Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

What is Verse?

Organizations today are under growing pressure to navigate the transition to clean energy — not just to meet sustainability goals, but to manage risk, control costs, and build long-term resilience. Yet the complexity of energy markets and a lack of accessible tools have made it difficult for most companies to take meaningful action. Verse was created to change that.

Our mission is to make the case for clean energy irrefutable. Through our AI-powered platform, Aria, we help organizations plan, procure, and operate clean energy to achieve their financial and sustainability goals. Verse transforms clean energy ambition into action — giving businesses the clarity and confidence to lead in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

The Role

We're seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead the development and delivery of Verse's groundbreaking Energy Storage Platform. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role where you'll coordinate a cross-functional team of 20+ engineers, data scientists, and specialists to build industry-leading battery optimization software that maximizes profitability for distributed energy resources.

You'll be responsible for orchestrating the delivery of a complex, multi-million dollar platform with tight deadlines, managing dependencies across multiple technical work-streams, and ensuring seamless execution from algorithm development through hardware integration and customer deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Program leadership & execution: Drive milestone delivery for a highly complex technical program with strict contractual commitments, coordinating cross-functional teams of 20+ engineers and data scientists.
• Agile program management: Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives using Agile/Scrum methodologies. Maintain program visibility through Jira, tracking sprint velocity, burn-down charts, and team capacity across multiple engineering pods.
• Technical coordination: Oversee integration challenges between software optimization algorithms and diverse battery hardware systems, managing complex dependencies.
• Performance tracking: Work with engineering to design and implement robust QA processes and testing protocols that validate system performance pre and post deployment.
• Stakeholder management: Interface with internal teams and external stakeholders to communicate progress.
• Risk management & problem solving: Proactively identify and mitigate risks including technical complexity, resource constraints, and regulatory changes, developing contingency plans for mission-critical components.

What We're Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years as a Technical Program Manager or similar role managing complex, multi-team technical programs.
• Proven ability to manage 15+ person technical teams across multiple disciplines with a track record of delivering large-scale software platforms.
• Proven expertise with agile/scrum methodologies including facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives. Deep proficiency with Jira for program tracking, reporting, and workflow management.
• Experience with the energy/utilities sector or other highly regulated industries with mission-critical systems.
• Strong technical background with ability to understand and coordinate between data science, backend systems, embedded systems, and frontend development teams.
• Experience with distributed systems architecture, real-time data processing, API integrations, and hardware/software integration challenges.
• Strong skills managing both technical and business audiences, including external customer relationships and contractual delivery commitments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to distill complex technical concepts and facilitate cross-functional decision-making.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Familiarity with multiple BESS OEMs (Tesla, Sungrow, Fluence, etc.)
• Understanding of optimization, forecasting, or machine learning as applied to energy systems.
• Technical degree (CS, Engineering, Physics) or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience at early-stage startups building products from zero to one.

What makes Verse a great place to work?

Lead with Empathy: We lift each other up with humility and kindness, always putting colleagues and customers first
Be Honest & Transparent: We prioritize effective communication to build trust with our team, customers, and stakeholders
Move with Balance & Precision: We believe speed and perseverance must be accompanied by thoughtfulness and reflection
Leave the World a Better Place: We are passionate about our mission, and we strive to create a sustainable world for future generations

Base Pay Range

$130,000-$200,000

This is the estimated base salary range for this position, which does not include the value of benefits or a potential equity grant. A wide range of factors are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets, market conditions, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and business and organizational needs.

Benefits and Employee Perks

• Competitive compensation and equity grant at a high-growth start up
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, and 401k
• Flexible hours and unlimited PTO
• Diverse and inclusive working environment

Verse is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and compensation without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.