Product Manager, Hardware Partnerships

**About Us**:
With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world's leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.

Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.

At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.

Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.

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**What You Will Be Doing**:
ChargePoint is seeking a Product Manager 3rd party hardware partnerships & interoperability to develop and manage ChargePoint's global partnership products according to the industry standards (e.g. OCPP and OCPI) with a the focus on CP ready partners.

The Product Management role with the 3rd party hardware team can be split into three main elements:
Design, develop and manage 3rd party hardware solutions for ChargePoint to be able to service the needs of the customer.
Project manage onboarding of new partner relationships and its products.
Manage existing partner relationships and the products that need to be delivered.

The Product Manager is responsible for the design, development and management of new partnership products with both existing and new partners providing EV charging solutions or (integrated) payment solutions. Collaboration with these partners implies designing and implementing solutions that follow the industry standards (OCPP and OCPI) and that comply to (local) regulations (e.g. Eichrecht).

The 3rd party hardware & integrations team has a global responsibility within ChargePoint for all products within its portfolio provided by 3rd parties. This entails (amongst others) AC and DC charging solutions but also payment solutions delivered by different companies in both Europe and North America.

Chargepoint envisions Hardware partnerships split in two ways:
ChargePoint ready partnerships = pre-configured 3rd party solutions (charging stations or payment terminals) managed via the ChargePoint platform, including remote and on-site supporting services (installation + maintenance). ChargePoint-ready Hardware gets sold by ChargePoint.
ChargePoint compatible partnerships = 3rd party solutions charging that are configured on site that are remotely managed via the ChargePoint platform with only basic cloud support. Note: ChargePoint is not responsible for the hardware.

**Requirements**:

- Enjoy working in an ever-changing environment and at the interface of technology and business
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or similar preferred
- 5 + years prior work experience in a product and or program management or equivalent role
- Internal drive towards optimisation and more sustainability in the mobility sector
- Excellent organizational and prioritisation skills
- Good customer, vendor, partner management, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently Result-driven and analytical working method
- Creativity in finding the best solutions
- Solid base of knowledge of OCPP specification, standards, functionality, and industry
- A track record of success in developing and delivering complex products in cross-functional environments
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time
- Willingness to work with different time zones (EU/NA), which implies (early) evening calls
- Language skills: English, German and preferably one other language would be a bonus
- Familiarity with EV industry is a plus

**Location**

Germany, France, UK, Austria, Spain, Italy

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