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EVgo

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2010

⚡ Energy

🚘 Automotive

🚗 Transport

💰 $225M Post-IPO Debt - EVgo on 2025-07

Energy • Automotive • Transport

EVgo is a U. S. company that owns and operates one of the country’s largest public fast-charging networks for electric vehicles. With over 1,200 public fast charging stations and coverage within 10 miles of more than 40% of the U. S. population, EVgo provides fast, convenient charging compatible with all fast-charge capable EVs, accessible via app, RFID or payment. The company partners with automakers, site hosts, rideshare and autonomous vehicle companies, utilities and businesses to deploy and operate chargers, offers multiple pricing plans and services like Autocharge+, and is expanding support for charging standards such as Tesla’s NACS.

📋 Description

• Set the long-term hardware product strategy and roadmap for EVgo’s fast charging network • Translate company goals, market needs, customer feedback, regulatory requirements, and financial targets into product priorities • Build business cases covering customer value, costs, lifecycle economics, competitive advantage, and expected business impact • Define success metrics and decision criteria for roadmap priorities and investment tradeoffs • Lead the full hardware product lifecycle from concept and requirements through development, launch, monitoring, improvement, and sunset • Own product requirements reflecting customer needs, business goals, field insights, operations, regulations, and stakeholder input • Partner with Engineering, Design, and Operations on hardware, firmware, compliance, serviceability, and reliability requirements • Ensure products meet standards for safety, reliability, uptime, customer experience, manufacturability, and total cost of ownership • Act as senior decision-maker for hardware product questions and drive alignment across teams • Communicate progress, risks, decisions, and requests to senior leadership and cross-functional partners • Track EV charging hardware, infrastructure, firmware, interoperability, reliability, regulatory, and competitive trends • Incorporate EV driver, site host, fleet, partner, operations, and field service insights into product decisions • Define customer journeys, user profiles, benchmarking approaches, and customer experience requirements • Set priorities, operating rhythms, and standards for product excellence across Hardware Product Management • Lead the Hardware Product Management team, including product managers and other hardware product management staff • Build and evolve the hardware product organization’s structure, roles, and operating model • Set team goals and performance expectations and conduct performance and development conversations • Recruit, hire, and develop product management talent • Identify growth opportunities and create development paths for team members • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 18 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 15 years with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 10 years of experience; or equivalent experience • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, Product Management, or a related field; Master’s degree or MBA preferred • Experience in EV charging, renewable energy, automotive, grid infrastructure, power electronics, industrial equipment, or networked hardware products • Experience with product development processes, stage-gate governance, validation testing, interoperability testing, compliance certifications, field reliability programs, and product launch readiness • Familiarity with charger hardware, site infrastructure, OCPP, embedded firmware, cellular connectivity, payment systems, HMI, plug-and-charge, interoperability, or serviceability considerations • Experience working with suppliers, contract manufacturers, engineering partners, standards bodies, regulators, or external technology partners • Track record of building or scaling product teams, operating models, requirements practices, and executive reporting mechanisms • Equivalent technical education or training in a related field accepted in lieu of a formal degree • Demonstrated ability to define product strategy, build multi-year roadmaps, develop business cases, and deliver complex products with measurable business impact • Strong technical fluency across hardware, firmware, embedded systems, connectivity, manufacturing, validation, reliability, or compliance domains • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, resolve complex tradeoffs, and drive alignment in a fast-paced environment • Strong analytical, financial, written, verbal, and executive presentation skills • Up to 20–30% travel may be required for customer, supplier, site, lab, partner, industry, and team meetings

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage • Mental wellbeing support and wellness programs • 401(k) • Health Savings Account (HSA) • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical and dependent care • Life and disability insurance • Uncapped paid time off • Enhanced parental leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Health Advocate services for claims, provider searches, and care decisions • Telehealth services • Mentorship programs • Opportunities for career growth and internal mobility • Monthly Tech Stipend • One-time home office setup reimbursement • Volunteer time off • Commuter benefits • Employee-focused programs • Discretionary target cash bonuses • Restricted stock units (subject to Board Approval)