Xpansiv
Director, Product & Delivery
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Job Summary
Evident, an Xpansiv Company, is seeking a results-oriented Director, Product & Delivery to lead the product, service, and delivery functions supporting environmental market commodities such as renewables, carbon, and fuels. The role covers the Evident registry platform and the wider business and service offering around it, including EAC product code development, process development, accreditation, and the onboarding and support of clients, platform operators, and labelling authorities. It leads the team responsible for delivering this work. This is a hands-on role within a small business unit team, combining leadership and strategic ownership with direct involvement in client work, specifications, and delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and develop the Product & Delivery team, setting priorities, objectives, and performance expectations, and building capability across product management, delivery, and client services.
- Own the product roadmap for the Evident registry platform and wider service offering, setting direction and priorities based on client needs, market developments, and business strategy, and keeping stakeholders aligned on it.
- Own work beyond the registry software, including EAC product code development, process development, and accreditations, and the wider business and service side of the Evident offering.
- Act as a senior point of contact for existing clients, providing ongoing support and making sure issues and requests are resolved and fed back into the product roadmap.
- Lead the onboarding of new clients, platform operators, and labelling authorities (DVs), and develop the services they need to operate on the registry.
- Work with the I-TRACK Foundation to accredit and test new clients, platform operators, labelling authorities, and services.
- Plan and execute initiatives for registry clients which include responsibilities such as identifying and shaping new opportunities with existing and prospective clients (for example new markets, EAC product codes, or registry services), scope facilitation, product specifications, and overall delivery to market/client.
- Conceptualize and mature business ideas or concepts into clear, actionable proposals and/or feature requests; this may require distilling a feature request into its underlying functionality to recommend the most fitting implementation approach.
- Collaborate as a leader with clients, commercial or product peers, architecture, and technical teams to structure priorities, allocate resources, communicate or refine business concepts, and challenge implementation approaches as needed.
- Document product specifications with the highest degree of caliber, cataloging both functional and nonfunctional requirements.
- Lead the engineering effort to market, from project inception and client-facing workshops through to status reports, UAT, and go-live efforts, keeping in line with company policy and standards.
- Evaluate the product portfolio from a business and software delivery perspective, with an emphasis on how to best sequence the pipeline and/or develop a business opportunity.
- Establish the success metrics of an initiative at project onset, relying on previous, proven work experiences and current-day research to garner consensus and alignment from cross-functional teams.
- Maintain a general understanding or working knowledge of the IT systems and their connections.
- Champion agile methodology and other standards or tools to gain efficiencies in product specification, UI/UX design, and project management.
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Required
- 5+ years as a product manager, preferably in a SaaS offering and/or the environmental, carbon, IREC, or ESG market spaces.
- Strong understanding of environmental commodity markets and EAC frameworks (e.g., I-REC, GOs, RECs, carbon), including the roles of issuers, registrants, platform operators, and labelling authorities.
- Proven experience leading and developing teams.
- Proven track record of portfolio delivery, 20MM++.
- Experience in an IT role is a plus.
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Preferred Skills
- Exceptional communications skills and client presence in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong project management and analytical skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and results-oriented.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technology and business partners, and to lead compromises between the two.
- Ability to lead a portfolio of projects to success.
- Ability to create user journeys, user stories, wireframes, and basic diagrams to convey ideas.
- Forge trusted partnerships across the organization.
Interview Process
- Shortlisting of resume & Recruiter screening
- "Get to know you" Interview with the Hiring manager
- Case Study Interview with the team
Base Salary
Compensation for this role will vary among specific regions due to geographic differentials in the labor market, actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, knowledge, education, and training. However, compensation in the following regions is expected to be as follows:
- Sheffield: Compensation is expected to be between £100,000 - £110,000
Here at Xpansiv, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in building trust and transparency in global efforts toward a net-zero future. Xpansiv is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Note to Recruiters: Xpansiv does not accept unsolicited resumes or referrals from placement agencies, staffing vendors, or other external parties seeking recruiting fees without a signed formal agreement.
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