Uplight · 11 hours ago
Director, Product Management – Data Platform
Uplight is creating a new category of energy, making software to manage energy resources for homes and businesses. The Director of Product Management for the Data Platform will define and drive the vision and execution of Uplight’s Data Platform, ensuring it scales with technical excellence and maximizes customer value from data.
EnergySoftware
Responsibilities
Continue to develop and communicate the Data Platform strategy and roadmap, positioning it as both a core enabler of Uplight’s portfolio and a direct source of customer value
Drive the evolution of the platform to support best-in-class ingestion, governance, lineage, and observability, ensuring trusted data across the company
Deliver customer-facing capabilities such as data-centric APIs, BI and analytics offerings, enabling utilities and partners to maximize the value of their data
Expand the platform’s role as a Developer Platform, accelerating internal and external innovation with APIs, SDKs, and rapid development tools
Explore and launch new data-driven offerings, including advanced analytics, predictive insights, and ecosystem integrations
Partner with engineering, data science, and go-to-market teams to define investment priorities, quantify value, and drive cross-functional alignment
Define and monitor KPIs to measure adoption, data quality, customer impact, and business outcomes from the Data Platform
Manage and grow a global product team, fostering collaboration and excellence across US and India-based teams
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and the OEM Partner Ecosystem
Stay up-to-date on industry trends, technologies, and best practices related to IoT and Smart Home Devices
Represent Uplight in industry forums and technical working groups such as OpenADR Alliance, SunSpec Alliance
Qualification
Required
10+ years of Product Management experience, with 5+ years leading product managers (group or director-level)
Hands-on technical background or experience in engineering/data roles; comfortable engaging deeply with data platform architectures and systems
Proven experience with data platforms, ingestion systems, BI/analytics/machine learning, governance, ML Ops, and developer tools
Track record of launching and scaling customer-facing data products, not just infrastructure
Systems thinker who can simplify complexity and create clarity of vision
Inspiring leader with strong communication skills, able to influence across functions and at all levels
Preferred
Experience with Databricks or similar technology is an extra bonus
Experience in high-growth environments, ideally within energy, data, or SaaS technology sectors
Benefits
Flexible time off
Generous parental leave
A wellness stipend
Work flexibility
Company
Uplight
Uplight provides end-to-end customer-centric technology solutions.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$48M2025-03-28Convertible Note· $48M
2021-03-03Private Equity
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