Application Guide
How to Apply for Head of Utility Products & Services (m/f/d)
at 1KOMMA5°
🏢 About 1KOMMA5°
1KOMMA5° is pioneering holistic CO2-neutral building solutions by integrating decentralized clean energy, mobility, and heat supply. Unlike traditional utilities, they focus on end-to-end sustainable ecosystems rather than just energy provision. This makes them an exciting workplace for those passionate about driving the energy transition through innovative, integrated solutions.
About This Role
As Head of Utility Products & Services, you'll define the global vision for 1KOMMA5°'s utility business, covering metering, tariffs, trading, and flexibility services. You'll lead a product team to standardize systems across markets while ensuring operational excellence in energy retail operations. This role is impactful because it directly scales their mission of providing clean, decentralized energy solutions globally.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves strategic meetings to define global utility product roadmaps, collaborating with engineering teams on system standardization, and mentoring product managers on complex energy domains. You'll analyze market operations data, work cross-functionally with trading and energy operations teams, and develop processes for scaling retail energy products across different regulatory environments.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who 1KOMMA5° Is Looking For
- Has 5+ years of leadership in energy retail/utility sectors with hands-on experience in tariffs, metering, or trading across multiple European markets
- Proven track record of managing product managers and scaling complex energy products with both technical and operational dimensions
- Experience building or scaling products in flexibility services, market integrations, or retail energy operations
- Demonstrated ability to standardize systems and processes for cross-market efficiency in energy retail
📝 Tips for Applying to 1KOMMA5°
Highlight specific experience with German or European energy market regulations, as this remote role requires Germany-based operations knowledge
Quantify achievements in scaling energy products across markets, especially mentioning tariff design or trading integration successes
Demonstrate understanding of 1KOMMA5°'s holistic approach by connecting your experience to both energy AND building/mobility integration
Show how you've standardized processes in previous roles, using examples from metering, billing, or data exchange systems
Emphasize cross-functional leadership with engineering and trading teams, as this role requires deep collaboration across technical and commercial domains
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Your vision for global utility product strategy that aligns with 1KOMMA5°'s holistic CO2-neutral building approach", 'Specific examples of scaling energy retail products across multiple markets, particularly in tariffs or flexibility services', 'Experience standardizing technical systems and processes for operational excellence in energy markets', 'Leadership approach for mentoring product managers in complex, technical energy domains']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → 1KOMMA5°'s specific product offerings beyond energy (like their building and mobility integrations) to understand their holistic approach
- → German energy market regulations and the Energiewende transition, as this role requires Germany-based remote work
- → Current trends in flexibility services and decentralized energy solutions in European markets
- → The company's partnerships and market expansion strategy to understand their scaling approach
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Generic product management experience without specific energy sector examples, especially in retail/utility domains
- Focusing only on technical aspects without demonstrating commercial/operational leadership in energy markets
- Lack of understanding about 1KOMMA5°'s integrated approach to buildings, mobility, and energy
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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