Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Distech Controls, part of Acuity Inc., is hiring a Senior Product Manager to guide feature strategy for the core services, connectivity, and cybersecurity capabilities powering its cloud and edge platforms. The role translates shared customer and market needs into scalable platform capabilities and partners with engineering, architecture, design, and application teams from discovery through launch and adoption.
Responsibilities
- Define feature-level vision, strategy, & roadmaps for shared core services, connectivity, & cybersecurity capabilities across cloud & edge platforms
- Identify common needs across applications, devices, customers, system integrators, & partners, & translate them into scalable platform capabilities
- Prioritize platform investments by balancing market value, customer impact, architectural alignment, technical feasibility, security risk, & business objectives
- Define clear product outcomes, requirements, & success measures for APIs, data/device services, integrations, communications, & security features
- Influence cross-functional decisions through expertise and evidence
- Lead continuous discovery with customers, system integrators, partners, developers, & internal product teams to validate platform problems & requirements
- Translate market & user needs into feature strategies, product requirements, outcome-based roadmaps, & prioritized backlogs
- Partner with Engineering, Architecture, Cybersecurity, & Design throughout discovery, definition, development, validation, release, & iteration
- Manage dependencies, tradeoffs, risks, scope, & release readiness for capabilities consumed across multiple products & deployment environments
- Use telemetry, adoption, reliability, performance, security, & customer feedback to evaluate outcomes & guide ongoing improvement
- Build a deep understanding of the platform needs of building owners, facility teams, system integrators, OEMs, developers, & application teams
- Monitor cloud, edge, IoT, connectivity, interoperability, cybersecurity, regulatory, & competitive trends for intelligent building platforms
- Assess standards, protocols, partner technologies, & ecosystem opportunities that can expand platform reach & reduce integration effort
- Articulate differentiated value propositions for platform features based on validated market needs & measurable user outcomes
- Align application product managers & technical stakeholders around shared platform requirements, sequencing, interfaces, & adoption plans
- Develop investment recommendations supported by customer impact, reuse potential, strategic value, technical cost, operational risk, & security considerations
- Define & monitor feature-level performance indicators such as: platform adoption, integration efficiency, service reliability, connectivity success, security posture, & developer experience
- Lead launch planning for new platform capabilities, including readiness, documentation, migration considerations, internal enablement, & success measures
- Partner with application teams, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, support, & channel teams to communicate platform value, drive adoption, & establish effective feedback loops
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- 3+ years of progressive product management experience, including ownership of platform, cloud, edge, IoT, connectivity, cybersecurity, or developer-facing capabilities
- Demonstrated success defining feature strategy, conducting market discovery, leading roadmaps, and delivering shared technical capabilities used by multiple products or customer segments
- Strong technical fluency in cloud and edge architectures, APIs, data services, device connectivity, integration patterns, identity and access management, and cybersecurity principles
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, agile product practices, user-centered discovery, platform governance, and data-informed decision-making
- Ability to influence architects, engineers, cybersecurity specialists, product teams, and business stakeholders without direct authority
- Exceptional communication, analytical thinking, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills
- Experience with building automation, intelligent buildings, IoT, industrial systems, or connected devices strongly preferred
Benefits
- Health care
- Dental coverage
- Vision plans
- 401K benefits
- Commissions/incentive compensation depending on role
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