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

1KOMMA5°

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5+ years of product, commercial or operational leadership in the energy sector
  • Proven experience managing product managers or cross-functional teams
  • Deep understanding of energy retail business
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English and German

Responsibilities

  • Define the Global Utility Product Vision and drive the long-term roadmap
  • Manage and mentor a growing team of Product Managers
  • Develop and implement global standards for systems and processes
  • Oversee market operations processes and drive operational excellence

Key facts

Hard skills

Product Management Energy Policy Development Trading Strategy Operational Excellence Regulatory Compliance Technology Integration Smart Grid

Other skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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1KOMMA5°

Cleantech / Climate Tech

1KOMMA5° wurde im Juli 2021 mit dem Ziel gegründet, alle Gebäude CO2 neutral zu machen. Dies erfolgt durch den Einsatz von Photovoltaik, Wärmepumpe und Ladeinfrastruktur in Verbindung mit einer intelligenten und individuellen Steuerung aller Systeme basierend auf künstlicher Intelligenz, um den besonders günstigen Preiszonen von Sonne und Wind direkt an der Strombörse zu folgen. Nach drei Jahren hat das Unternehmen bereits 100.000 Kunden bedient und gilt damit laut EUPD Studie seit 2024 als europäischer Marktführer. Technologisches Herzstück ist die Software Plattform “Heartbeat AI”. Sie verbindet Wärmepumpe, Ladesäulen und Strombatterien direkt mit der Strombörse und steuert jedes einzelne Systeme nach individuellen Fahrplänen durch künstliche Intelligenz. So wird individuell immer der jeweils günstigste und sauberste Strom bereitgestellt, ob vom eigenen Dach oder vom Energiemarkt. Zurzeit betreibt 1KOMMA5° über 75 Standorte und Meisterbetriebe mit rund 2.200 Mitarbeitenden von Europa bis Australien. Zusätzlich arbeitet 1KOMMA5° kontinuierlich an der Weiterentwicklung der Heartbeat AI 🤖 Platform hierzu arbeiten allein am Entwicklungsstandort in Berlin über 200 Entwicklerinnen und Entwickler. Bereits 30% der mit Heartbeat AI verbundenen Haushalte erwirtschaften durch den Verkauf von Strom in Hochpreisphasen mehr Erlöse als sie Stromkosten. Insgesamt steuert das System nach kurzer Zeit bereits über 40.000 Energiesysteme.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryCleantech / Climate Tech
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

1KOMMA5°

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!

Your mission

  • 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.

Your profile

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 services
Domain & 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 advantageous
Technical & 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 models
Commercial & 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 environment
Leadership & 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 collaboration
Personal 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

Benefits

  • 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

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