Senior Product Manager

OutBack Power Technologies is a privately held company headquartered in Arlington, Washington and is the leading designer and manufacturer of advanced power electronics for renewable energy, back-up power and mobile applications. The Company is also a member of The Alpha Group -- a global alliance of independent companies that share a common philosophy: create world-class powering solutions for communication, commercial, industrial and renewable energy markets. With an emphasis on product performance OutBack has established itself as the product of choice in harsh environmental conditions and applications where product reliability is paramount.

Whether the application is village micro-grids in Africa, rural electrification projects in Latin America, remote off-grid cabins in Alaska, or a suburban home in Southern California, OutBack Power Technologies has set the bar for delivering high quality, cutting edge power conversion electronics. OutBack's customer service and technical support have received industry-wide acclaim for offering customers a "no hassle" approach to problem solving.

 OutBack has the engineering expertise and technical know-how to diagnose and solve even the most advanced problems in a timely manner. We have pioneered many of the technologies that have become industry standards for power conversion technology, and there's more to come... Specialties Grid Interactive/Battery back up power applications, Off-Grid Remote Power, Commercial & Residental, High Quality & Best Technical Support and Customer Service

Responsibilities:             

• Develop product line architectures for both domestic and international markets
• Maintain product road maps for each relevant market covering timing of new product introductions
• Stay abreast of relevant markets and customer trends
• Define new product plans, specify technical attributes, and implement product development plans in conjunction with the Engineering team
• Take the lead in management of product development projects
• Establish and execute product introduction strategies
• Develop pricing, discounting, distribution and integration policies with regard to products
• Participate in selling situations including tradeshows and on-site customer visits with Sales
• Be an expert with respect to competition
• Regularly perform pricing and competitive analysis by customer channel and recommend strategies to improve market position, improve quality or reduce costs

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years experience managing products, from development through launch
• Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products
• 6+ years of experience in the renewable energy industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to coordinate own and others' actions, manage own time and manage personnel resources
• Bachelor's degree in technical field
• Technical background, with experience in electrical or mechanical engineering, battery storage or renewable energy industry
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Demonstrated ability to meet or beat assigned targets and deadlines consistently
• Must be able to travel 25% of the time