Entrepreneur - in - residence & Product Manager – Cleantech (LG NOVA)

Entrepreneur-in-Residence & Product Manager – Cleantech (LG NOVA)

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About LG NOVA

LG NOVA, LG's North America Innovation Center, is the company's venture incubation arm based in Silicon Valley. Our mandate is to identify transformative growth opportunities and launch new ventures that shape the future of LG. We partner with startups, enterprises, and public institutions to co-create the next generation of impactful businesses.

The Role: Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) & Product Manager

We're seeking a unique hybrid leader—a Product Manager & Entrepreneur-in-Residence—to join LG NOVA's Cleantech team. In this dual role, you will (1) lead and support product management activities across clean energy incubation efforts and (2) have the opportunity to incubate and spin out a software-enabled clean energy venture of your own.

This is a founder-track position for an entrepreneurial product leader who thrives in ambiguous environments, understands how to define and build AI-first products, and is eager to shape the next generation of clean energy businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Leadership & Support
• Act as product management lead across multiple incubation initiatives, supporting other EIRs in areas such as customer discovery, product-market fit, and market requirements definition.
• Define and validate product requirements, roadmaps, and go-to-market strategies for AI-first software products in clean energy.
• Partner with cross-functional LG NOVA teams (engineering, design, commercialization) to build rapid prototypes and test solutions with early adopters.
• Share product best practices and frameworks to strengthen the overall incubation process.

• Venture Incubation (Founder-Track)
• Identify emerging opportunities in software-enabled clean energy, including Digital Energy Infrastructure & Management, Energy Fintech, Built-world Decarbonization, and Clean Energy Asset Management.
• Lead customer discovery with utilities, co-ops, C&I customers, and energy stakeholders to validate high-value problems.
• Develop and pitch business cases through LG NOVA's gated venture approval process.
• Assemble a founding team and secure early customer traction.
• Negotiate venture funding and spin-out terms with LG's internal venture capital team.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 10+ years in startups, corporate innovation, or venture studios, with proven ability to build and scale digital businesses.
• 5+ years of product strategy, product management, and digital product development experience, ideally in clean energy software.
• Strong understanding of customer discovery, product-market fit, and agile product management.
• Knowledge of energy markets, business models, and buyer dynamics across utilities, C&I, and consumer segments.
• Familiarity with AI-first product development, cloud platforms, and software/hardware integration.
• Experience working with VCs, raising capital, or negotiating venture terms.
• Exceptional communicator with strong analytical, problem-solving, and team-building skills.
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Previous founder or startup leadership experience in clean energy software a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying lean experimentation and agile venture-building frameworks.
• Track record of shipping AI-first products from concept to scale.
• Deep network across clean energy stakeholders, potential partners, and early adopters.

Please Note: this is a contract position, not a direct full-time position with LG

Location: this is a hybrid position with the expectation this person will work out of the Santa Clara, CA office per our current hybrid schedule (every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with the option to WFH Monday's and Friday's)

Compensation: salary range dependent on experience level.

Recruiting Range $185,000 - $270,000 USD