Sr. Manager - Product Management - Solar Inverters

Job Purpose

The Product Management Manager - Solar Inverter will be responsible for defining and executing the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of solar inverter products (primarily string inverters) across residential, C&I, and utility segments.

The role requires close collaboration with engineering, sales, marketing, and service teams to ensure competitive, high-quality, and market-aligned products.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap


* Define product vision, roadmap, and portfolio strategy for solar inverter products


* Identify market trends, customer needs, and competitive positioning


* Drive product differentiation (efficiency, features, cost, reliability)

Product Lifecycle Management


* Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for solar inverters-from concept, NPI, enhancements, and maturity management to phase-out.


* Evaluate product performance, field issues, reliability improvements, and drive corrective actions.

Market Intelligence & Competitive Benchmarking


* Track market trends, competitor portfolios, pricing benchmarks, and regulatory/policy developments.


* Conduct competitive benchmarking, customer requirement analysis, and market intelligence to inform product roadmap decisions.


* Identify technology trends, customer pain points, and emerging opportunities in the C&I and Distributed Energy segments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration


* Partner with R&D, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive NPI, product enhancements, cost optimization, and manufacturing readiness.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement


* Participate in customer meetings, clarifications, and product demonstrations to ensure superior technical value delivery.

Technical Strategy & Documentation


* Define and maintain product specifications, technical documentation, and competitive value propositions.


* Support techno-commercial assessments for new opportunities and business cases.

Key Skills & Competencies

Technical & Functional


* Deep technical acumen in inverter design, operations, and application engineering.


* Strong understanding of inverter topologies, protection systems, communication protocols and system integration


* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


* Experience with NPI processes, reliability engineering, and cost optimization.

Business & Collaboration Skills


* Customer-centric mindset with strong communication skills.


* Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.


* Strong documentation, presentation, and product marketing capability.

Leadership Competencies


* Stakeholder management across R&D, Supply Chain, Sales, and Quality.


* Ability to drive innovation, manage conflicts, and lead technical discussions.

Performance Indicators (KPIs)


* Product performance & reliability improvement metrics.


* On Time Product Launch and Time - to - Market (TTM)


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