COMPANY OVERVIEW
174 Power Global, headquartered in Irvine, California, is an affiliate company of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. 174 Power Global designs, builds and manages solar power plant solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in solar PV to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade solar PV solutions customized for local energy markets. 174 Power Global offers the full spectrum of PV solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the solar value chain, 174 Power Global minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in solar energy.
174 Power Global has recently embarked to enter the energy retail market in deregulated markets throughout North America. Chariot Energy is a retail energy provider based in Houston, Texas. We offer electricity to homes and businesses, and it is our goal to provide products and services our customers love and an unmatched experience that is missing in today’s retail energy market.
174 Power Global has set out to have Chariot Energy become one of the leading energy retail providers (by RCE count) within 5-years of Chariot Energy’s launch.
POSITION OVERVIEW
We are looking for a hands-on Program Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of Chariot’s growing suite of internal customer-facing applications, including CRM, Mobile, and Web Enrollment. This role combines strategic product ownership with detailed project execution—across multiple teams, vendors, and time zones. You’ll run everything from the executive steering committee to daily stand-ups, and own the tools and structure that keep builds moving and stakeholders aligned.
This role will be located in Houston Texas, and the ideal candidate will be within commutable distance to the Houston office location.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Roadmap & Backlog Management
- Translate input from Sales, Operations, Brokers, and Compliance into a unified, prioritized product backlog.
- Align technical and business teams around one shared roadmap across CRM, Mobile App, Enrollment Engine, and future DER/PJM features.
Project Planning & Delivery Cadence{{:}
- }Maintain the master release calendar
- . Own all Agile rituals (standups, backlog grooming, retros), cross-team milestones, and issue escalation
- . Lead all meetings from daily syncs to executive steering committees
.Cross-Team / Cross-Time-Zone Execution{{:
- }}Coordinate day-to-day execution with U.S.-based developers and offshore team
- s. Ensure smooth hand-offs, clear priorities, and rapid issue resolution across time zone
s.Vendor & Cost Oversight{{
- :}}Track scope and burn rates for offshore support and development vendo
- rs. Keep spend aligned with budg
et.Release & Quality Oversight{
- {:}}Manage readiness checklists, QA gates, smoke test sign-offs, and go/no-go decisions for every rele
- ase. Drive root-cause reviews (RCAs) and maintain continuous improvement back
log.Compliance & Audit Coordina
- tionTrack key obligations (PCI, PII, data retention, market regulatio
- ns). Ensure test evidence, controls, and runbooks are kept current and audit-re
ady.Reporting & Metrics{
- {:}}Define and publish KPIs (e.g. enrollment conversion, broker NPS, ch
- urn). Provide weekly dashboards to executives with updates on project status, risks, and product im
pact.Tools You’ll Use
- {{:}}Project & PM Tools{{:}} Jira, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, M
- S TeamsDev Stack (managed, not coded){{:}} Azure DevOps, .NET, Azure SQL, R
- eact, C#Reporting / Collaboration{{:}} Power BI, Micr
osoft 365REQUIRED COM
- PETENCIESAnalytical - Proven problem-solving capability with strong analytica
- l skills.Stakeholder Engagement – Understands the importance of seeking out relationships and working with others toward a sha
- red goal.Effective Communication - Strong verbal and written communicatio
- n skills.Agility - Demonstrate willingness to modify position as needed to meet the needs of the
business.REQUIRED QUALI
- FICATIONSBachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or relat
- ed field.7+ years experience leading software projects as a Program Manager, Technical Project Manager, or Produ
- ct Owner.Proven experience managing multiple projects at once, coordinating vendors, dev teams, and ex
- ecutives.Skilled in Agile delivery (Scrum or Kanban), with ownership of Jira boards, sprint planning, and velocity
- tracking.Strong communication and facilitation skills—comfortable leading meetings with developers, designers, business stakeholders, and ex
- ecutives.Able to understand technical concepts and collaborate effectively with architects and engineers (coding not r
- equired).Familiarity with compliance requirements like PCI, PII, or regulated market rules is a str
- ong plus.Excellent communication and teamwor
- k skills.Ability to multitask and work under multiple d
- eadlines.Strong project managemen
- t skills.Eligible to work in the USA for any employer without current or future spo
nsorship.PREFFERED QUALI
- FICATIONSCertifications{{:}} PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSPO, or
- SAFe POPM.Prior exposure to energy, utilities, or ERCOT/PJM env
ironments.COMPENSATION{{:}} $120,000 - $165
,000 Salary174 Power Global d/b/a Chariot Energy, provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. www.mychariotenergy.com
