Director, Strategy & Product Portfolio in Longmont, Colorado at Stored Energy Systems

Who We Are

Stored Energy Systems (SENS) is an award-winning manufacturer of premium quality power conversion products located in Longmont, CO. In business for over 50 years, SENS is the market leader with a proven track record of providing highly reliable battery chargers, DC power systems, and related products to industrial markets. For more information on our company please see our web site at www.sens-usa.com.

Summary

The Director, Strategy & Product Portfolio is responsible for helping establish the strategic planning, product portfolio governance, and enterprise decision-making disciplines required to scale Stored Energy Systems profitably and sustainably.

Reporting to the CFO and sponsored by the CEO, this role serves as an enterprise strategic partner and cross-functional integrator—bringing rigor, clarity, and economic discipline to growth prioritization, product investment, portfolio management, and capital allocation decisions across the enterprise.

The position helps ensure executive leadership has a credible fact base, transparent trade-offs, and scalable management processes to support long-term value creation.

This is a highly influential individual contributor role designed to improve enterprise alignment, strategic focus, and decision quality without direct functional ownership or PMO-style administration.

Responsibilities

Market Strategy & Growth Enablement

• Lead and support market assessments including TAM/SAM analysis, segmentation, competitive positioning, and growth opportunity evaluation across key end markets
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, and leadership teams to develop actionable market intelligence and strategic growth insights
• Participate in selected customer meetings, industry events, and strategic account discussions to strengthen understanding of customer needs, buying drivers, and market dynamics
• Improve voice-of-customer (VOC) integration into strategic planning, product portfolio decisions, and growth initiatives
• Support evaluation of strategic partnerships, channel opportunities, and go-to-market expansion initiatives

Product Portfolio Strategy & Lifecycle Management

• Establish and institutionalize an enterprise product portfolio framework
• Define and embed product lifecycle stages (introduce, grow, optimize, harvest, exit)
• Enable clear product ownership and decision accountability across product families
• Introduce economic decision criteria (revenue, margin, complexity, capital intensity) based on outside-in perspectives (examples: total addressable markets, market segmentations, competitive landscape, etc.)
• Support portfolio rationalization and targeted investment decisions

Capital Allocation & Resource Prioritization

• Partner with Finance to align strategic and portfolio decisions with enterprise capital allocation priorities
• Support prioritization and governance of major growth and transformation initiatives
• Define success metrics, investment milestones, and exit / kill criteria for strategic investments
• Ensure resource deployment aligns with enterprise priorities and return thresholds

Enterprise Strategic Planning

• Support development and maintenance of the company’s 3–5 year strategic plan
• Establish and manage a repeatable annual strategic planning cadence, distinct from budgeting
• Translate strategy into enterprise priorities and initiatives
• Facilitate executive alignment on strategic choices, sequencing, and constraints
• Partner with CEO, CFO and the rest of ELT as needed to prepare board- and PE-ready strategic materials

Cross-Functional Leadership & Organizational Scale

• Act as a trusted partner to Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Finance leaders
• Facilitate structured decision-making without adding bureaucracy
• Introduce common frameworks and language for strategy and product discussions
• Improve decision quality across the enterprise through clarity and focus

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; preference for Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Strategy, Operations, or related technical disciplines
• 10+ years of experience in strategy, portfolio management, product portfolio leadership, consulting, or general management
• Direct experience supporting hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, or greenfield data center development initiatives is highly desirable, including exposure to power infrastructure planning, backup power systems, energy resilience, or related mission-critical infrastructure investments
• Demonstrated experience building strategy, product, or portfolio processes in scaling organizations
• Demonstrated track record in delivering growth and winning market share
• Prior exposure to PE-backed or board-governed environments preferred or successes with Board / Enterprise approved substantial / transformational product investments
• Enterprise-level strategic thinking grounded in economic reality
• Strong financial fluency (P&L, margins, capital trade-offs)
• Solid understanding in setting product definitions of IT systems, such as ERP, CRM, etc.
• Ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear, executive-level recommendations
• Credible partner to senior executives; able to influence without authority
• Strong facilitation, communication, and executive-level writing skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mission-critical infrastructure, critical power systems, data center infrastructure, power quality, energy storage, electrification, utility, industrial, or energy markets
• MBA or other advanced business or technical degree
• Combination of business and technical education strongly preferred given the cross-functional nature of the role

Location: This position is located on-site in Longmont, CO.

Base Compensation: $187,000 - $217,000 is the projected range of annual base salary for this role depending on the candidate’s overall qualifications and experience.

Bonus: This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance as well as participation in the company's equity incentive program.

Closing Date: August 12, 2026. While we expect to keep the position open through this date, the posting may be extended or closed early based on applicant volume and hiring needs.

Onsite Perks

• Free gym with 24/7 access
• Free Electric Vehicle charging
• Breakfast and Lunch Café
• After hours Grab & Go snacks
• Basketball court
• Walking paths

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan with immediate vesting
• Employee referral program

At SENS, our culture is rooted in a set of core values that reflect who we are and how we work. In a recent 2025 poll, our employees identified the values that best define us: “Innovative”, “Respectful”, “Inviting”, “Flexible”, “Collaborative”, and “Growth Driven”. Our team describes us as a dynamic, forward-thinking company where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, fully dedicated to fostering inclusion and diversity. We welcome all applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We hope you're interested in making a difference with us. Even if you don't feel that you meet every qualification listed in this job description, we still encourage you to apply.