Senior Software Product Owner (Hybrid: Orange, CA - US)

Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Product Owner to join our Information Systems team. This candidate will be responsible for leading product development and implementation of our key, critical software ecosystem, which consists of several interacting software platforms and multiple business unit stakeholders. You will bring deep product ownership experience, process improvement skills, a strong background implementing Agile principles in a hybrid planning environment, good technical acumen, and a team-oriented approach as you drive priorities and strategic direction for our software products. This unique position is perfect for individuals who have strong skills in translating complex technical ideas into simple business language and who can influence business and technology stakeholders in decision-making. This position will help to develop a team of product owners and business system analysts, implement and improve processes for software development, assist in defining standards for various artifacts, develop appropriate metrics for planning and monitoring execution, develop roadmaps for the ecosystem and its parts, and assist in resource forecasting

This is a hybrid work opportunity. At ES, this means working onsite at one of our offices a minimum of 1 day/week (currently Wednesdays) with flexibility for the remainder of the days. ES has offices in Oakland, CA, Orange, CA, Portland, OR, Chicago, IL, and Boston, MA. At this time, we are not accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead assessment of product opportunities and risks, including providing cost estimates


• Lead Agile process implementation and improvement in a hybrid planning environment


• Manage a complex backlog in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders, including building a standardized process for managing backlog and future work requests


• Lead product design: prepare well-documented functional specifications and workflows, guide product prototyping and proof of concepts


• Translate customer needs into actionable plans for engineering and design teams, owning features, end-to-end and prioritizing the product backlog to deliver maximum value


• Establish and maintain product roadmaps including platform health and customer initiatives


• Meet with business stakeholders to discuss application functionality related to enterprise-wide or specific program initiative due to contractual agreements


• Conduct or participate in meetings to identify requirements in how an application looks and feels to the end-user and provide feedback to clients to ensure technology application supports the internal/external customer needs


• Own and refine user stories and epics in Jira – helping to translate product requirements into work that is actionable by the development team


• Monitor progress of software development efforts to ensure business expectations for the product are being met and software engineering barriers are minimized


• Communicate status and results of product development efforts across the organization


• Lead efforts to define product metrics to optimize product effectiveness


• Coach other product owners and business systems analysts

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other engineering degree, and 10+ years as a product owner – successfully delivering multiple products through a complete PDLC lifecycle


• 10+ years working with software developers – understanding the process of effective delivery and release of software


• Leadership experience managing small teams of 3 – 5 junior product owners and BSAs


• Good technical analyst skills translating business needs into technical specifications


• Proven experience in working on data focused product development – good understanding of defining KPIs for product development


• Strong communication skills – especially adept at communicating effectively between non-technical users and software developers


• Public facing software delivery experience is a plus

Compensation to commensurate with experience with the pay band of $107k - $140k/Annually

Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes a generous retirement package. Energy Solutions provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, other pre-tax contribution plans and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

AI Use

At Energy Solutions we believe in the importance of authentic interactions and equitable opportunities. We base our candidate selection on one’s own skills, knowledge, and experience. To ensure the integrity and fairness of our interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (including Generative AI) or other means to generate or assist with responses during interviews is strictly prohibited. This practice supports our commitment to create a transparent and equitable space where skills, knowledge and experience skills can truly shine.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Energy Solutions is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Energy Solutions conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Office Locations and a Remote Workforce

Energy Solutions operates as a predominantly remote workforce with offices in . Employees who reside within 40 miles of an office (except New York) will be assigned to that location, though in-office attendance requirements may vary by team. At this time, we are not accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Background Check Information

Information will be requested to perform the compulsory background check. A drug screen and authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely are preconditions of employment. Energy Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.

Reasonable Accommodations

Energy Solutions is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations in completing this application, interviewing, and/or completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email [email protected] .