Sr. Technical Product Manager - Platform Services

Acuity Inc.•Atlanta, GA

3d•$120,000 - $217,000

About The Position

Distech Controls is seeking a strategic, technically fluent, customer-focused Senior Product Manager to define and guide feature-level strategy for core services, connectivity, and cybersecurity capabilities powering cloud and edge platforms. The role identifies shared market needs, translates them into scalable platform capabilities, and partners with Engineering, Architecture, Design, and application product teams from discovery through launch and adoption. It balances customer value, ecosystem needs, technical constraints, and business priorities. The position covers feature strategy and roadmaps for shared platform services; customer and ecosystem discovery; requirements, backlogs, and delivery coordination; market and technology insight; cross-platform alignment and adoption; and launch planning and enablement. The successful candidate will use customer feedback and measures such as telemetry, adoption, reliability, performance, and security to evaluate results and guide improvements. The role requires a bachelor's degree and at least three years of progressive product management experience. Travel is 1–20%. The posted salary range is $120,000 to $217,000 USD, with placement dependent on experience and geographic location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field; the education section specifies a Bachelor of Science.
At least 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with building automation, intelligent buildings, IoT, industrial systems, or connected devices.

Responsibilities

Define feature-level vision, strategy, and roadmaps for shared core services, connectivity, and cybersecurity capabilities across cloud and edge platforms.
Identify common needs across applications, devices, customers, system integrators, and partners, and translate them into scalable platform capabilities.
Prioritize platform investments based on market value, customer impact, architectural alignment, technical feasibility, security risk, and business objectives.
Define product outcomes, requirements, and success measures for APIs, data and device services, integrations, communications, and security features.
Lead ongoing discovery with customers, system integrators, partners, developers, and internal product teams to validate platform problems and requirements.
Translate market and user needs into feature strategies, product requirements, outcome-based roadmaps, and prioritized backlogs.
Partner with Engineering, Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Design through discovery, definition, development, validation, release, and iteration.
Manage dependencies, tradeoffs, risks, scope, and release readiness for capabilities used across multiple products and deployment environments.
Use telemetry, adoption, reliability, performance, security, and customer feedback to assess outcomes and guide improvement.
Monitor cloud, edge, IoT, connectivity, interoperability, cybersecurity, regulatory, and competitive trends relevant to intelligent building platforms.
Assess standards, protocols, partner technologies, and ecosystem opportunities that can expand platform reach and reduce integration effort.
Articulate differentiated value propositions for platform features based on validated market needs and measurable user outcomes.
Align application product managers and technical stakeholders on shared platform requirements, sequencing, interfaces, and adoption plans.
Develop investment recommendations using customer impact, reuse potential, strategic value, technical cost, operational risk, and security considerations.
Define and monitor feature-level indicators such as platform adoption, integration efficiency, service reliability, connectivity success, security posture, and developer experience.
Lead launch planning for new platform capabilities, including readiness, documentation, migration considerations, internal enablement, and success measures.
Partner with application teams, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, support, and channel teams to communicate platform value, drive adoption, and establish feedback loops.
Influence cross-functional decisions through expertise and evidence.