Product Manager - Data Platform
LineVision
Hybrid (2-4 days/week onsite). Boston, MA Headquarters or Boulder, CO Hub Office
Build the data infrastructure that powers grid intelligence for the largest utilities —working directly with exceptional engineering teams to architect solutions that matter.
We are seeking a Product Manager - Data Platform to own our data platform evolution as we scale transmission optimization solutions for Fortune 500 utilities. You'll drive the conversion from cloud to secure on-premise deployment, collaborating hands-on with Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, and DevOps teams to solve complex technical challenges. If you love building products alongside engineers and want high-impact ownership in a mission-critical infrastructure space, join us at LineVision, Built In Boston Best Places to Work!
What will you do?
Core Responsibilities and Key Performance Objectives
- Own the product roadmap for LineVision's data platform, balancing cloud and on-premise deployment strategies to meet diverse utility customer requirements
- Drive product development decisions for data architecture, collaborating with Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, and QA teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions
- Define and track success metrics for the data platform through data-driven research and customer insights
- Navigate utility customer security review processes, translating complex operational needs and IT constraints into technical requirements and user stories
- Lead security and compliance considerations throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring platform architecture meets utility requirements for on-premise deployment and CEII handling protocols
Within the first 3 months:
- Complete discovery with utility customers to document on-premise deployment requirements, IT constraints, security protocols, and compliance needs
- Partner with Data Engineering and Platform Engineering teams to finalize technical architecture and requirements for containerized on-premise deployment
- Establish success metrics and reporting framework for data platform initiatives, providing regular updates to VP of Product and engineering leadership
Within the first 6 months:
- Deliver containerized deployment architecture supporting both cloud and on-premise models with feature parity roadmap
- Launch beta on-premise deployment at initial customer site, coordinating cross-functionally on implementation
- Complete security review processes with at least two utility customers, establishing repeatable patterns for procurement and compliance conversations
Within the first year:
- Achieve production on-premise deployments meeting customer deadlines and commitments
- Drive data pipeline efficiency improvements supporting future product capabilities and scale requirements
- Build trusted relationships with customer IT and operations teams, establishing LineVision as a strategic partner in their grid modernization initiatives
How to succeed in this role
Key Competencies
- Critical Thinking - Analyze data infrastructure problems independently and propose solutions. Demonstrate curiosity in exploring new approaches.
- Stakeholder Management - Navigate complex utility customer environments, managing relationships with IT teams, operations stakeholders, and procurement organizations. Provide clear, concise updates appropriate for diverse audiences.
- Judgment & Decision Making - Make informed product decisions balancing technical trade-offs, customer requirements, security constraints, and business priorities. Understand how architecture choices cascade through deployment models, customer operations, and long-term platform capabilities.
- Follow Through - Execution - Deliver quality products on time despite competing priorities and technical complexity. Hold self and teams accountable to milestones.
Essential Skills
- 3-5 years of product management experience with accountability for driving engineering progress on small to mid-sized products
- Strong understanding of data pipeline architecture, ETL processes, and data modeling with experience working with large volumes of real-time time-series data in production environments
- Deep knowledge of cloud and on-premise deployment models, including containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and deployment automation
- Understanding of security best practices for data platforms in regulated industries, including handling sensitive enterprise data and compliance-driven pipelines
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences with outstanding collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
What Sets the Best Candidates Apart
- Implications Thinking - You deeply understand how product decisions cascade through systems. You can explain how a database choice affects both deployment models and customer operations, or how data pipeline architecture impacts security posture, performance, scalability, and maintenance burden.
- Engineering Foundation - You have a strong technical background (engineering degree, IT experience, or equivalent) enabling substantive conversations with Data Engineering and Platform teams. You understand algorithms, data structures, and performance considerations for large-scale data processing.
- Technical Toolkit - Hands-on familiarity with AWS services (Lambda, RDS, SQS, Glue, Athena), Python and SQL, data modeling and ETL frameworks (Apache Airflow or similar). You've worked with analytical tools (Tableau, Power BI) and understand how downstream consumption shapes pipeline design.
- Enterprise Deployment Experience - You've successfully navigated complex enterprise procurement, security reviews, and compliance requirements with a track record executing migrations with attention to data integrity and system reliability in regulated environments.
Reporting & Team Structure
- Reports to the VP of Product, collaborating with 3 peer Product Managers primarily based in Boulder
- Works closely with Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, QA, DevOps, and SRE teams on technical development
Interview Process
- Apply Online
- Round 1: Phone screen
- Round 2: Hiring Manager Interview
- Round 3: Panel Interviews
- Panel 1: Technical competency & data platform experience
- Panel 2: Product skills, teamwork, culture fit, and stakeholder management
- Final Round: Leadership Team & Hiring Manager Sign-Off
What does joining LineVision mean for you?
- Impact. Your talent, time, and energy will critically impact our success in accelerating our mission of providing utilities with grid intelligence to enable affordable, reliable power.
- Ownership. You will hold broad responsibilities with high autonomy and trust in a communicative, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
- Flexibility. You will be empowered to maintain work-life balance with trust-based PTO and a flexible hybrid work schedule.
- Real World Innovation. You will join a motivated and high-performing team working with cutting edge, patented technology to help solve key obstacles to meet the demands of an AI-powered future.
Who we are…
LineVision is a grid-enhancing technology company enabling electric utilities to deliver affordable, reliable power and accelerate the electrification of the global economy. Our grid intelligence platform delivers the most accurate, network-wide dynamic line ratings and enables safer, more reliable grid operations with a combination of optical sensors and advanced environmental modeling. LineVision's global customer base includes eight of the ten largest US utilities, including National Grid, Southern Company, and Exelon.
We are LineVisionaries:
- We are Innovators: we light the way with tenacious creativity and do good work.
- We are Empowered: With high trust and high autonomy, the floor is yours, and the opportunity is ours.
- We are Welcoming: Come as you are, our doors are open. We are better together.
- We are Trusted Partners: We elevate our customer champions through shared thought leadership. We deliver on commitments.
- We are All In: We are building a community of passionate individuals who want to dent the universe.
At LineVision there's no such thing as a "perfect" candidate. We are looking for exceptional people who want to make a positive impact through their work and facilitate an organization where everyone can thrive. So whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this role would make you excited to come to work every day.
Meet our team, and understand our mission: https://www.linevisioninc.com/about-us