Our client is a rapidly expanding clean technology company focused on portable power solutions. Their vision is to provide the world with zero-pollution and zero-noise electric power options which are reliable, fast-charging and portable. Their headquarters is in Vancouver and they already have equipment at client sites across the globe.

Opportunity

We are looking for a forward-thinking and experienced VP of Technology Development to join a world pioneer in clean mobile power solutions. You will own the strategy and execution for our product platform roadmaps and deployment and help the world shift to a low-carbon economy.
In this role, you will be contributing directly and significantly to our evolution from a hardware systems integrator to a provider of holistic power-as-a-service solutions involving hardware and software with proprietary IP.  

Responsibilities

Technology Development Responsibilities:

• Working closely with Sales and Product teams to identify solution opportunities and build the roadmap for developing new products

• Own the architecture design for the evolving in-house built firmware and software for battery management (BMS), energy management (EMS) and data analytics

• Work closely with VP, Operations on the manufacturing, supply chain, sourcing of components for our mid to long term strategy

• Identify future technologies to incorporate into our mid to long term roadmap

• Develop and manage our strategy and portfolio for all Intellectual Property including capturing know-how, patentable ideas, trademarks, etc.

• Understand the future of Mobile and Portable batteries to continually ensure we are at the forefront of the industry

Leadership & Team Management Responsibilities

• Lead the Technology Development and shared resource teams to develop new product technologies

• Build a software development team that works cross-functionally with the Engineering team on new integrated product solutions

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced Engineering/Product Development Leader with experience commercializing engineering products.  You will have led the design and development of pioneering industrial technology solutions involving hardware, firmware, and software. Ideally you will also be familiar with recurring revenue models.

Skills and Experience

• Ownership of design and deployment of complex hardware-software solutions for large industry customers (utilities or telecom would be especially relevant)

• Experience in realm of relevant hardware and software technologies (e.g. electrification, batteries, power, control systems, firmware, and software)

• Relevant sector background and networks – e.g. industrial tech/power/energy/cleantech relating to utilities/electrification/construction/film

• Led high performing multi-discipline engineering teams

• Strong technical contributor who has experience “futuring” and a track record of enabling IP and technology patents

• Understanding or direct experience or exposure with hardware platforms (such as PLC, programmable logic controller) and software, cloud technologies

• Led integration of disruptive new technology into competitive product market where cost, robustness, safety and efficiency challenges have been addressed

• Developed next generation technologies as well as those for immediate production and commercialization

• Developed, submitted and secured patents (an asset but not essential)

• Proven success working closely with Product Management, contributing to the Product Strategy, and helping to successfully deliver on the product roadmap

The company offers market related compensation including equity. The role will require onsite work at their Vancouver location and will not be a remote position. We will support relocation as required for the best-fit candidate. At this point we can only entertain candidates with legal work status in Canada.

Contact: Amanda Du Toit amanda@corporate.bc.ca