Sr Product Manager - Cost Estimation
About The Position
AspenTech is seeking a strategic and technical Product Manager to lead the evolution and growth of its Aspen Capital Cost Estimation solutions. The role drives product vision and execution for CAPEX/OPEX estimation tools serving the process industry and contributes to a major initiative to transform the applications. The position works in a Scaled Agile environment to translate complex engineering workflows into user experiences. The Product Manager owns the roadmap for the capital cost estimation portfolio, sets strategic priorities, and builds business cases. As the primary Solution Manager for the product in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, the role coordinates with R&D leaders, architects, and Agile Release Trains, and manages the product backlog in Azure DevOps. The role also partners with R&D on calculation capabilities and data fabric architectures, collaborates with UX/UI designers and domain experts on modern web experiences, supports Sales and SC teams in customer engagements, and conducts ongoing user and market discovery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical or business field.
- At least 5 years of experience in enterprise software Product Management, preferably in engineering, construction, or an adjacent software domain.
- Strong understanding of capital cost estimation processes, cost modeling, or heavy industrial project planning.
- Proven track record of leading product development efforts.
- Deep expertise in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
- Hands-on experience managing backlogs in tools such as Azure DevOps.
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to bridge technical engineering teams and business stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- MBA.
- Experience in engineering, construction, or adjacent software domains.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the product roadmap for the capital cost estimation portfolio, aligning it with business objectives and user needs.
- Set strategic priorities and build business cases to justify them.
- Serve as the primary Solution Manager for the product within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
- Coordinate with R&D leaders, architects, and Agile Release Trains; manage the product backlog in Azure DevOps and write clear, actionable features.
- Partner with R&D teams to integrate complex calculations and leverage data fabric architectures for performance and data integrity.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers, domain experts, and stakeholders to turn technical cost-estimation workflows into intuitive, modern web experiences.
- Support Sales and SC teams with customer engagements.
- Conduct continuous discovery with end users to understand capital project planning and cost-modeling needs, incorporating feedback into the product lifecycle.
- Use usage data, market and competitive research, macroeconomic trends, and collaboration with Sales to inform product decisions.
- Ensure appropriate sign-offs and alignment with management and other key stakeholders.
- Analyze customer feedback, product usage data, and market trends to support software feature planning.
Benefits
- Career development programs
- Support of community service projects
- Social events that foster fun and relationship building across the global community
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
