Technical Product Manager, West & Central Africa at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Product Manager, West & Central Africa

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

The team you would join

• As a member of the New Product Development Team, you will be a key stakeholder in developing Sun King’s future products and services.
• Reporting to the Global Product Manager, you will work at the intersection of business, technology, and customer experience teams to ideate, develop, pilot, and launch new life-changing products across Sub-Saharan Africa.

About the role

• This role is an exciting career opportunity for a value-driven innovator with a combination of technical and organizational skills who is passionate about working with off-grid consumers and delivering the next generation of Sun King products.
• The products and services you will build will have a transformative impact for millions of households.

What you would be expected to do
New Product Identification:

• Generate, refine and consolidate new product ideas, market research and customer requirements, drawing from relationships across the company, including R&D, sales, marketing, and operations teams.
• Develop customer survey templates, collect feedback, and present to internal stakeholders
• Evaluate current offerings from industry peers, seeking opportunities for differentiation.
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction.
• Test prototypes and potential new products to validate its commercial viability. Specify product requirements and feedback for R&D. 

New Product Pilots:

• Act as the Project Manager to deploy successful pilots, defining the purpose, major deliverables, KPIs, timelines, risks, and roles of internal stakeholders.
• Track and document key pilot project deliverables, including customer engagement, usage habits, product availability, and the weekly number of generated prospects.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure deliverables (selecting pilot areas, inventory readiness, training, etc.) are met on time. 
• Carry out Engineering Validation Testing (focusing on the features) and Technical Validation Testing (focusing on integration) and generate a Product Requirements Document (PRD)
• Collect Customer Feedback on the product performance and expectations and present to internal stakeholders. 
• Report the progress and results of the pilot through a comprehensive memo or a presentation. Provide insights on lessons learned, recommendations for a successful GTM approach, product design or process changes, if needed. 
• Oversee a successful transition from the pilot stage to commercial scale. 

New Product Introduction:

• Clearly convey the product vision. Translate technical specifications, benefits, differentiation against rivals, and its fit with Sun King to a language customers can appreciate.
• Work with various departments to design a sales and service process for new products and the route to market.
• Assist in the Training and Marketing Teams by reviewing training materials, spec sheets, packaging, and highlighting the Customer Value Proposition (CVP)
• Assist in the development of service requirements for new products, working closely with the After-Sales and Call Center teams to ensure customer service is prepared prior to the product launch.
• Work with the R&D Team to define and implement product iterations and cascade the changes to respective stakeholders. 

You might be a strong candidate if you

• Have a Bachelors Degree or Higher National Diploma in product design, engineering, energy systems, the physical sciences, or a related field. Experience in Solar Refrigeration will be an advantage.
• Have minimum 5 years experience as technical Product Manager preferably in the solar industry
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit and with the ability to work well on your own, ability to figure things out with innovative thinking, problem-solving skills, and presence of mind.
• Are curious to ideate and expand product offerings in segments complimentary to solar energy, such as clean mobility solutions. 
• Have the ability to collect and synthesize user feedback for actionable items.
• Have critical thinking skills: Strong ability to structure problems and drive towards solutions even in ambiguous situations
• Have financial knowledge to quantify economic value propositions and commercial opportunities of new product offerings.
• Have experience in spearheading the expansion of new product lines or segments
• Can execute and manage projects effectively.
• Are Open to travel within the region and possibly to other Sun King markets
• Display excellent communication skills, energy, and the ability to handle obstacles at a rapidly growing organization. You can communicate product choices through the lens of multiple stakeholders.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast growing, high impact industry. 
• The chance to work in an open minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic people who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with profound impact on the world.  
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds. 
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Academy.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online