Sr. Technical Product Manager - Platform Services

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, technically fluent, and customer-focused Senior Product Manager to define and guide feature-level strategy for the core services, connectivity, and cybersecurity capabilities that power our cloud and edge platforms. This role will identify shared market needs, translate them into scalable platform capabilities, and partner closely with Engineering, Architecture, Design, and application product teams from discovery through launch and adoption. The ideal candidate combines strong platform product management experience with knowledge of connected systems, cloud and edge architectures, APIs, device integration, identity, data services, and cybersecurity, and can balance customer value, ecosystem needs, technical constraints, and business priorities.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Platform Feature Strategy:
• 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

• Discovery & Feature Delivery:
• 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
• Market & Ecosystem Insight:
• 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
• Cross-Platform Alignment & Adoption:
• 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
• Launch & Enablement:
• 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

Education (minimum education required)

Bachelor of Science

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• 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
• Experience with building automation, intelligent buildings, IoT, industrial systems, or connected devices strongly preferred
• 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

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.

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