Job Description
**** Hybrid 2-3 days in office VA, MD, PA, OH ****
Are you ready for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Sales and Marketing group as our Lead of Product Development!
Position Summary
Reporting to the Vice President of Growth, the Lead of Product Development at WGL Energy is responsible for leading and managing the strategic planning, development, and implementation of new energy products and services, including green and renewable energy options. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify market opportunities, drive innovation, and deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer needs in an ever changing energy market. The Lead of Product Development plays a critical role in driving revenue growth, ensuring competitive advantage, and supporting the company's overall business objectives. This is a highly visible role within the organization, with significant Senior Management interaction.
You Will:
Develop and implement a comprehensive product development strategy for residential and commercial customers aligned with the company's goals and market trends.
Conduct market research and analysis to identify customer needs, market gaps, and emerging opportunities across residential and commercial customer segments in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
Lead cross-functional teams in developing and launching new energy products and services, including green and renewable energy options, ensuring they meet customer requirements and align with company strategies.
Work with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure market opportunities can be brought to realization and drive growth for WGL Energy.
Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes to identify areas for product innovation and improvement.
Lead negotiation of commercial arrangements with external counterparties as needed, ensuring all internal corporate policies are followed.
Oversee identification of opportunities or partnerships in emerging markets or technologies.
Work closely with the residential and commercial sales and marketing teams, preparing and presenting project proposals and recommendations to customers.
Build and maintain relationships with market participants to increase market knowledge.
Build and lead a high-performing product development team, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship to team members as needed.
Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, promoting knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and innovation across the organization.
You Have:
Bachelor's Degree in business, marketing, engineering, or a related field, required, Master's Degree preferred.
Proven experience (8+ years) developing green and renewable energy products or services in the mid-Atlantic markets of PJM.
Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to align product development with broader organizational goals.
Demonstrated track record of successfully launching new products and driving product innovation.
Proficient in market research.
Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams.
Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Analytical mindset, with the ability to leverage data to make informed decisions and optimize product performance.
Existing and proven energy industry relationships with customers, stakeholders and other market participants preferred.
Experience with PowerPoint, Excel (modeling), salesforce, and Tableau preferred.
Why Work at AltaGas?
AltaGas is a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating
assets that provide clean and affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington
Gas/WGL, SEMCO, and Petrogas. Our talented team, nearly 3,000 strong, leverages the strength of our
assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions -
from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets
around the world.
We deliver clean and affordable natural gas to approximately 1.6 million customers' homes and
businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities across five jurisdictions in the United
States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team,
vision, and strategy.
To learn more about our mission:
For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
For U.S. hires:
U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
