Address- Join Ausgrid in a vital role, shaping the future of our Distributed Energy Storage
- Permanent full-time | Competitive package + bonus opportunity
- Sydney region preferred | Flexible hybrid work model
Ausgrid is on an exciting transformation journey and now is the time to be a part of something big. We are proud to service Australia’s east coast, as a leading business in energy distribution, delivering a safe and reliable electricity supply to more than 1.8 million homes – that’s over four million Australians relying on us every day.
Our vision is simple; for our communities to have the power for a resilient, affordable net zero future.
We take pride in knowing that the work we collectively achieve today, will transform the world tomorrow. We value a culture of working and living safely, being customer focussed, commercially minded, collaborative, honest, accountable, and respectful. Our values are not just initiatives driven by leaders; they define the way we work.
Your team
The Distributed Energy Storage team are responsible for the product/commercial development and delivery of community batteries within the Ausgrid network, working closely with local stakeholders (customers, local governments & community groups), engaging partners (energy retailers, aggregators, OEM suppliers, AEMO/AER, etc.) as well as alongside the broader Ausgrid Group (network pricing, regulation and strategy).
Your new role
Committed to delivering reliable, sustainable, and innovative energy solutions to our customers, we are seeking a highly skilled Energy Storage Product Manager to play a crucial part in Ausgrid's efforts to innovate in the energy sector; strengthening our relationships with partners and driving strategic initiatives aligned with our objectives. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Distributed Services in a dynamic and forward-thinking organization by developing, refining and promoting Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) products.
You will Lead the collaborative development of cutting-edge customer storage solutions, such as 'community batteries' or 'storage as a service', in conjunction with strategic partners, enabling direct comparison with individual household batteries (product management).
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in designing and overseeing the implementation of trial tariffs, ensuring seamless execution and accurate billing through effective team coordination
- Conduct in-depth analysis of customer usage and billing data to forecast the impacts of various Storage Product options
- Facilitate the creation of a user-centric virtual power plant platform, prioritizing user experience and behavior
- Conduct comprehensive comparative market research on storage solutions and related technologies, both domestically and internationally
- Cultivate and manage strong internal and external stakeholder relationships through clear and effective communication, ensuring successful service delivery and achievement of desired outcomes and benefits across all levels of engagement
- Provide supervision over data handling processes to maintain quality and accuracy, while also mentoring staff in system maintenance
- Deliver consistent and timely presentations of analytical findings to executive management
- Produce clear and impactful reports and visualizations, tailoring content to the audience for optimal comprehension
- Draft and review various documents (e.g., reports, letters, press releases, presentations) for stakeholder engagement, external applications, and other purposes
- Act as a representative and advocate for Ausgrid's storage solutions at events, contributing to sales promotion efforts and bolstering public relations.
- Assist in establishing and maintaining consistent standards and practices for reporting and knowledge sharing
Spark our interest!
Our hiring decisions are not only based on your experience and skills, but your passion, attitude, and alignment to our core values.
If you are a seasoned Product Manager with a track record of success, possess the below detailed qualifications and experience, and are ready to drive innovation and excellence in the Energy Storage domain, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of energy infrastructure and contributing to our commitment to sustainability and customer-focused service delivery.
To be successful, you will have the following:
- Tertiary qualifications in Law, Business, or a related discipline
- Proven knowledge and experience in the energy sector, including broad experience across:
- Energy retail - B2B and B2C
- NEM design, metering and market settlement procedures
- Policy & regulation related to tariff design & battery storage projects
- Virtual Power Plants, Demand Response or innovative customer solutions
- Agile product development in a complex environment (Energy, Finance or similar)
- Expertise in crafting solutions tailored to both B2B and B2C sectors, with a strong focus on meeting customer needs
- Established interpersonal skills and experience in sales, negotiation, influencing, and building rapport with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Highly evident communications skills both written and oral with a focus for articulating value propositions
- Sound project management, governance, and time management skills
- Presentation and written and communication skills, able to produce reports, submissions, and PowerPoint presentations
- Proven analytical skills and ability to manage and analyse datasets with a high attention to detail and ability to reconcile outcomes and inputs
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment to produce high quality output often under short time constraint
Grow with Ausgrid
To continue building on our rich heritage, we actively invest in our people’s development through secondments, onsite training, mentoring circles, e-learning, Australian Graduate School of Management programs (UNSW) and study assistance.
It is through our investment in our people that the average tenure across the business is 14 years and our current turnover is sitting at a market competitive rate of just 3.9%.
Ausgrid perks
Revel in more than just a competitive salary! Our employees enjoy a dynamic range of market leading support and safety services, wellbeing programs, corporate discounts, and flexibility arrangements in many forms.
Our people are paramount to the continued success of Ausgrid, therefore celebrating great work is important to us! It’s not just the big wins that count, we have provided our employees the opportunity to applaud peer successes daily through our Amped Recognition Program. But let’s not forget the major milestones! For those ready to exceed expectations, anticipate a nomination for a CEO award at our formal end of year Award gala.
Belonging at Ausgrid
To deliver the best possible service to our customers we strive towards a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Ausgrid is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from women, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community and First Nations people.
If you require support with your application/reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please reach out to our dedicated Talent team.
Must have Australian Permanent Residency or be a citizen of Australia or New Zealand to apply.
