Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Product Manager

at Arcadia

🏢 About Arcadia

Arcadia is uniquely positioned at the intersection of clean energy and technology, using data-driven solutions to decarbonize the grid. Unlike traditional energy companies, they're building a platform that enables seamless customer migration from legacy systems to modern energy data products. Working here means directly contributing to climate change solutions while working on complex technical challenges.

About This Role

This Senior Product Manager role focuses specifically on migrating customers from legacy products to Arcadia's newer platform, requiring both strategic roadmap creation and hands-on feature adaptation. You'll be responsible for data migration workflows and refining legacy features for the new system. This role is impactful because successful migration directly enables Arcadia to scale its clean energy data products and accelerate grid decarbonization.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves coordinating with engineering teams on legacy feature adaptations, meeting with customers to understand migration challenges, and refining product initiatives based on data pipeline constraints. You'll balance strategic roadmap planning with hands-on problem-solving for specific customer data migration issues while ensuring alignment across product, engineering, and data teams.

🎯 Who Arcadia Is Looking For

  • Has 4+ years of hands-on PM experience specifically in SaaS or data/platform companies, with proven ability to manage product migrations
  • Demonstrates direct experience working alongside critical customers to co-develop solutions, particularly for platform transitions
  • Possesses practical knowledge of big data systems complexities and how they integrate with product features
  • Combines technical understanding (engineering/business degree from top university) with customer-centric product development approach

📝 Tips for Applying to Arcadia

1

Highlight specific examples of managing product migrations from legacy to new platforms, quantifying customer adoption rates or data migration success

2

Demonstrate your understanding of energy data products by mentioning relevant technologies or challenges in the clean energy sector

3

Show how you've worked directly with critical customers to co-develop solutions, not just gathered requirements

4

Detail your experience with big data system integrations, mentioning specific technologies or pipeline challenges you've navigated

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Emphasize your ability to coordinate across product, engineering, and data teams simultaneously, as this role requires tight integration

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your direct experience with platform/product migrations and how you've managed the transition from legacy systems", 'Specific examples of working alongside critical customers to understand pain points and co-develop migration solutions', "How your background in big data systems prepares you for integrating features with Arcadia's data pipelines", "Why you're passionate about applying product management skills to clean energy and decarbonization challenges"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • Arcadia's specific energy data products and how they differ from legacy energy management systems
  • The clean energy landscape in India and how remote work might impact product development for that market
  • Recent news about Arcadia's platform developments or partnerships in the decarbonization space
  • Common challenges in energy data migration and how modern platforms address them

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through a specific product migration you managed from legacy to new platform, including challenges with data/workflow transitions
2 How have you worked directly with critical customers during platform transitions to ensure their needs were met?
3 Describe your experience integrating product features with big data systems and pipelines
4 How would you approach creating a roadmap for migrating customers while maintaining business continuity?
5 What metrics would you track to measure success of customer migration to Arcadia's newer platform?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with generic SaaS PM experience without specific examples of platform migrations or data product work
  • Failing to demonstrate direct customer collaboration experience beyond standard user research
  • Not showing understanding of how product management intersects with big data systems and technical pipelines

📅 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:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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