Engineering Manager - Gen AI

About Energy Exemplar

In an era where the world is rapidly advancing towards a cleaner future through decarbonization, Energy Exemplar’s mission lies in ‘Empowering Transformative Energy Decisions’. Founded in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, our award-winning software portfolio encompassing the modeling and simulation platform PLEXOS®, Aurora, and Adapt2, is trusted by innovative organizations across the globe. Through our technology and people, we strive to enable stakeholders from across the entire energy value chain to revolutionize the energy ecosystem and to collaboratively plan and execute for a sustainable energy future with unprecedented clarity, speed, and innovation. 

Our impact is global and is being recognized across the industry. Some of our recent accolades include:

• SaaS Company of the Year (2025) – Global Business Tech Awards.
• Environmental Impact Award (2025) – E+E Leaders Awards.
• IPPAI (Independent Power Producers Association of India) Power Awards (2025) - Winners
• Finalist: Platts Global Energy Awards (2024) – Grid Edge category
• Finalist: Reuters Global Energy Transition Awards (2024) – Technologies of Change
• Top 50 Marketing Team (2024) – Voted by the public at the ICON Awards.

How We Work

Energy Exemplar is growing fast around 30% year on year and, that growth is driven by how we work. We trust our team to deliver great results from wherever they work best, whether that’s at home, in the office, or on the move.

We’re a global team that values ownership, integrity, and innovation. You’ll be supported to balance work and life in a way that works for you, and empowered to take initiative, solve problems, and make an impact, regardless of your background, location, or role.

Our four core values, Customer Success, One Global Team, Integrity & Ownership, and Innovation Excellence aren’t just words. They show up in how we collaborate, how we solve, and how we grow together.

About the Position 

Energy Exemplar is the market leader in Energy Simulation Software. We exist so that our customers can make the most informed decisions at the most impactful times and want you to be part of that success. 

We are calling leaders who love building products, innovating, prototyping, and providing exceptional user experiences. As a leader in this space, you’ll be responsible for delivering high-performing, scalable, cloud-based solutions using .NET while also driving innovative Generative AI initiatives. You’ll focus on solving complex technical challenges, managing product development life-cycles, and contributing to our GenAI transformation strategy. 

You’ll collaborate deeply with product, data, and AI/ML teams to shape how GenAI can augment product capabilities, enhance workflows, and deliver intelligence at scale. If you're excited about the intersection of engineering leadership, modern product development, and the potential of GenAI, this is the role for you. 

Key Accountabilities & Duties 

• Own planning to deliver quality product with a regular and swift cadence 
• Lead a team of enthusiastic developers 
• Champion the integration of GenAI capabilities into existing and new products 
• Control regression and issues through progressive measures 
• Collaborate with global teams regularly
• Can get their hands dirty to debug or build features as required 
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Product, Data Science, Customer Support, and Sales to define and deliver impactful GenAI features
• Plan, implement, and release product based on the Agile scrum development process 
• Lead the technical development of multiple projects, including GenAI-driven initiatives
• Building highly scalable cloud based SAAS application using Open Stack 
• Extend the life of matured products with optimized sustenance engineering practices 
• Mentor, coach & build product team focused on outcomes
• Influence the product teams for extreme ownership of the deliverables
• Drive DevOps transformation using Agile and SCRUM methodologies

Candidate Requirements & Qualifications  

• Recent experience working in a product company 
• 10 plus years’ experience in product development field with hands-on experience
• 2+ years’ experience with people management responsibility 
• Rich experience with .Net, C# or relevant technologies with SQL Server or any RDBMS 
• Experience with cloud-based applications with AWS or Azure 
• Experience with building micro services & horizontal & vertical scalable applications
• Sound awareness of web security principles OWASP, PII, GDPR 
• Strong logical, analytics and problem-solving skills 
• Must be able to work effectively across team boundaries, receiving and delivering requirements from multiple teams in the organization. Strong organizational skills with ability to handle various tasks, attention to detail 
• Practical exposure to Big Data, Machine Learning, or GenAI technologies such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, LangChain, or similar tools 
• Ability to assess and integrate GenAI solutions into enterprise SaaS applications 
• Strong oral and written communication skills 
• Experience leading GenAI or AI/ML-powered product initiatives 
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, LLM tuning, or working with foundation models 
• Awareness of big data & machine learning technologies 
• Engineering graduates or higher

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Management Training and Experience is highly recommended 
• Good understanding of SCRUM is desired 

Education/ Licensing/Certification: 

• Master’s degree in engineering, preferably Electrical/Electronics/Computer from an accredited institution

Above all, to be successful in this role the successful candidate will have: 

• Outstanding attention to detail – Must have excellent attention to detail when analysing data and preparing / issuing reports for customers
• An analytical mind – Must have the ability to effectively analyse data and identify patterns / trends across situations that are not obviously related, and to identify key or underlying issues in complex situations
• A strategic mind – Must have the ability to think strategically, conceptually, imaginatively, systematically, and opportunistically
• Initiative – Must be proactive and have the ability to initiative actions based on own interpretation or understanding of varying situations
• Patience - Governments and energy organizations can move very slow, very fast and everything in between. You will have to accommodate varying levels of commitment and timing and not push a situation that requires patience
• Emotional Intelligence - You need to feel the customers situation, problems, sense of urgency, energy
• Resilience and Tenacity – Successful candidates will be willing to work under pressure in a dynamic environment
• Curiosity - We are looking for someone who is a lifelong learner. We want someone who is naturally curious and passionate about learning
• Excellent Communication - Spoken and written communications skills are tremendously important in this role
• Flexibility - Comfort with change and working in a sometimes-uncertain environment will be key

Key Stakeholder Relationships 

This role works collaboratively with all Energy Exemplar staff, particularly: 

• India Centre of Excellence colleagues
• Global Product Delivery Team
• Global Product Development Team
• Global Support Team

Energy Exemplar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities. Please let us know if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process—we're here to support you in showcasing your full potential.

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