Product Development Manager
Trilliant
product strategy
budget planning
partner integration
product lifecycle
sales support
meter integration
The Product Development Manager is responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the Product/Solution Lifecycle. This includes managing the product throughout its lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering to deliver winning products. It also includes working with sales, marketing, and customer support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. The Solution Manager’s job also includes ensuring that the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy and goals.
This person will be responsible for leading and managing the integration of the Trilliant communications product into 3rd party electricity meters. Responsibilities will include full life cycle management of partners and the associated Trilliant components, as well as strategy and road mapping of future products. The position offers the opportunity to work with international partners covering a variety of countries and cultures around the globe.
- Define the product strategy and roadmap
- Propose an overall budget to ensure success
- Partner management of relationship, integration and sustaining activities.
- Participate in the New Product Introduction (NPI) process
- Ensure all products are supported by the Trilliant Supply chain and procurement processes
- Brief and train the sales force at quarterly sales meetings
- Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities
- Act as a leader within the company
- Provide technical sales support
- Set pricing to meet revenue and profitability goals
- Prepare RFP responses
- Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product
- Perform product demos to customers
- Participate in developing strategy and lead business case development to support new meter integrations
- Develop sales tools and collateral
- Deliver MRDs and PRDs with prioritized features and corresponding justification
bachelor’s degree
communication skills
technical background
influence
10+ years
teamwork skills
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/electrical engineering or related training
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Technical background and experience with streetlighting, electric meters, commercial IoT, and the various protocols utilized in these devices/solutions.
- Product Training for Trilliant Delivery and Customer Support Teams
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience as a Product Manager
- Demonstrated success in defining and launching excellent products
- Must be able to travel 25% of the time (domestically and internationally)
- 3+ years of experience in a smart grid/utility industry role preferred, but not required
We are an equal-opportunity employer offering comprehensive benefits and compensation packages with a selection of insurance programs. We have dynamic and collaborative work environments with some of the brightest employees in the world. We invest in people and provide opportunities for our employees to grow hand in hand with our business.
Training + Development- yes, background checks will be performed as part of the hiring process.
Four Decades
Years of Innovation
The company has over 40 years of experience in developing and refining its technology.
Tens of Millions
Endpoints Deployed Globally
The company has successfully deployed tens of millions of endpoints across global utilities and cities.
- Evolved its smart communications platform into a multi-tiered engine driving modern energy and civic networks.
- Built global reach from its roots in Cary, North Carolina, deploying across six continents.
- Layering advanced metering, analytics, distribution automation, and IIoT onto a device-agnostic foundation for tailored solutions.
- Financial trajectory shows modest yet steady growth, anchored by recurring revenues from long-term utility contracts and platform licensing.
- Signature projects include smart metering rollouts, wide-area street lighting systems, grid resilience initiatives, and urban IoT sensor networks.
- Supports a spectrum of wireless networks from LPWAN and neighborhood-area to cellular, allowing clients to mix technologies.
- Platform freedom ensures no meter or vendor lock-in, earning trust across diverse clients in energy, water, lighting, and city infrastructure.
- Driving transformation through innovation and technology.
- Committed to delivering solutions that matter, exceeding customer expectations.
- Acting with honesty and transparency, fostering trust in all business aspects.
- Believing in teamwork for shared success, recognizing better outcomes through collaboration.
- Taking ownership of actions and decisions to meet commitments reliably.
Net Zero 2040
Ambitious Goal
A commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2040, reflecting a strong environmental ethos.
- Prioritize sustainable business practices in product development, including energy-efficient solutions.
- Smart grid solutions reduce carbon footprints across the energy sector.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to improve environmental outcomes through technology and innovation.
- Trilliant promotes a culture of inclusion and diversity, focusing on equitable access to opportunities.
- Gender diversity in leadership roles is a strategic goal, with targeted initiatives to increase female representation.
