Partnerships Program Manager

About Voltus

Voltus is the leading virtual power plant operator of distributed energy resources. Voltus pays energy users to reduce or shift electricity use in response to grid stress, high prices, and high emissions. Our mission is to be the Distributed Energy Platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition. The Voltus platform connects any distributed energy resources (DERs) to any energy markets across the US and Canada, providing flexibility, reliability, and resilience to the grid while generating revenue for our partners. By partnering with industry leaders and the DER ecosystem, we are building the decarbonized, distributed, decentralized, and digitized energy system of the future.

We hire teammates who are bright, gritty, and good and who have a genuine passion for delivering a cleaner energy future and for working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. Voltus is a remote and virtual company, distributed across US, Canada, and abroad with many team members in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and other cities.

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and entrepreneurial Partnerships Program Manager to help us grow our residential grid services programs. Residential grid services are a rapidly growing segment at Voltus and across the industry. This exciting opportunity will provide exposure to all aspects of developing and managing residential virtual power plants from developing new programs with partners to recruiting households into the programs to ensuring we have all of the data needed for enrollment into market programs to tracking and reporting on performance and payments. This role will be at the center of a cross-functional team of sales, product management, operations, legal, finance and energy markets working to launch, manage and continuously improve residential virtual power plants.

This is a remote role and you can work from anywhere, with the ability to hold meetings with coworkers and stakeholders during continental US-based business hours. 

Key Responsibilities

• Track and manage multiple programs to ensure they hit growth targets and meet partner expectations
• Project manage program launches and end customer recruitment to established deadlines, coordinating cross-functionally across the company 
• Use data analysis to drive strategic action that facilitates growth and improves processes 
• Problem solve to find workarounds when issues arise 
• Perform market analysis to support growth into new areas and improve Voltus’s residential offerings 

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
• Exceptional analytical skills, including data analysis and reporting on energy, marketing and financial metrics 
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work product
• Ability to self initiate and thrive in a fast-paced, high-throughput environment
• A strong background in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Google Suite products
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple programs simultaneously 
• Ability to work cross functionally to problem solve and keep internal and external stakeholders aligned and working towards established goals 
• Takes initiative to establish new processes and refine existing processes 
• Undergraduate college degree required
• 1-3 years experience in program management or similar role
• Exhibited interest in the energy and/or climate space

At Voltus, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer because we recognize that a diverse organization begins with a diverse candidate pool. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or marital status.