Head of Utility Products & Services (m/f/d)

We are looking for you to join our tech team in Berlin, Munich, or Hamburg. 1KOMMA5° is creating Germany's largest one-stop-shop for the sale, installation, and servicing of solar panels, heat pumps, electricity solutions, and charging infrastructure. And the best part? They are all interconnected! Become a part of our mission and learn more about our Product & Tech team! - Define the Global Utility Product Vision: Set and steward the global product vision and strategy for 1KOMMA5°’s utility business — covering metering, tariffs, trading, and flexibility services. Drive the long-term roadmap for how we provide, manage, and scale energy across markets. - Lead and Grow your Product Team & Stakeholders: Manage and mentor a growing team of Product Managers responsible for key product domains within our utility stack. Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and innovation across commercial, technical, and operational areas. - Standardize and Scale Core Systems and Processes: Develop and implement global standards for systems, technical setups, and partner integrations. Ensure our retail energy products operate consistently and efficiently across markets — from tariff design to billing and data exchange. - Drive Operational Excellence Across Energy Markets: Oversee market operations processes including metering, trading, and market communication. Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Energy Operations, and Trading teams to embed operational excellence into product design. - Monitor Performance and Deliver Business Impact: Define and track KPIs across product performance, operational efficiency, customer outcomes, and profitability. Use data to inform strategic decisions and continuous improvements in the utility portfolio. - Align Internal and External Stakeholders: Collaborate with internal teams (Engineering, Commercial, Energy Operations) and external partners (utilities, DSOs, market operators) to ensure alignment, compliance, and shared success. - Anticipate Market and Regulatory Developments: Stay ahead of regulatory, commercial, and technological trends in energy retail and flexibility markets. Translate emerging opportunities and requirements into actionable product initiatives. - Lead Commercial and Go-to-Market Success: Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Market Leads to position and scale our energy products globally. Ensure our energy offerings deliver measurable value to customers and strengthen 1KOMMA5°’s market leadership. Leadership & Experience: - Minimum 5+ years of product, commercial or operational leadership in the energy sector (ideally energy retail/utility, tariffs, services) across multiple markets - Proven experience managing product managers or cross-functional teams and owning a complex product domain with both business and operational/technical dimensions - Experience building or scaling products in energy retail, tariffs, metering/trading integration or flexibility servicesDomain & Market Expertise: - Deep understanding of energy retail business — tariffs, pricing models, metering (roll-out and operations), trading/settlement, market communications (Marktkommunikationsprozesse) — across multiple countries - Strong familiarity with regulatory frameworks and market operations in the energy sector - Exposure to flexibility services, distributed energy resources (DERs), and digital energy services is highly advantageousTechnical & Operational Acumen: - Comfortable engaging with technical teams on system architecture, data flows, integration of tools and processes (metering, billing, trading, partner platforms) - Strong operational discipline, ability to translate operational/process complexity into scalable product modelsCommercial & Strategic Mindset: - Excellent commercial awareness with strong analytical skills: you can define and interpret KPIs, build business cases, prioritise product investments and measure ROI - Strategic thinker who can also roll up sleeves and deliver in a fast-paced, evolving environmentLeadership & Communication: - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English and German - Able to influence and align internal and external stakeholders - Proven ability to lead people, build strong teams, mentor product managers, and drive cross-functional collaborationPersonal Attributes: - Entrepreneurial, proactive and comfortable operating in a high-growth, dynamic context - Passionate about the energy transition, renewable energy and changing how energy is delivered and consumed globally - You are part of an international, dynamic, and highly motivated team of people who have proven to make things happen - With your work, you accelerate the "energy transition" and hence have a direct impact on our climate - Work with and learn from other super-smart colleagues - You will enjoy direct contact with core decision-makers - You will enjoy the best chances of entering full-time in one of Europe’s most thriving scaleups - You work remotely (Germany-wide), with offices in Hamburg, Berlin or Munich - Create a healthy balance alongside your work and enjoy all the benefits of the EGYM Wellpass - Benefits and discounts are yours with Futurebens - Whether city bike or e-bike - be flexible with our job bike leasing and do something good for the environment at the same time