Sr. Product Manager, Business Architecture

Description

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our Business Architecture Team under the Chief Information Office to define product requirements and translate business needs into platform scope for a focused business area. This is a high-visibility, high-impact position on a fast-growing team with an opportunity to contribute to overall business strategy and product vision. This role owns product strategy, pipeline, and defines the roadmap.

The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter and organized thinker with experience in leading full-cycle product development. This position reports to the Director of Business Architecture, or another member of senior management that the President of the Company may designate. This position will be based out of San Francisco or Santa Clara, CA.

• Partner with business leaders across Sales, Operations, Finance, and other functional areas to understand strategic priorities, growth initiatives, and operational challenges.
• Translate company and departmental objectives into a clear product strategy and multi-quarter roadmap for your domain. Develop deep domain expertise in your product area and serve as the subject matter expert to business and technical teams.
• Lead problem definition and opportunity sizing, ensuring product initiatives are tied to measurable business outcomes (revenue, efficiency, cycle time, quality, or scalability).
• Influence decision-making at the leadership level through data, business cases, and clear articulation of risks and tradeoffs.
• Drive structured discovery with business partners to move from feature requests to root‑cause problem statements.
• Lead the product lifecycle from discovery through launch and adoption while partnering with the business and engineering teams to deploy new products and features.
• Develop clear product artifacts including problem briefs, requirements documentation, workflow diagrams, and user stories. Act as the business owner in UAT, ensuring delivered solutions meet business needs and operational realities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define product requirements and act as business architect; transpose the requirements into user stories. Conduct UAT as the business stakeholder for developed features.
• Define success metrics and track performance of launched features and initiatives.
• Continuously evaluate product impact and identify opportunities for optimization and iteration.
• Manage and mentor a small group of PMs and Associate PMs within the Business Architecture Group.
• Establish and evolve product management best practices, frameworks, and operating models across the team.

• 5–8+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Systems, or similar roles.
• Experience leading product initiatives that support complex business workflows, internal platforms, or operational systems.
• Proven ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders and drive alignment across teams with competing priorities.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect product decisions to financial, operational, and strategic impact.
• Demonstrated success managing products through ambiguity and evolving business needs.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate between business and technical audiences.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret product usage and operational data to inform decisions.
• Experience working in Agile environments and using tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, growth‑oriented environment.
• Experience in the solar or clean energy industry.

• Background in Fin Tech, construction tech, field service software, or marketplace/platform models.
• 5+ years in relevant Product Management experience.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
• Experience working with global or cross‑cultural teams.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding…