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Product Manager
The Role
We are seeking a Product Manager to lead the design, development, and delivery of technology products that support NextEnergy Group’s asset management and investment management functions. This role sits within Technology & Digital Services (TDS) and acts as a crucial bridge between business stakeholders and the engineering, data, and delivery teams responsible for building the tools they rely on.
You will be responsible for:
- Understanding how the business manages its renewable energy asset portfolio and how investment performance is tracked, reported, and assessed.
- Translating these needs into well-scoped, high-value technology products.
- Owning the roadmap, driving delivery, and ensuring the products created deliver tangible business value.
We are looking for a technology product professional who possesses both commercial awareness and sector expertise to engage credibly with asset management and investment management stakeholders, ask compelling questions, and make strategic product decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and own the product roadmap for technology solutions that serve asset management and investment management, grounded in business priorities and user needs.
- Create and maintain a transparent, evidence-based roadmap that balances business outcomes, technical constraints, risk, and delivery capacity.
- Lead build vs. buy assessments for tools like asset monitoring, performance analytics, and investment reporting, providing a clear rationale for investment decisions.
- Ensure alignment with NextEnergy Group’s strategic goal of becoming a data-driven, technology-led business.
Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements
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Work closely with asset management and investment management teams to understand workflows, pain points, and priorities.
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Translate business requirements into clear product specifications for engineering teams.
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Develop sufficient knowledge of the renewable energy sector (asset performance, monitoring, and reporting) to hold informed conversations without needing extensive further education.
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Understand the commercial and financial context of the business (asset returns, performance measurement, and investor reporting) to ensure product decisions drive measurable value.
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Conduct discovery workshops, user research, and stakeholder align.
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Management to validate requirements before development begins.
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Proactively manage stakeholder expectations, providing regular updates on progress, trade-offs, and timelines.
Product Delivery
- Break down strategy into product epics and user stories, with clear acceptance criteria.
- Manage the product backlog in Azure DevOps.
- Lead agile ceremonies with cross-functional teams, coordinate with PMO on dependencies, and timelines, and manage communications.
- Ensure timely and high-quality delivery, escalating risks and blockers promptly.
- Oversee user enablement and adoption of new products and system enhancements.
AI & Analytics
- Identify opportunities to integrate AI and analytics into asset management and investment reporting tools, such as:
- Automated performance analytics
- Data-driven decision support systems
- Operational efficiency enhancements
- Collaborate with data and AI teams to define requirements and ensure responsible use of operational and financial data.
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Risk, Governance & Compliance
- Partner with compliance, security, and data governance teams to ensure alignment with policies, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations.
- Monitor and mitigate product-related risks throughout the lifecycle.
- Stay updated on energy sector regulations and incorporate them into product planning.
Vendor & Partner Management
- Evaluate and manage third-party technology vendors and delivery partners for:
- Asset monitoring systems
- Investment analytics tools
- Conduct vendor assessments, support commercial negotiations, and hold partners accountable to performance commitments.
- Facilitate steering forums with clear decision-ready materials for operational and investment stakeholders.
Skills & Competencies
A successful Product Manager in this role will demonstrate:
- Sector knowledge of renewable energy or infrastructure asset management, including:
- How assets are managed
- Key performance metrics
- Commercial priorities
- Commercial acumen to:
- Connect product decisions to business outcomes
- Understand how assets generate returns
- Engage credibly with investors and stakeholders on financial and operational metrics.
- Strong product instincts to:
- Identify the right problems to solve
- Scope solutions effectively
- Justify prioritization.
- Technical translation skills to turn complex requirements into clear, implementable tech solutions.
- Agile delivery experience with a track record of on-time, high-quality product launches.
- Ability to balance stakeholder needs without deferring key product decisions.
- Exceptional communication skills to:
- Explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborate effectively with engineering teams.
- Capacity to identify AI and analytics opportunities that add measurable value.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills paired with a delivery focus.
- Passion for sustainability and support for NextEnergy Group’s mission.
- Commitment to NextEnergy Group’s values:
- Be a leader
- Build trust
- Be responsible
- Be innovative
- Bring your alpha.
Experience & Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- 2–5 years of experience as a Product Manager, particularly in data or analytics technology roles.
- Experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, or investment management (direct experience preferred).
- Familiarity with commercial efficiency and how product decisions drive financial performance.
- Solar asset management experience is advantageous, while battery energy storage systems (BESS) experience is positively noted.
- Agile delivery proficiency.
- Prior experience managing technology vendors and delivery partners.
- Background in a regulated industry (e.g., energy, infrastructure, or financial services).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
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What We Offer
- A dynamic, supportive team environment with plenty of learning opportunities.
- International scope, operating across 8+ countries.
- Hybrid working model:
- Minimum 2 days per week in the central London (Mayfair) office.
- Flexibility to work remotely for the rest of the week.
- 30 days' holiday annually (3 days guaranteed during December shutdown).
- Private pension scheme.
- BUPA Healthcare for you and eligible dependents.
- Cycle-to-work and electric vehicle leasing schemes.
- Annual discretionary bonus.
NextEnergy Group is committed to equal opportunity. Diversity of thought and experience ensures we can embrace technical and commercial challenges head-on.
If you’re ready to lead a product strategy that fuels the future of clean energy, we’d love to hear from you.
How to Apply
- Visit the [careers page](insert link) to apply.
- Email careers@nextenergygroup.com with your application.
By applying, you confirm that you have read and acknowledged NextEnergy Group’s Candidate Privacy Notice.
About Us
NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a global leader in the renewable energy sector, with a focus on solar energy. Its operations are divided into three core business units:
NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management)
- Manages renewable energy assets with a portfolio of 520+ solar plants comprising >2GW of capacity.
- Current funds:
- NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) – Listed on the London Stock Exchange, managing 102 assets (983MW capacity, £1.014B gross asset value) across the UK and Italy.
- NextPower II (NPII) – Investment focused on Italy, divested in Jan 2022 with returns exceeding 10–12% IRR.
- NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG) and NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG) – Focus on united States, Spain, Italy, UK, targeting sustainably powered infrastructure.
- NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG) – New solar fund with adjacent investments in battery storage, addressing climate & energy transition challenges.
WiseEnergy® (Operating Asset Management)
- A specialist operating asset manager, overseeing >1,500 solar power plants (totaling 3.4GW) for leading banking and equity financiers in worldwide energy and infrastructure sectors.
Starlight (Asset Development)
- Developed >100 utility-scale solar projects internationally.
- Pipeline includes projects amounting to ~10GW across greenfield and brownfield developments globally.
NextSTEP (Venture Capital Fund)
- Focused on seeding sustainable start-ups globally, funding early-stage ventures in categories such as:
- Climate Change
- Energy Transition
- Clean CO2 Capture
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Mobility
- Water & Waste Management
NextEnergy Foundation
- Non-profit dedicated to reducing global carbon emissions by providing clean energy solutions.
- Donates 5% of annual consolidated net profit exclusively to sustainability-focused programs.
- Since 2016 (8 years), donated >£1.2 million to 30+ projects across 27 countries.
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