Department: Software SolutionsLocation: Oxford, UKDescriptionAurora is expanding its asset benchmarking capabilities to create the industry’s most trusted performance intelligence for energy transition assets. We are looking for a Product Lead – Asset Performance & Benchmarking to build and scale a world-class benchmarking product for asset owners, investors, and operators across technologies — with an immediate focus on batteries.This is a strategic, cross-functional product leadership role that brings together domain expertise, data strategy, design, and software execution. You will own our benchmarking offering end-to-end: defining the vision, shaping the product roadmap, building the data foundation, ensuring best-in-class visualisation, and driving thought leadership in a rapidly evolving market.You will work closely with engineering, research, UX, commercial teams, and the product managers for our asset valuation tools - Chronos, Amun, and Solaris - to deliver a comprehensive asset analytics toolkit seamlessly integrating historical asset performance and forward-looking valuation metrics.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn and Evolve Aurora’s Asset Benchmarking OfferingLead Aurora’s strategy for benchmarking BESS, solar, wind, and emerging asset classesDefine a compelling value proposition for asset owners, operators, investors, and optimisersDevelop a clear roadmap to deliver a scalable, global benchmarking productBuild a World-Class Product for Asset Owners & OperatorsDesign an intuitive, powerful user experience for comparing asset performance across portfolios, markets, and technologiesEnsure benchmarking outputs meet the highest standards of transparency, completeness, and analytical rigourCollaborate with UX and engineering to deliver industry-leading visualisationsDevelop the Global Asset Performance Data FoundationWork with the Head of Data and data team to build the most comprehensive, accurate database of energy transition assets globallyDrive creative strategies for data acquisition, inference, and enrichment — especially in markets where transparency is limitedEnsure robust integration of operational data, market data, metadata, geospatial layers, and proprietary Aurora analyticsIntegrate Historical Performance with Forecast ValuationPartner with the product managers of Chronos, Amun, and Solaris to align benchmarking data with Aurora’s asset valuation outputsEnsure users have a seamless, consistent view of both historical and future asset performanceFeed historical operational data into calibration workflows to improve the accuracy of Aurora’s analytical enginesThought Leadership in Asset Performance, Especially BESSAct as Aurora’s expert in battery performance, benchmarking methodologies, and optimiser behaviourWork directly with optimisers and asset owners to iterate best practices for transparency and comparabilityContribute to Aurora’s market-leading research into BESS operations, degradation, revenue strategies, and market evolutionCross-Functional Product LeadershipLead a cross-company team spanning Engineering, Research, Data, UX, and Customer SuccessTranslate market needs into clear product requirements, technical specifications, and design briefsEnsure timely, high-quality delivery of product increments in collaboration with dev teamsSupport commercial teams with product narratives, demos, and client engagementSkills, Knowledge and ExpertiseDomain ExpertiseDeep understanding of the energy transition asset landscape, with hands-on experience in BESS (analytics, optimisation, operations, investment, trading, or development)Strong familiarity with asset performance drivers: cycling patterns, degradation, dispatch strategies, market revenue streams, constraints, and operational KPIsProduct & Leadership SkillsExperience leading large, complex, cross-functional initiatives — ideally in a product contextAbility to turn ambiguous market problems into clear product architectures and roadmapsComfort balancing speed, quality, and analytical precisionStrong communication skills with both technical and commercial stakeholdersTechnical & Analytical StrengthComfortable working with data-driven products, quantitative outputs, and multi-layered datasetsAbility to partner effectively with engineering, data science, data engineering, and UX teamsStrong intuition for how to present and visualise complex performance metrics clearlyMindsetCurious, analytical, and deeply plugged into market developmentsMotivated to push boundaries in a fast-evolving fieldExcited to build something from the ground up at scaleWhat we offerOwnership of a flagship, strategically important product area.Opportunity to shape the industry’s standard for asset performance intelligence.High visibility and direct impact across Aurora’s product and research portfolio.A collaborative, mission-driven environment focused on transforming the global energy transition.A fun, informal, collaborative, and international work cultureA competitive salary packageAccess to regular coaching and mentoring sessions, and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionalsSome of the benefits we include are:Private Medical InsuranceDental InsuranceParental SupportSalary-Exchange PensionEmployee Assistance Programme (EAP)Local Oxford DiscountsCycle-to-work SchemeFlu JabsAt AER, we are committed to offering flexibility in the way we work. Most of our roles are hybrid with a mix of in-office/home working and potentially adjustable working hours. Let’s discuss what works for you and AER during the interview process.The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity.To apply, please submit your Résumé / CV, a personal summary, your salary expectations and please inform us of your notice period.Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications via email, telephone, or social media platforms. To be considered for this position, please submit your application using the link provided. Applications submitted through any other channel will not be reviewed.