Vice President, Hardware Product

Stellenbeschreibung:

Set the long-term hardware product strategy and roadmap for EVgo’s fast charging network
Translate company goals, market needs, customer feedback, regulatory requirements, and financial targets into product priorities
Build business cases covering customer value, costs, lifecycle economics, competitive advantage, and expected business impact
Define success metrics and decision criteria for roadmap priorities and investment tradeoffs
Lead the full hardware product lifecycle from concept and requirements through development, launch, monitoring, improvement, and sunset
Own product requirements reflecting customer needs, business goals, field insights, operations, regulations, and stakeholder input
Partner with Engineering, Design, and Operations on hardware, firmware, compliance, serviceability, and reliability requirements
Ensure products meet standards for safety, reliability, uptime, customer experience, manufacturability, and total cost of ownership
Act as senior decision-maker for hardware product questions and drive alignment across teams
Communicate progress, risks, decisions, and requests to senior leadership and cross-functional partners
Track EV charging hardware, infrastructure, firmware, interoperability, reliability, regulatory, and competitive trends
Incorporate EV driver, site host, fleet, partner, operations, and field service insights into product decisions
Define customer journeys, user profiles, benchmarking approaches, and customer experience requirements
Set priorities, operating rhythms, and standards for product excellence across Hardware Product Management
Lead the Hardware Product Management team, including product managers and other hardware product management staff
Build and evolve the hardware product organization’s structure, roles, and operating model
Set team goals and performance expectations and conduct performance and development conversations
Recruit, hire, and develop product management talent
Identify growth opportunities and create development paths for team members
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements

Minimum of 18 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 15 years with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 10 years of experience; or equivalent experience
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, Product Management, or a related field; Master’s degree or MBA preferred
Experience in EV charging, renewable energy, automotive, grid infrastructure, power electronics, industrial equipment, or networked hardware products
Experience with product development processes, stage-gate governance, validation testing, interoperability testing, compliance certifications, field reliability programs, and product launch readiness
Familiarity with charger hardware, site infrastructure, OCPP, embedded firmware, cellular connectivity, payment systems, HMI, plug-and-charge, interoperability, or serviceability considerations
Experience working with suppliers, contract manufacturers, engineering partners, standards bodies, regulators, or external technology partners
Track record of building or scaling product teams, operating models, requirements practices, and executive reporting mechanisms
Equivalent technical education or training in a related field accepted in lieu of a formal degree
Demonstrated ability to define product strategy, build multi-year roadmaps, develop business cases, and deliver complex products with measurable business impact
Strong technical fluency across hardware, firmware, embedded systems, connectivity, manufacturing, validation, reliability, or compliance domains
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, resolve complex tradeoffs, and drive alignment in a fast-paced environment
Strong analytical, financial, written, verbal, and executive presentation skills
Up to 20–30% travel may be required for customer, supplier, site, lab, partner, industry, and team meetings

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in hardware product strategy, lifecycle management, and cross-functional team leadership, with a strong focus on customer needs and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to develop business cases and define success metrics that drive product excellence and measurable business impact.