Associate Product Manager

Associate Product Manager

Location: New York, NY or Remote

Reports To: Senior Vice President, Data & Product Strategy

Bright Power works with forward thinking owners and developers to identify, design, and implement custom energy and water solutions on a wide variety of systems. Our team is comprised of a diverse, talented, and hard-working group of individuals committed to growing this industry and to making a positive impact on the environment.

Join Us

Bright Power has been a transformative player in clean energy and sustainable housing for 15 years. Our Clients include affordable housing owners and developers, Fortune 1000 financial and real estate investors, privately held firms, and some of the nation’s largest property managers.

We are passionate about reducing energy and water usage through the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. Our goal is to improve the health, comfort, and value of our client’s buildings, while cultivating a sustainable future. We believe deeply in doing well by doing good and come to work every day seeking to change the world.

The Role

We’re looking for an Associate Product Manager to help build and scale a new client-facing software platform in the energy management space. This role is ideal for someone with 2–4 years of experience who enjoys solving complex problems and working across teams to deliver meaningful product outcomes.

You’ll sit at the center of product, software engineering, and stakeholders—translating needs into action, keeping teams aligned, and helping us build products that genuinely work for the people who use them.

Key Responsibilities

Build & Ship Product

Support product requirements, user stories, and feature development

Organize and maintain documentation of product scopes, feature plans, timelines, and roadmaps

Translate user and business needs into clear, actionable specs

Act as a trusted resource for product knowledge across teams

Help teams balance user experience, business priorities, and technical constraints

Testing & Quality

Own feature testing and validation ahead of releases, coordinating internal resources as testers where needed

Identify and track bugs, edge cases, workflow issues, friction points, unmet needs, and opportunities for improvement

Ensure features align with real-world user behavior and expectations

Insights & Product Impact

Organize feedback about user needs, motivations, and pain points

Build relationships with stakeholders to understand goals, constraints, and success criteria

Gather and synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into concrete product improvements

Use SQL and data analysis to validate insights and understand product performance

Distill complex data into simple, decision-ready takeaways

Product Ops & Execution

Partner closely with software engineering and stakeholders to ensure product work reflects real user and business needs

Keep roadmaps, specs, and timelines clear, accessible, and aligned across teams

Proactively surface risks, ask questions, and help teams navigate tradeoffs

Ensure decisions and changes are communicated with context—not just updates

Support smooth, predictable releases through early and consistent alignment

Communication & Coordination

Build trust-based relationships across teams to keep work moving and aligned

Facilitate cross-functional conversations and written updates that clarify goals, uncover concerns, and drive shared understanding

Communicate progress, challenges, and decisions with transparency and context

Help maintain a structured, transparent product development process

What We’re Looking For

Experience

2–4 years in product, product ops, analytics, or a related role

Experience working cross-functionally with software engineering and business teams

Core Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to build trust quickly

Highly organized with strong attention to detail

Ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet deadlines

Curious, proactive, and comfortable in a fast-moving environment

Analytical & Technical

SQL proficiency required

Strong Excel/data analysis skills

Ability to break down business processes and identify improvement opportunities

Mindset

Empathetic problem-solver who seeks to understand before acting

Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving priorities

Takes ownership and follows through on commitments

Eager to learn, grow, and continuously improve how work gets done

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

SQL (MySQL required; Supabase a plus)

Salesforce and API familiarity a plus

Experience using AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)

Salary Range: $70,000 - $95,000

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Bright Power expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Bright Power’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.