Group Product Manager VPP

Details

At Eneco, we’re on a bold journey to be climate neutral by 2035. Within Eneco Energy Trading, the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) — branded Myriad — aggregates and optimizes both large front-of-the-meter assets (wind, solar, batteries, CHP) and thousands of distributed behind-the-meter assets from B2B and B2C portfolios. The VPP and Trade Tech domains enable flexibility, grid services and value across multiple energy markets in the Netherlands and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end product leadership over the Virtual Power Plant and the broader trade technology landscape.
• Lead 5–7 cross-functional product teams, including the mission-critical platform team responsible for real-time operations.
• Drive international expansion of the VPP across new markets and asset types.
• Lead the product vision and execution for the VPP, including development of a new asset optimization platform and improvements to the core trading landscape.
• Lead product developments focused on trading analytics, forecasting, trading & structuring, and optimization tooling.
• Build partnerships with engineering, security and vendor teams to secure a robust, future-proof IT/OT setup.
• Ensure platform resilience, performance, security, and operational (day-2) readiness for mission-critical systems.
• Contribute to Eneco’s battery storage strategy by enabling commercial steering and large-scale integration into Myriad.
• Represent the product domain in leadership discussions, vendor boards and regulatory conversations.
• Own strategic initiatives and OKRs that connect to Eneco’s energy trading ambitions and the One Planet strategy.

Requirements

• Senior experience in product leadership, preferably with mission-critical systems or platform development.
• Experience leading multiple product teams, aligning strategy and driving delivery across domains (5+ years experience indicated).
• Strong understanding of energy flexibility, distributed energy resources, and the technologies that underpin operational excellence.
• Experience or familiarity with trade tech areas such as trading analytics, forecasting, trading & structuring, and optimization tooling.
• Experience collaborating across engineering, security, commercial and vendor teams to deliver scalable and secure IT/OT solutions.
• Comfortable with strategic thinking and hands-on ownership; able to navigate technical, commercial and regulatory stakeholders.

Benefits

• Gross annual salary between €110.000 and €145.000 (including FlexBudget, 8% holiday allowance; possible bonus or collective profit sharing depending on role).
• FlexBudget (can be paid out, used to buy extra holiday days, or saved).
• Personal and professional development support.
• Hybrid working: guidance indicates ~40% office, ~40% home, with one flexible day.

Location & Team

• Role based in Rotterdam (Eneco).
• You will lead teams responsible for real-time flexibility, telemetry, system integration, optimization and trading infrastructure, working with modern technology and a strong purpose.