Staff Program Manager, ecobee
Smart & sustainable home appliances
Open for applications
Smart & sustainable home appliances
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To improve everyday life, while creating a more sustainable world.
Role
Who you are
- You have previous experience in an staff-level Program Management role that's required you to work across multiple businesses and business units
- 8+ years of experience working directly with software engineering teams
- Bonus: This experience includes projects with hardware and firmware elements
- You have worked with project management tools like Jira, Confluence, and Smartsheet
- You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- You are comfortable in a highly technical environment and can understand the nuances of technical decisions
- You thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and high stakes environment
- Experience establishing new processes that are sustainable for the team
- You are a smart, curious, and analytical person with a bias for action
What the job involves
- Generac is looking for a motivated Staff Program Manager with insatiable curiosity to help support and manage our next generation energy management solutions
- You’ll work with a cross functional team of engineers, designers, researchers, and product managers to turn product concepts into reality
- Our team is focused on innovating new products and features that deliver value to millions of homeowners across North America
- Own, develop, and lead adoption of HEMS product development processes and guidelines for effective delivery management
- Lead Program strategy and partner with project managers across Generac businesses to effectively deliver cross-business products & services
- Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, providing regular updates on program progress, risks, and opportunities
- Facilitate decision-making and negotiations across diverse groups, including executives and technical teams. Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities
- Work across Generac and HEMS leadership and stakeholders to establish and align on commitments to annual plans, quarterly OKRs, and portfolio management
- Develop, communicate, and maintain program roadmaps
- Ensure teams are held accountable to program schedule, delivery management, quality, program outcomes, and operations
- Effectively prioritize and execute on program outcomes
- Partner with program leadership team to manage risks, and share status updates to leadership team
Application process
- Application review. It will happen. By an actual person in Talent Acquisition. We get upwards of 100+ applications for some roles, it can take a few days, but every applicant can expect a note regarding their application status
- Round 1: A 45-minute phone call with a member of Talent Acquisition
- Round 2: A 60-minute virtual interview with our Director of Program Management and a Senior Program Manager
- Round 3: A 60-minute virtual interview with one of our senior Program Managers, and one Director/VP from Product or Engineering
Our take
As the world shifts toward sustainable transport, housing, and lifestyle solutions, ecobee's smart home devices are well-positioned to address domestic energy efficiency. Known for creating the world's first WiFi-enabled thermostat, ecobee offers a range of smart home products.
Despite being an early market entrant, ecobee has expanded its product line to stay competitive. By integrating Alexa into its devices, ecobee has significantly grown its customer base and strengthened its relationship with Amazon, similar to how its competitor, Nest, partnered with Google.
In 2021, ecobee was acquired by Generac, a major power industry player aiming to expand into sustainable solutions. This acquisition has provided ecobee with the resources to reach a global market and continue leading in sustainability innovations.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2018
$36m
SERIES C
Mar 2018
$80m
SERIES C
Total funding: $167.8m
Company benefits
- Health/Lifestyle Spending Account
- 75% parental leave top-up
- Health benefits starting day 1
- 25-day paid sabbatical in year 5
- $1,500 learning and development budget
- Quarterly hackathons
- Volunteer Days
- Flexible hours and work from home
- Your own ecobee device
Company values
- Cultivate curiosity
- Start with the customer
- Aim for impact
- Work for the planet
- Think like an owner
- Give respect and build trust
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, Toronto, ON
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Leadership
Stuart Lombard
(CEO)Previously Founder of Inforamp. Has also served as Co-CEO at Isolation Systems and VP of R&D at Grocery Gateway.
Mark Malchionodo
(VP of Software Engineering)Previously CTO at PlanetEye Inc, Engineering Manager at BorderWare Technologies, Engineering Manager at Intel of Canada and Software Architect at Software Group Limited.
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