Jobs at Beacon Power Services

How You'll Make an Impact

• We are looking for a skilled and proactive Manager – Cybersecurity to protect the company’s critical infrastructure, software platforms, and client data. You will play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and resilience of our grid management solutions against evolving cyber threats.
• You will protect systems, networks, and data from security threats and vulnerabilities, implement security policies, standards, and best practices, monitors environments for suspicious activity and potential breaches, conduct risk assessments, penetration testing, and security audits, respond to incidents, leads mitigation and recovery efforts while ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry security requirements.
• This role requires a proactive professional who gets into the systems, challenges assumptions, runs assessments, and drives tangible security improvements in real time.

What You'll Do
Security Operations & Monitoring:

• Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery capabilities
• Monitor security systems, SIEM tools, and network traffic for threats and anomalies
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, breaches, and vulnerabilities
• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
• Manage endpoint protection, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems

Security Architecture & Compliance:

• Design and implement security controls for cloud and on-premise infrastructure
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, GDPR)
• Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and documentation
• Support security audits and certifications

Threat Intelligence & Risk Management:

• Stay current on emerging threats, attack vectors, and security trends
• Conduct risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies
• Collaborate with DevOps and Engineering teams to embed security into the SDLC (DevSecOps)
• Lead security awareness training for employees
• Develop and maintain incident response plans and playbooks
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis
• Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery readiness

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a high-performing team with clear goals, KPIs, and accountability standards
• Manage team capacity, resource allocation, and delivery planning within approved budgets
• Participate in annual planning and forecasting processes
• Own hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and individual development plans
• Ensure operational discipline, timely delivery, and quality standards
• Identify and escalate resource or budget risks impacting delivery
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, OSCP)
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience in critical infrastructure, utilities, or energy sector
• Familiarity with OT/ICS security (SCADA, industrial control systems)
• Fluency in French.

What We are Looking For
Professional & Technical Strengths

• Experience in cybersecurity, information security, or related field
• Strong knowledge of network security, cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), and endpoint protection
• Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, or similar)
• Proficiency in vulnerability scanning and penetration testing tools
• Understanding of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls)
• Experience with identity and access management (IAM), MFA, and Zero Trust principles

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths:

• Ability to collaborate with multicultural and geographically distributed teams
• High degree of autonomy and accountability (we operate within a hybrid work environment)
• Ability to communicate security risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Calm under pressure with strong incident response capabilities
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills (Engineering, DevOps, etc.)
• Ability to lead incident response teams with clarity and control
• Strong risk-based thinking and ability to prioritise based on impact and likelihood
• High sense of responsibility for organisational security posture

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How You'll Make an Impact

• We are seeking a visionary and systems-oriented Senior Manager – Product Design to establish and scale design as a strategic capability across our product portfolio. This role will define and drive the long-term design vision across our software platforms.
• You will shape the evolution of our design language, user experience strategy, and research practice, ensuring our products meet the standards of leading global software companies while supporting mission-critical infrastructure environments.
• You will institutionalize user-centered design principles, elevate interaction and visual quality, and build scalable design systems that deliver clarity, usability, and consistency across complex, data-intensive product ecosystems.

What You'll Do
Design Vision & Strategy:

• Define and articulate a multi-year product design strategy
• Embed design thinking into strategic planning and product roadmap development
• Champion user-centered decision-making at leadership level

Enterprise UX & Systems Design:

• Lead the design of complex and data-intensive systems
• Translate highly technical workflows into intuitive, efficient, and scalable user experiences
• Define and govern accessibility, inclusivity, and usability standards
• Own and evolve an enterprise-grade design system ensuring consistency across products and interfaces
• Establish governance, documentation, and reusable component standards
• Partner closely with the Engineering team to ensure high design-to-code fidelity

Research, Metrics & Cross-Functional Impact:

• Institutionalize structured research practices, including usability testing, field studies, and behavioral analytics
• Define and track UX performance metrics and measurable success indicators
• Drive data-informed iteration and continuous product experience optimization
• Create strong feedback loops between Product Management, Engineering, and Commercial teams
• Ensure design decisions balance user value, commercial objectives, and operational constraints

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Define and own the annual operating plan for the function, including workforce and financial planning
• Manage and optimize departmental budgets
• Make strategic resource allocation decisions
• Build, scale, and structure teams to support long-term capability development
• Establish performance frameworks, succession planning, and leadership development pathways
• Ensure governance, risk management, and operational maturity across the function
• Drive the creation of standardized, scalable systems that enable consistent execution across regions

What We're Looking For
Professional & Technical Strengths:

• Product design experience within SaaS, enterprise software, or complex technology environments
• Demonstrated experience defining and scaling enterprise-grade design systems across multiple products
• Strong portfolio reflecting systems thinking, complex workflow design, and large-scale platform architecture
• Experience designing data-intensive dashboards, operational tools, or mission-critical enterprise platforms
• Deep expertise in UX research methodologies and the ability to institutionalize research practices across teams
• Proven ability to connect design strategy to measurable business outcomes (adoption, retention, revenue growth)

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths:

• Ability to collaborate with multicultural and geographically distributed teams
• High degree of autonomy and accountability (we operate within a hybrid work environment)
• Ability to collaborate with multicultural and geographically distributed teams
• High degree of autonomy and accountability (we operate within a hybrid work environment)
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and align cross-functional leadership around a shared product vision
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to translate user experience investments into business value
• Strategic thinker capable of navigating ambiguity and driving clarity across complex product ecosystems
• High ownership mindset with accountability for long-term design quality and organizational maturity
• Executive-level communication skills, comfortable presenting to leadership and external stakeholders

Nice to Have:

• Experience in infrastructure, energy, and fintech industries
• Experience working in emerging markets
• Exposure to AI-driven or data-driven product environments
• Proficiency in French

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How You'll Make an Impact

• We are looking for a market-facing and technically credible Senior Manager – Tech Sales who combines strong business acumen with deep technical understanding. This role goes beyond traditional sales, you will act as a trusted advisor to clients, positioning our solutions with credibility, clarity, and authority.
• As the bridge between Technology, Operations, and Commercial teams, you will lead high-impact technical demos, support early-stage commercial engagements, and guide clients with confidence. You will anticipate and resolve technical questions during the sales cycle, articulate product innovations in a compelling and structured manner, and ensure we present ourselves as a serious, reliable, and expert partner.
• Your ability to translate complex technical capabilities into clear business value will be critical in strengthening client trust, accelerating deal closure, and elevating our market positioning.

What You'll Do
Commercial Qualification & Solution Engagement:

• Participate in qualified opportunities alongside the Business Development & Growth team, taking ownership of the technical-commercial conversation
• Lead structured account deep-dives to understand operational, technical, and strategic client needs
• Support opportunity qualification by assessing solution fit, complexity, and deployment requirements
• Contribute to account penetration strategies through solution mapping and value articulation

Solution Leadership & Deal Structuring:

• Co-lead the sales cycle from discovery through contract signature, with primary ownership of the solution narrative
• Deliver high-impact product demonstrations and technical presentations tailored to business and technical stakeholders
• Translate client pain points into structured solution proposals, RFP responses, and commercial offers
• Structure scalable, realistic solutions aligned with product capabilities and operational constraints
• Support contract negotiations by providing technical clarity and scope validation

Strategic Client Advisory:

• Act as a trusted advisor, bringing credibility and structured thinking
• Anticipate technical objections and guide clients through POCs and early deployments
• Coordinate closely with Product Management and Product Operations teams to ensure feasibility and smooth transition to implementation
• Identify expansion opportunities based on product adoption, performance insights, and evolving client needs
• Elevate BPS’s market positioning by ensuring every client interaction reflects expertise, rigor, and reliability

Market Intelligence & Strategy:

• Track competitive landscape and market trends in the African power sector
• Provide feedback to the Product Management team on client needs and feature requests
• Represent BPS at conferences, trade shows, and industry forums

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Define and own the annual operating plan for the function, including workforce and financial planning
• Manage and optimize departmental budgets
• Make strategic resource allocation decisions
• Build, scale, and structure teams to support long-term capability development
• Establish performance frameworks, succession planning, and leadership development pathways
• Ensure governance, risk management, and operational maturity across the function
• Drive the creation of standardized, scalable systems that enable consistent execution across regions

What We're Looking For
Professional & Technical Strengths:

• B2B experience in enterprise technology or software sales, with strong exposure to solution-led or technical sales environments
• Proven track record of delivering against revenue targets in complex sales cycles
• Experience engaging utilities, government institutions, or large enterprise clients across African markets

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths:

• Ability to collaborate with multicultural and geographically distributed teams
• High degree of autonomy and accountability (we operate within a hybrid work environment)
• Strong stakeholder leadership skills, ability to align internal teams and influence senior external decision-makers
• High-ownership mentality with disciplined execution and strategic follow-through
• Structured and methodical personality, bringing clarity and control to complex commercial engagements
• Clear, persuasive communicator with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
• Executive-level presentation and deal-closing capabilities, articulating technical solutions in compelling business and financial terms

Nice to Have:

• Experience in energy, utilities, or infrastructure sector
• Existing network in African utilities or power sector
• Fluency in French

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How You'll Make an Impact:

• We are looking for a strategic and outcome-driven Product Management Manager / Senior Manager to own and scale the product strategy for our software portfolio.
• You will be accountable for defining the long-term vision, driving product-market fit, and ensuring our solutions deliver measurable commercial and operational impact. This role goes beyond backlog execution, you will shape what we build, why we build it, and how it positions us as a leader in Africa’s energy transformation.
• You will translate market intelligence, customer insights, and business objectives into a coherent product strategy and multi-year roadmap. Partnering closely with Engineering, Commercial, Strategy, and Operations, you will ensure disciplined execution while maintaining a strong focus on value creation, scalability, and differentiation.

What You'll Do
Product Strategy & Portfolio Leadership:

• Define and own the product vision, strategic direction, and portfolio roadmap aligned with company growth objectives
• Drive product-market fit through deep market research, customer engagement, and competitive intelligence
• Make high-impact prioritization decisions balancing customer value, commercial returns, scalability, and technical feasibility
• Ensure alignment between product strategy, revenue targets, and operational capabilities

Product Delivery & Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Lead cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Commercial, and Operations to deliver high-quality, scalable releases
• Oversee backlog governance, release planning, and execution discipline without operating purely at task level
• Ensure product documentation, requirements, and specifications meet enterprise-grade standards
• Drive accountability for delivery timelines, quality, and measurable business outcomes

Commercial Enablement & Market Positioning:

• Partner with Commercial teams to strengthen product positioning, value propositions, and go-to-market strategies
• Support strategic client engagements, executive presentations, and complex solution discussions
• Ensure product innovations are clearly articulated and translated into tangible customer impact

Data, Performance & Continuous Improvement:

• Define and own product KPIs, OKRs, and value-realization metrics
• Leverage usage data, financial indicators, and customer feedback to guide strategic decisions
• Lead structured post-launch evaluations and ensure continuous optimization of the product portfolio

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Define and own the annual operating plan for the function, including workforce and financial planning
• Manage and optimize departmental budgets
• Make strategic resource allocation decisions
• Build, scale, and structure teams to support long-term capability development
• Establish performance frameworks, succession planning, and leadership development pathways
• Ensure governance, risk management, and operational maturity across the function
• Drive the creation of standardized, scalable systems that enable consistent execution across regions

What We're Looking For
Professional & Technical Strength:

• Product management experience within SaaS, enterprise software, or complex technology environments, with exposure to portfolio-level ownership
• Proven ability to define product strategy and multi-quarter roadmaps aligned with commercial and growth objectives
• Strong command of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) with the ability to drive execution discipline across teams
• Deep experience translating business and market needs into structured strategic requirements and prioritized backlogs
• Data-driven decision-maker with the ability to define product KPIs and leverage analytics to guide strategic trade-offs
• Technical fluency to engage confidently with Engineering leadership and challenge architectural decisions when required

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths:

• Ability to collaborate with multicultural and geographically distributed teams
• High degree of autonomy and accountability (we operate within a hybrid work environment)
• High-ownership mindset with strong accountability for outcomes
• Ability to influence leadership and align cross-functional teams around a shared product vision
• Strong commercial acumen with a clear understanding of revenue drivers, customer lifetime value, and scalable growth models
• Customer-centric and pragmatic, balancing user needs with business and operational realities
• Resilient and decisive, able to operate effectively in high-growth, evolving environments

Nice to Have:

• Experience within energy, utilities, infrastructure, or cleantech sectors
• Exposure to grid management systems, SCADA, or enterprise utility software
• Fluency in French

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How You'll Make an Impact:

• We are looking for a results-driven and highly organized Senior Manager – PMO to translate client commitments into clearly defined, executable projects and ensures they are delivered efficiently, on time, and to BPS’s quality standards.
• As the central coordination hub, the PMO drives delivery discipline, governance, and cross-functional alignment, while acting as a critical bridge between clients and internal teams, including Technology and Operations.

What You'll Do
Planning & Initiation:

• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables
• Develop detailed project plans, including work breakdown structures, sequencing, dependencies, and resource allocation
• Identify project risks and constraints early, implementing proactive mitigation strategies
• Build and manage project budgets, tracking spend and forecasting costs throughout the project lifecycle

Execution & Control:

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, ensuring clear ownership and balanced workloads
• Monitor progress against plans, adjusting timelines, scope, and resources as needed to ensure on-time delivery
• Ensure all deliverables meet agreed quality standards and stakeholder expectations

Communication & Stakeholder Management:

• Provide clear, regular project status updates to internal stakeholders and clients, highlighting progress, risks, and resource utilization
• Facilitate effective project forums, including kick-offs, status meetings, and retrospectives, to drive alignment and decision-making
• Act as the primary escalation point for project risks, issues, and conflicts

Project Close-Out:

• Secure formal acceptance and sign-off of deliverables from clients and internal stakeholders
• Ensure complete, accurate, and accessible project documentation
• Lead post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and continuously improve delivery practices

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Define and own the annual operating plan for the function, including workforce and financial planning
• Manage and optimize departmental budgets
• Make strategic resource allocation decisions
• Build, scale, and structure teams to support long-term capability development
• Establish performance frameworks, succession planning, and leadership development pathways
• Ensure governance, risk management, and operational maturity across the function
• Drive the creation of standardized, scalable systems that enable consistent execution across regions

What We're Looking For
Professional & Technical Strengths:

• Experience operating in a PMO capacity within international, multicultural environments involving multiple stakeholders and complex rollouts
• Strong command of project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, or similar)
• Sound understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and structured PMO frameworks
• Proven ability to manage project budgets, forecasting, interdependencies, risks, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent workstreams

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths:

• Ability to collaborate with multicultural and geographically distributed teams
• High degree of autonomy and accountability (we operate within a hybrid work environment)
• High-ownership, go-getter mindset with relentless follow-through
• Ability to bring structure, clarity, and momentum to complex initiatives
• Strong personal presence with the ability to influence, align, and mobilize teams
• Direct, confident communicator across senior leaders, clients, and delivery teams
• Resilient and adaptable, thriving in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Collaborative, results-driven with the ability to empower teams and deliver

Nice to Have:

• Experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure, or cleantech
• Exposure to grid management systems, SCADA, or analytics platforms
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification
• Fluency in French.