Sr. Technical Product Manager - BMS Applications Lead

Distech Controls’ success and reputation are fueled by our world-class team of employees. We look for qualified individuals who are striving to succeed and that wish to actively contribute to our continued growth. Distech Controls values its team members and offers them a modern, motivating work environment, and competitive salaries and benefits. 

Distech Controls is a Canadian-based company located in Brossard, on the South Shore of Montreal (QC), with a European headquarter in Brignais (Lyon), France. We are proud to be part of the Acuity Inc. family since 2015. Our mission is to connect people with intelligent building solutions for better health, better space, and better efficiencies through our forward-thinking technologies and services.  

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.  

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.  

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.  

Job Summary

We are seeking a strategic, customer-focused, and execution-oriented Senior Product Manager to lead our Software Applications Team and own the strategy, roadmap, and commercial success of the Atrius Facilities and Atrius Energy product lines. This role will guide a cross-functional applications portfolio that helps building owners and operators improve operational performance, reduce energy consumption, and make better-informed investment decisions. They will also help System Integrators more efficiently implement and maintain intelligent building systems. The ideal candidate combines strong software and SaaS product leadership with knowledge of building operations, energy management, and the building automation market, and can translate customer needs and business priorities into differentiated products that deliver measurable value.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Software Applications Portfolio Leadership:
• Own the vision, strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for the Atrius Facilities and Atrius Energy product lines
• Lead and develop the Software Applications product management team, establishing clear priorities, accountability, and effective product practices
• Define a cohesive portfolio strategy that connects facilities operations, energy management, analytics, automation, and sustainability outcomes
• Balance customer value, market opportunity, technical feasibility, commercial performance, and strategic alignment when making portfolio decisions
• Partner with senior leaders across Engineering, Design, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, and Operations to align investment and execution
• Product Strategy and Delivery:
• Translate customer problems, market insights, and business objectives into product strategies, outcome-based roadmaps, and prioritized backlogs
• Guide products from discovery through launch, adoption, optimization, and end-of-life in partnership with Engineering and Design
• Establish measurable product goals and use customer, usage, financial, and operational data to assess outcomes and improve investment decisions
• Drive release readiness and effectively manage dependencies, risks, scope, and tradeoffs across multiple software products and teams
• Customer and Market Leadership:
• Build deep understanding of facility managers, energy managers, system integrators, enterprise customers, and channel partners through continuous discovery and engagement
• Monitor market, technology, regulatory, and competitive trends affecting facilities operations, energy performance, and building software
• Define differentiated value propositions and product positioning based on validated customer needs and measurable business outcomes
• Business and Commercial Management:
• Develop business cases and investment recommendations supported by market opportunity, customer value, cost, risk, and expected financial return
• Own portfolio performance indicators, including revenue, profitability, adoption, retention, customer satisfaction, and product usage
• Shape packaging, pricing, licensing, and monetization strategies for software and SaaS offerings in collaboration with Finance and Commercial teams
• Go-to-Market Execution:
• Lead go-to-market planning for new products, capabilities, and commercial offers, ensuring organizational readiness and clear success measures
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and channel teams on positioning, enablement, demand generation, adoption, and feedback loops

Education (minimum education required)

Preferred Education (i.e. type of degree)

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 5+ years of progressive product management experience, including ownership of enterprise software, SaaS, analytics, or connected-product portfolios
• Demonstrated success setting product strategy, leading roadmaps, launching software products, and improving adoption and commercial performance
• Experience leading, coaching, or providing strategic direction to product managers and cross-functional product teams
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, agile product practices, user-centered discovery, and data-informed decision-making
• Experience in building automation, facilities management, energy management, sustainability, IoT, or a related domain strongly preferred
• Strong business acumen with experience in business cases, pricing, packaging, forecasting, and portfolio performance management
• Exceptional communication, executive presentation, stakeholder management, and influencing skills

Travel Requirements

• 1-20%

Distech Controls Inc. is owned by Acuity Inc., which is located in the United States. These companies share a global recruitment system on which the data you provide will be stored, and which will be subject to the laws of the United States of America.

The range for this position is $120,000  to $217,000 USD. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on role. For a list of our benefits, click here.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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