Your role

We look for a person capable of recognising new product opportunities in EV charging services and converting them into game-changing products. Shaping, defining and developing a product is your sweet spot. Your creations are iconic products that  amaze the users and customers. The rising slope of customer needs is your energy source and your happy place. You feel joy and reward when your product is launching. At the same time you are passionate in the phases to define the product, optimise the specification with the technical team, refine with first pilots and feel responsible to finally approve the launch. 

If that sounds like you, we are looking for you as our Munich based Product Manager for EV Charging Services.
The product manager interfaces with agile development, marketing, ecosystem management, key account management and sales. Your job is to pull all those strings together to create traction, structuring products for the next phase of EcoG. As the product manager you are responsible for products that will transform the company as well as directly reporting to the management team and board of the company.

What does your day at EcoG look like

You are responsible for the new product category of EcoG B2B apps and value added services as part of a strong team of the leading EV charger operating system company. Think out of the box, rethink existing operation services, transfer service solutions from other markets and inspire the development team with your insights into the market and customer understanding. Base your decisions on joint explorations with customers collaborating on new ways to operate EV chargers in a just starting market.

• Drive the build up of a new product category of EcoG
• Structure the next phase of EcoG
• Rethink EV charging operation and as part of the Start Up revolutionize a particular part of a tremendously changing market 
• Support the build up of the new department focused on EV Charging Services
• Contribute to the sustainable change of mobility by making charging infrastructure profitable

Your profile

What you should bring to the table

You have the ability to iterate an idea from paper to a prototype to the real product used by customers. You will create a dedicated network in the target market to identify needs and opportunities of potential customers. Beyond that you have shown your capabilities to think outside of well established paths and define new product categories. You love to get things done, specify products in detail and moderate the product building with various stakeholders inside and outside of the company. In more detail, you have:

• 4 years of Product Manager experience in B2B platforms and value added services is a Must!
• Experience in domains such as Mobility as a service, EV charging operation, logistic platforms, and others are strongly preferred.
• A principal understanding of modern technologies ranging from web, cloud, containers and IIoT to energy automation
• You are a maker, a GSD person with a proven track record of creating impact as a leader and a Product Manager.
• You have a track record recognising opportunities and requirements, developing and verifying product hypotheses and driving the implementations.
• You have a strong ability to prioritise and transform opportunities and needs into products and features.
• You have led agile product development, iterative refinement and have a good understanding of design thinking 
• A savvy learner, avid listener, articulate communicator and presenter.
• You have the ability to work in a fast-paced Startup environment in a volatile, booming market.
• Plus is knowledge in payment solutions or maintenance service operations.
• Ideally you already worked with a Charge Point Operator.

Why us?

What makes working with us so unique

• Real impact! You are the expert in your realm. Your task, your decisions, your hands on it. 
• You work with a team of great experts who multiple times set the pace and successfully built EcoG OS used by brands such as Siemens or iCharging
• Shape crucial top-edge technology in the global electric mobility disruption
• Flat: zero communication barriers are a ground value for us
• Sustainability is at our core: EcoG is helping to save our environment by making EV charging a sustainable business
• Remote or at the office: we combine everything and have our own office space in the east of Munich connected to great recreation opportunities.
• Work side by side with experienced international colleagues in a diverse team and multiple times awarded Deep-Tech startup.

About us

EcoG is leading the market in supplying Electric Vehicle (EV) charger control solutions to the rapidly growing number of charger manufacturers such as Siemens or i-Charging.  EV charging infrastructure is booming and seeing a significant increase.  Initially founded in 2017 in Detroit EcoG is an international Start-Up headquartered in Munich/Germany driving the markets in Europe, North America and India. Embedded in HW control components, EcoG provides the operating system for EV charger manufacturers in order to significantly reduce the time and cost of charging station development, manufacturing and maintenance. The combination of industrial automation and modern web technologies is the foundation of our products and solutions. EcoG´s mission is to sustainably shape the future of electric charging. It is backed by leading investors like Ananda Impact Ventures and Helen Ventures, Techstars, Katapult and next47.