Job Summary:
CGC is a nonprofit investment firm that finances and originates clean energy, water, and resilient infrastructure projects. They are seeking a Manager, Product Development to support the design, development, and deployment of innovative clean energy and sustainable infrastructure solutions, focusing on building decarbonization and related financing tools.
Responsibilities:
• Support the development of CGC’s clean energy and building-focused product roadmap, including solar, building decarbonization, and distributed energy initiatives.
• Conduct market research and stakeholder engagement with building owners, contractors, implementers, and financial partners.
• Translate strategic concepts into program designs, eligibility criteria, operational workflows, and economic models.
• Develop business cases and go-to-market strategies for new products and initiatives.
• Lead operational coordination of pilot programs and demonstration projects, including partner engagement, milestone tracking, and issue resolution.
• Evaluate pilot performance data and develop recommendations for product refinement and scale.
• Support testing and iteration of new clean energy solutions in real-world market conditions.
• Coordinate with teams across engineering, operations, policy, communications, and finance to ensure aligned product development and implementation.
• Support product launch readiness, including partner onboarding materials, internal training, and operational documentation.
• Ensure effective collaboration across internal teams and external partners.
• Monitor product performance, market developments, and policy trends affecting building decarbonization and distributed energy markets.
• Identify risks, operational bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure CGC’s products align with core principles of equity, additionality, scalability, and operational feasibility.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience in clean energy, sustainable infrastructure, building decarbonization, energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, or product/program development in related sectors.
• Strong knowledge of clean energy solutions in the built environment, including energy efficiency, electrification, or solar.
• Experience managing projects or programs involving multiple stakeholders, including technical, financial, and policy partners.
• Familiarity with clean energy economics, project development, or financing structures is strongly preferred.
• Experience using program management and operational tools such as Jira, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical, financial, and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to translate complex technical and policy concepts into practical program implementation plans.
Preferred:
• Familiarity with clean energy economics, project development, or financing structures is strongly preferred.
• Experience with on-site solar or solar program design is a plus but not required.
Company:
CGC collaborates with the public and private sectors to create investments that transform markets and mobilize capital to projects that benefit the environment and the health and well-being of Americans across the country. Founded in 2009, the company is headquartered in Washington, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.