1KOMMA5° · 1 month ago
Head of Utility Products & Services (m/f/d)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years exp1KOMMA5° is creating Germany's largest one-stop-shop for the sale, installation, and servicing of solar panels, heat pumps, electricity solutions, and charging infrastructure. The Head of Utility Products & Services will define the global product vision, lead a team of product managers, and drive operational excellence across energy markets.
Charging InfrastructureEnergyEnergy StorageRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Define the Global Utility Product Vision: Set and steward the global product vision and strategy for 1KOMMA5°’s utility business — covering metering, tariffs, trading, and flexibility services. Drive the long-term roadmap for how we provide, manage, and scale energy across markets
Lead and Grow your Product Team & Stakeholders: Manage and mentor a growing team of Product Managers responsible for key product domains within our utility stack. Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and innovation across commercial, technical, and operational areas
Standardize and Scale Core Systems and Processes: Develop and implement global standards for systems, technical setups, and partner integrations. Ensure our retail energy products operate consistently and efficiently across markets — from tariff design to billing and data exchange
Drive Operational Excellence Across Energy Markets: Oversee market operations processes including metering, trading, and market communication. Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Energy Operations, and Trading teams to embed operational excellence into product design
Monitor Performance and Deliver Business Impact: Define and track KPIs across product performance, operational efficiency, customer outcomes, and profitability. Use data to inform strategic decisions and continuous improvements in the utility portfolio
Align Internal and External Stakeholders: Collaborate with internal teams (Engineering, Commercial, Energy Operations) and external partners (utilities, DSOs, market operators) to ensure alignment, compliance, and shared success
Anticipate Market and Regulatory Developments: Stay ahead of regulatory, commercial, and technological trends in energy retail and flexibility markets. Translate emerging opportunities and requirements into actionable product initiatives
Lead Commercial and Go-to-Market Success: Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Market Leads to position and scale our energy products globally. Ensure our energy offerings deliver measurable value to customers and strengthen 1KOMMA5°’s market leadership
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5+ years of product, commercial or operational leadership in the energy sector (ideally energy retail/utility, tariffs, services) across multiple markets
Proven experience managing product managers or cross-functional teams and owning a complex product domain with both business and operational/technical dimensions
Experience building or scaling products in energy retail, tariffs, metering/trading integration or flexibility services
Deep understanding of energy retail business — tariffs, pricing models, metering (roll-out and operations), trading/settlement, market communications (Marktkommunikationsprozesse) — across multiple countries
Strong familiarity with regulatory frameworks and market operations in the energy sector
Exposure to flexibility services, distributed energy resources (DERs), and digital energy services is highly advantageous
Comfortable engaging with technical teams on system architecture, data flows, integration of tools and processes (metering, billing, trading, partner platforms)
Strong operational discipline, ability to translate operational/process complexity into scalable product models
Excellent commercial awareness with strong analytical skills: you can define and interpret KPIs, build business cases, prioritise product investments and measure ROI
Strategic thinker who can also roll up sleeves and deliver in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English and German
Able to influence and align internal and external stakeholders
Proven ability to lead people, build strong teams, mentor product managers, and drive cross-functional collaboration
Entrepreneurial, proactive and comfortable operating in a high-growth, dynamic context
Passionate about the energy transition, renewable energy and changing how energy is delivered and consumed globally
Benefits
You are part of an international, dynamic, and highly motivated team of people who have proven to make things happen
With your work, you accelerate the "energy transition" and hence have a direct impact on our climate
Work with and learn from other super-smart colleagues
You will enjoy direct contact with core decision-makers
You will enjoy the best chances of entering full-time in one of Europe’s most thriving scaleups
You work remotely (Germany-wide), with offices in Hamburg, Berlin or Munich
Create a healthy balance alongside your work and enjoy all the benefits of the EGYM Wellpass
Benefits and discounts are yours with Futurebens
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Company
1KOMMA5°
1Komma5° is a home electrification and climatetech company that provides intelligent energy solutions and promotes a CO₂-neutral lifestyle.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$704.06MKey Investors
Sabanci Climate TechnologiesHamilton Lane2150
2025-07-28Series Unknown
2024-12-20Series Unknown· $156.47M
2024-03-04Private Equity
Leadership Team
Philipp Schröder
Co-Founder & CEO
Jannik Schall
Co-Founder & CPO
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