Senior Global Product Manager

At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.

Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.

Position Title:                    Sr. Global Product Manager

Department:                      Product Management

Reports To:                         SVP, Global Module and System Solutions

Location:                             Walnut Creek, CA (Hybrid) or West Coast (Remote-Hybrid)

Position Summary

Canadian Solar is seeking a Senior Global Product Manager to join the global C&I Storage and System Solutions Team. The Senior Global Product Manager will play a critical role in ensuring that our product offerings in C&I Storage systems and PV solutions meet technical, regulatory, and market needs. This individual will be in direct communication link with local teams, headquarters (HQ), customers, and suppliers to align on product specifications, industry regulations, and operational needs. She/He will also be responsible for guiding the design, selection of suppliers (such as racking systems, inverters, EMS, et), and ensuring seamless execution of technical requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage elements of the existing and future global product portfolio and its life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities, including creating, maintaining and updating product roadmaps.
• Communicate and train customers and sales teams in regards of product details and specifications, product advantages, product applications and product benchmarks compared to competitors.
• Research, analyze and draft market requirements for existing and new products by communicating with customers and sales teams, by reading other information sources and transferring these requirements into product and roadmap proposals. Present proposals to internal stakeholders to gain approval.
• Follow codes and certifications as they develop; analyze their impact on the market and specific products; make recommendations to management on how to leverage these developments to CSI’s benefit.
• Prepare content and materials for customer visits with sales managers to conduct product presentations, customer training sessions, webinars, and customer events.
• Provide and validate content for marketing collateral material such as datasheets, technical brochures, white papers and others.
• Work with the marketing team to launch and communicate new products and their features and measure the introduction and sales success of the existing and new products.
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time, mostly international travel.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business discipline is required; a graduate degree is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in product management, in the energy sector or within the PV industry. Experience in PV Power Electronic, String Inverter technology, Energy Storage is must. PV project or PV system design and Energy Storage System design is a plus.
• Experience interacting with sales and business development teams and B2B sales channels and working experience in direct sales to commercial and industry business is a plus.
• Excellent technical aptitude and ability to quickly learn detailed information about the existing product portfolio and to communicate and answer technical and product related questions and topics.
• Understanding and application of financial product calculation – product cost and product sales price definition, analysis, and recommendation.
• Excellent social and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work with others effectively, locally, and over multiple time zones and different cultures.
• Ability / Willingness to travel (up to 40%, mostly internationally).
• Articulate with strong writing and presentation skills in person and remotely via webinar tools. 

Personal Characteristics

• A dynamic, proactive, roll-up-the-sleeves personality, who can think quickly and creatively and is results-driven complemented by appropriate process orientation.
• A pragmatic businessperson who is comfortable in a collaborative and fluid environment. An individual who is capable of thinking on his/her feet and making sound decisions within compressed timelines.
• An excellent time manager, able to balance multiple projects and prioritize a broad variety of issues, initiatives, and objectives concurrently.
• A self-confident, self-starter, team-oriented, high energy with ethics, integrity, and finesse.

Compensation & Benefits

Canadian Solar offers a competitive salary plus fully comprehensive benefits and performance bonus package based on an annual objective achievement. Our generous benefits package includes a 401(k) Retirement Plan, medical/dental/life/disability program, PTO and sick days.

The pay range for this position is $150,000 - $160,000 USD. This range represents annual base salary only, without regard to location, and does not include bonus or other incentives or benefits that may apply. The pay range for this role is subject to change.

Canadian Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

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