Product Manager, Asset Integrity & Operations

About SkySpecs

SkySpecs is simplifying renewable energy asset management by offering purpose-built technologies and services that help our customers deliver industry-leading productivity, efficiency, and returns. Every day we help our customers unlock the power of their data so they can make confident, informed decisions. Our team brings deep industry experience and a willingness to get our hands dirty to first understand and then solve customer problems on the ground.

SkySpecs launched the world’s first completely autonomous blade inspection product in 2016 with a custom-designed drone system. Since then, SkySpecs has inspected over 160,000 wind turbines in over 31 countries, becoming the world leader in understanding the health of turbine blades. Identifying issues with turbine blades is only the first step. In 2019, SkySpecs launched Horizon to be a platform for SkySpecs to offer a multi-layered solution for customers that includes: data collection, wind turbine blade engineering expertise, and a place for all stakeholders to collaborate to manage and analyze massive amounts of data, spot trends, and create plans for high-cost repair campaigns. Since 2021, SkySpecs acquired three companies specializing in wind turbine drivetrain monitoring, financial management and automated turbine data analytics and fleet optimization, further expanding our offering in the market. Ultimately, this will help reduce the cost and risk of operations for the industry.

What will I be getting myself into?

SkySpecs will probably be unlike any place you’ve ever worked. The second you walk in the door (or log in, if you are remote), you will feel the high-energy environment filled with incredibly smart people solving hard problems. SkySpecs values collaboration, multidisciplinary problem solving, and a mantra of ‘under-promise, over-deliver’. SkySpecs is at a critical growth period where there are endless opportunities to make an impact.

As a Product Manager for our blades and solar product lines, you will:

Support the Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Drive solar product development in accordance with company and product strategy
• Participate in developing a product roadmap based on business objectives, customer needs, and market opportunities
• Use knowledge of market dynamics to continuously assess and refine the product roadmap and specific strategy for product roadmap items
• Coordinate and drive cross-functional teams to deliver on the product outcomes in a timely manner

Drive Roadmap Influence & Feature Prioritization

• Collect and triage customer feedback, feeding insights directly into the roadmap and feature prioritization process
• Conduct ongoing data analysis to identify trends and opportunities for product improvement
• Translate customer and market research findings into actionable insights for the product development team

Manage User Discovery, Prototyping and Beta Testing

• Lead user research and discovery sessions, with internal or external users, to refine product roadmap ideas and requirements
• Create prototypes to communicate requirements and support user research
• Complete UAT on completed features yourself, with an attention to detail and thoughtfulness on not just if something works, but if it will achieve the business and user goals
• Manage beta testing programs with internal and external users, including user coordination, demos of new features, testing content creation, and critical assessment of the feedback given - which all gets fed back to development to iterate

Participate in Go-to-Market & Product Launches

• Collaborate with Marketing and Sales teams to create and execute effective go-to-market plans for product updates
• Drive successful product and feature launches, developing customer-facing release materials and sales-enabling documentation
• Own customer-facing materials, like the user guide, release notes, and content for semi-annual release webinars

Define and Measure Performance & Innovation

• Define and track product performance metrics and feedback loops
• Utilize data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement and identify new development opportunities
• Communicate insights from data in an easy to understand way, which may differ by audience (internal stakeholders, external users, engineering, etc.)

Drive Innovation in Product Development

• Learn about industry trends in product development, heavily focused on AI enabling and accelerating product workflows
• Implement efficiency ideas, measure changes, and continually iterate on them - treating the product development stakeholders as the “users” and the process improvements and tools as the “product”
• Willingness to jump in and lead initiatives where there isn’t a “best practice" at SkySpecs or in the industry

Core competencies:

• Ownership & Accountability: Demonstrated high level of responsibility for product outcomes and initiatives
• Self-Direction & Execution: Ability to self-start, drive progress independently and collaboratively, and thrive in high-ambiguity environments
• Strategic Thinking: Strong strategic planning capabilities with proven ability to translate vision into actionable, executable plans
• Communication Excellence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex technical and business topics into clear, concise messaging for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements of the job:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of experience directly in Product Management
• Proficiency in data analysis and the ability to make data-driven decisions, utilizing tools like Databricks and Sisense and MCPs

Bonus points for:

• Experience in B2B software development, especially within the renewable energy industry

Perks of the Job:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Employer Sponsored Life, AD&D & Disability Insurance coverage
• Employee Assistance Program available to you and your household
• Retirement Savings Account
• Unlimited PTO
• Fully remote, in-person, or hybrid at the employee’s discretion

Location & Logistics

This role is based on U.S. Eastern Time. The position may be performed in a hybrid arrangement associated with our Ann Arbor, Michigan office or remotely.

Travel: This role requires national and global travel of approximately two weeks per year or more, including visits to customer sites. Candidates must maintain a valid passport.

Relocation: This position does not offer financial support for relocation.

Sponsorship: Applicants must be currently located in the United States and legally authorized to work in the United States for this employer now and in the future, without the need for visa sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in accordance with applicable laws to assist with the job application or pre-employment process, please direct inquiries to People & Culture.