Job Opportunities at BURN

Position Summary            

• Reporting to the Head of Product, the individual will play a crucial role in driving the strategic vision and successful launch of our new innovative hardware electrical consumer products to market. They will collaborate with cross-functional global teams, including engineering, design, marketing, and supply chain, to ensure the seamless execution of the product development process.
• Their primary focus will be on understanding customer needs, defining product strategy and requirements, and overseeing the end-to-end product development lifecycle. 

Key Responsibilities         

Leadership:  

• Determine core KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and develop monitoring frameworks to frame the goals and monitor the success of our product portfolio.  
• Cost management: Ensuring timely completion of product launches at no cost overruns.  

Product Strategy:  

• Be the voice of the customer (internal and external) within the business by researching, gathering, and evaluating user requirements, ensuring that insights generated influence business objectives and product roadmap.  
• Define and draw insights from experiments, data exploration, user feedback, and market research to inform project prioritization and feature design. Prioritize ruthlessly, don’t be afraid of saying no, and champion progress over perfection. 

Product Management:  

• Manage the entire lifecycle of the product, collaborating with users, design, development team, and other stakeholders to navigate from product conception to going live. 
• Quality Assurance: Define User Acceptance Tests, Inspect and analyze all the quality-related data (i.e., Maintenance cases, Revision cases & Customer cases) then escalate all product performance issues to the key stakeholders in the QA team, for product improvement and warranty claims. 

Go-To-Market:  

• Assist and be involved in all go-to-market product-related strategies. Coordinate the rollout of pilot projects and New Product Introduction initiatives (NPIs) 
• Drive product launches by working with marketing, sales, and customer experience on messaging, presentations, videos, and other deliverables.  

Key Qualifications            

• University bachelor’s degree in product design, electronics, electrical or industrial engineering, or any other related field 
• 4 years minimum experience in Product Management 
• 2-5 years of relevant work experience in the renewable energy industry. 
• Strong experience in a dynamic product management role with proven experience overseeing all product lifecycle elements. 
• Strong understanding of the hardware development lifecycle 
• Project management experience is a plus. 
• Knowledge of the local market for renewable energy products is a plus.  
• Proficient in spreadsheet and database applications and comfortable with quantitative and qualitative analysis   
• Fluency in English and Swahili languages. 

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Position Summary            

• Reporting to the Head of Technology- Electric, the Software Engineering Manager will be responsible for design and architecture discussions and managing technical delivery and delivery quality. They will be responsible for communicating and participating in solving any engineering issue that comes up in a project, answering technical questions, proposing budgets for projects, training new employees, and working with various other departments.

Key Responsibilities         

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback to ensure individual and team growth. Identify and address resource gaps, skill development needs, and performance issues within the team.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize engineering projects and initiatives, ensuring that objectives are met within defined timelines and budgets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, scope, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
• Drive effective project management methodologies, including agile practices, to optimize project execution and delivery.
• Collaborate with product management to translate business requirements into technical specifications and actionable engineering plans.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices in engineering processes and documentation.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, and suppliers, to drive successful project outcomes.
   

Key Qualifications            

• 8 years of proven work experience in a senior Software engineering role with hands-on leadership skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to catch minor errors which can result in major problems.
• Experience with the development and implementation of cloud-based solutions, including architecture design, infrastructure setup, and deployment processes.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture patterns, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation tools.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management principles.
• Experience working with one or more of the following:  AWS, Java, and Go.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration frameworks like Kubernetes.
• Experience building pay-as-you-go products/platforms.