[Hiring] Founding Product Manager @Lumen Energy

Role Description

We’re seeking a Founding Product Manager to join our technology team. This high-impact, high-visibility role is perfect for someone who thrives on building from scratch: someone who can create structure where there isn’t any, build conviction with incomplete information, and operate as a partner to our internal team and customers.

You’ll be Lumen’s first dedicated PM, which means you won’t be inheriting a mature roadmap, an existing research practice, or a PM org to plug into. You’ll be defining what product management looks like here, with the autonomy, access, and trust to do it.

You’ll report directly to our Head of Engineering and work cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, and Marketplace Operations to deliver an exceptional clean energy transaction experience for building owners and solar+battery developers alike.

What You’ll Do

• Own and evolve a prioritized product roadmap for Lumen’s commercial solar and storage marketplace, informed by real user feedback, business priorities, and clear success metrics.
• Shape features from discovery through implementation-ready prototypes, ensuring clarity for engineers.
• Serve as the connective tissue between Engineering, Sales, Ops, and Leadership: synthesize competing inputs, drive toward aligned decisions, and keep the product work moving.
• Define success metrics before features ship and track their impact post-launch.
• Run a continuous user research practice: engage with building owners, solar developers, and internal stakeholders regularly, turning insights into product decisions and priorities.

Who You Are (and Why You’ll Thrive Here)

• Outcome-oriented, not output-oriented.
• High agency, comfortable with ambiguity.
• Generative, then decisive.
• Opinionated out loud.
• Collaborative and influential.
• A strong writer.
• An eager adopter of new technology.
• A genuine researcher.
• Motivated by mission.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience in a high-growth or startup environment, with demonstrated ownership of end-to-end product cycles from discovery through delivery and measurement.
• Fluency with AI-assisted product development workflows, using LLMs to accelerate prototyping, research synthesis, and spec writing.
• Strong visual and UX sensibility, particularly since we don’t have a dedicated designer.
• Strong written communicator: can write prose documents to convey business context and customer needs.
• High agency and influence: A track record of owning and defending a product roadmap.
• Business acumen: able to reason about trade-offs between user value, technical complexity, and commercial impact.
• Strong user research skills: knows how to design and run customer interviews and synthesize findings.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with two-sided marketplace dynamics.
• Experience in commercial real estate, legal tech, or other complex transaction-based businesses.
• Prior experience in a client-facing role such as customer success or sales.
• Track record as the first or only PM at a company.

Why Lumen

• Work that matters: every rooftop we convert accelerates decarbonization at scale.
• A team that moves fast: we value clear thinking over politics or hierarchy.
• High ownership, early on: you’ll work directly with engineers and leadership.
• Broad scope: you’ll shape how we approach user research, product marketing, design, and UX.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and equity participation.

About the Interview

• 15 minutes: Hiring manager alignment screen.
• 45 minutes: Introduction call with Kerri Devine (Head of Engineering).
• 60 minutes: Engineering collaboration interview with 2 engineers.
• 45 minutes: Cross-functional collaboration interview.
• 45 minutes: Leadership & customer empathy discussion with Peter Light (CEO).

Lumen Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse perspectives and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. US work authorization required. We are unable to sponsor H1B visas at this time.