VP​/Head of Department Product

Overview

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.

The energy transition has moved past the technology‑proving phase. Today, the defining challenge is orchestrating millions of distributed energy assets reliably, securely, and at the pace the grid demands.

Platform Services is the digital growth engine for DNV Energy Systems North America, built on a fundamental conviction: the grid doesn’t need more hardware. It needs better intelligence.

Our mission is to bridge infrastructure complexity with commercial execution by delivering secure, AI‑native SaaS platforms that turn digital ambition into operational reality for Tier‑1 utilities and energy operators.

Our vision is to unify the fragmented legacy architectures of utility program operations into a single, modern data model building the operational nervous system that accelerates the path to decarbonization. As we scale to support 4× customer‑account growth over the next three years, this is one of the most consequential platform‑engineering challenges in the energy sector.

The VP/Head of Department‑Product is the integrator at the heart of Platform Services. You own the integrated platform roadmap and customer experience across the eTRACK+ portfolio including AI‑enabled features. You decide what Platform Services builds, in what sequence, packaged how, and priced how. You close the loop between customer signals from Commercial, AI capabilities from Enterprise AI, and engineering execution from Engineering.

This is a product leadership role with three core responsibilities: leading the platform‑and‑modules repositioning that converts a multi‑product portfolio into a unified platform; launching the AI tier as the company’s most defensible commercial differentiator; and translating the broader trends reshaping utility operations into scalable product strategy.

This role requires collaboration across multiple time zones, including both India and U.S. time zones.

This role is based at our DNV office in Houston, TX;
Oakland, CA;
Austin, TX;
Dallas, TX;
Medford, MA;
New York, NY;
Seattle, WA;
Chalfont, PA;
Des Moines, IA;
Detroit, MI;
Madison, WI;
Phoenix, AZ;
Portland, OR, presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site.

The position may also be considered at other DNV offices within the continental U.S.

• Own the integrated eTRACK+ roadmap including AI‑enabled features. Decide what gets built, in what sequence, with what tier positioning.
• Lead the platform‑and‑modules repositioning to convert the current portfolio into one unified platform with capability modules customers can adopt over time.
• Translate utility industry transformation trends DER proliferation, grid digitization, AI‑driven program operations, decarbonization mandates, IRA‑funded electrification into scalable product and market strategy for Tier‑1 utility customers.
• Align Platform Services’ direction with Energy Systems’ broader digital strategy and DNV’s global priorities.
• Lead and develop the department team by setting clear expectations, coaching for high performance, managing workloads, and fostering a positive, inclusive culture that supports growth and accountability.