Application Guide

How to Apply for Vice President, Product & Design

at Aurora Solar

🏢 About Aurora Solar

Aurora Solar is a pioneering AI-driven platform specifically focused on accelerating solar adoption, combining technology with sustainability impact. Unlike generic SaaS companies, they operate at the intersection of renewable energy, complex B2B workflows, and data-driven systems, offering the chance to directly contribute to climate solutions while building enterprise-grade software.

About This Role

This Vice President role is the strategic leader responsible for defining Aurora Solar's entire product vision and multi-year roadmap, directly translating company strategy into shipped products. You'll lead both product management and design teams, balancing rapid delivery of customer-facing features with long-term platform investments in APIs, integrations, and data systems that power the solar industry.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves strategic meetings with executives to align product vision with company strategy, deep collaboration with product and design leads on roadmap execution, analyzing customer feedback from solar professionals' real-world workflows, and making decisions that balance immediate feature delivery with long-term platform architecture investments.

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🎯 Who Aurora Solar Is Looking For

  • Has 12+ years in product management with 5+ years specifically leading both product AND design teams at a senior level in B2B SaaS
  • Possesses proven experience scaling complex, platform-oriented products in regulated industries (energy/solar experience is ideal but fintech, healthcare, or govtech would demonstrate relevant complexity)
  • Demonstrates ability to be the 'voice of the solar customer' with specific examples of building feedback loops from real-world workflows into product decisions
  • Shows comfort with technical platform elements like APIs, integrations, and data-driven systems through past product leadership roles

📝 Tips for Applying to Aurora Solar

1

Quantify your impact on B2B SaaS products in regulated/complex industries - use metrics like revenue growth, customer adoption rates, or platform scalability achievements

2

Explicitly connect your experience to solar/energy industry challenges if possible, or demonstrate how you've mastered similar complexity in other regulated sectors

3

Showcase specific examples where you've balanced rapid feature delivery with long-term platform investments in APIs or data systems

4

Highlight leadership of both product AND design teams - don't focus solely on product management

5

Research Aurora Solar's specific platform capabilities and mention how you'd approach their multi-year roadmap given their AI-driven positioning

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience leading both product management AND design organizations in B2B SaaS environments', 'Specific examples of building and scaling platform-oriented products with APIs, integrations, and data systems', "How you've championed customer insight in complex industries and built feedback loops from real-world workflows", 'Your approach to aligning company strategy, customer outcomes, and commercial priorities in a multi-year roadmap']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Aurora Solar's specific platform capabilities and how they differentiate in the solar software market
  • → The solar industry's regulatory landscape and workflow challenges for installers, designers, and financiers
  • → Aurora's recent product announcements and how they position their AI-driven approach
  • → The company's funding history, leadership team backgrounds, and stated strategic priorities

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you approach defining Aurora's product vision given the intersection of solar industry complexity, AI-driven technology, and sustainability goals?
2 Describe your experience establishing operating rhythms that balance rapid delivery with platform investments in API and data systems
3 How have you built feedback loops from customer workflows in regulated industries, and how would you apply this to solar professionals?
4 What metrics would you track to measure success for both commercial outcomes and customer impact in this role?
5 How would you approach leading both product management and design teams to ensure cohesive execution of the product vision?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on consumer product experience without demonstrating B2B SaaS and complex industry expertise
  • Presenting generic product leadership experience without specific examples of leading BOTH product and design teams
  • Neglecting to show comfort with technical platform aspects like APIs, integrations, and data systems in your application materials

📅 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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