.
• Stakeholder Engagement.

Qualification And Education:

• Deep expertise in retail battery energy storage solutions, distributed energy resources, and utility markets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities