Lead Technical Product Owner

We are seeking a senior sustainability professional with 15+ years of commercial-building domain experience to lead customer sustainability transformation through smart building technologies, digital platforms and Agentic AI-enabled operating models. The role acts as a trusted advisor to customers and executive stakeholders, translating energy, carbon, ESG and autonomous optimization concepts into measurable business outcomes, including energy efficiency, decarbonization, operational excellence and net-zero progress.

· Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Energy Management, Environmental Engineering or a related discipline; master's degree preferred.

· 15+ years of experience in sustainability consulting, energy management, commercial building operations, building automation, smart buildings, facility management or related industries.

· Deep knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), building automation, IoT architectures and operational technology environments.

· Practical experience in sustainability assessments, energy audits, carbon accounting, building-performance optimization and decarbonization programs.

· Familiarity with LEED, WELL, GRESB, ISO 50001 and related ESG, energy and sustainability frameworks.

· Experience with AI/ML, Generative AI, Agentic AI frameworks, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, OpenAI or comparable AI orchestration platforms.

· Experience developing business cases and roadmaps for AI-enabled sustainability, smart-building transformation or digital operations programs.

· Demonstrated success driving innovation through emerging technologies, analytics, data-driven decisions and scalable operating models.

SUCCESS MEASURES: FIRST 12–18 MONTHS

· Influence multiple strategic customer sustainability programs and establish a qualified pipeline of Agentic AI-enabled building optimization opportunities.

· Deliver measurable outcomes in energy reduction, carbon footprint reduction, asset uptime, faster issue detection/resolution, reduced manual effort and occupant experience.

· Create repeatable AI-enabled sustainability frameworks that can scale across customer portfolios and become a trusted advisor for ESG, energy and digital transformation initiatives.

· Demonstrate business value from autonomous decision-making, predictive optimization and intelligent building operations.

Sustainability Strategy & Advisory

· Lead sustainability assessments and strategic roadmaps for commercial buildings, real estate portfolios, campuses and critical infrastructure.

· Advise customers on decarbonization pathways, energy optimization, net-zero programs, ESG reporting and sustainability best practices.

· Identify opportunities to improve building performance, occupant experience, operational resilience and environmental impact.

· Provide solution consulting across discovery, assessment, solution definition, implementation support and value realization.

Agentic AI for Intelligent Building Operations

· Define and scale Agentic AI applications that autonomously monitor, analyze, recommend and optimize commercial-building operations.

· Develop use cases across energy optimization, carbon reduction, predictive maintenance, fault detection, space utilization, comfort control and ESG performance monitoring.

· Collaborate with product, engineering and data-science teams to design agent workflows, multi-agent orchestration patterns, guardrails and human-in-the-loop operating models.

· Translate customer sustainability challenges into AI-enabled solution architectures using digital twins, IoT data, BMS/EMS integration, OT systems, analytics and autonomous decision workflows.

Customer Engagement & Value Communication

· Engage C-level executives, sustainability leaders, facility managers, operations teams and engineering stakeholders as a trusted advisor.

· Develop compelling business cases covering ROI, energy savings, carbon abatement, productivity gains, asset uptime and reduced manual operational effort.

· Facilitate workshops, executive briefings and strategy sessions that align sustainability ambition with practical implementation roadmaps.

· Present recommendations, deployment plans and realized outcomes clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Solution Development, Delivery & Measurement

· Partner with sales, product management, engineering, consulting and services teams to create customer-centric sustainability and AI solutions.

· Support solution architecture and implementation planning to ensure proposed capabilities deliver measurable environmental, operational and financial outcomes.

· Define KPIs, baselines and measurement frameworks for energy intensity, carbon emissions, comfort, uptime, issue resolution and adoption.

· Establish repeatable playbooks and frameworks for AI-driven sustainability consulting and autonomous building optimization.

Innovation & Thought Leadership

· Track emerging sustainability regulations, market needs, smart-building technologies, AI/ML innovation, GenAI, Agentic AI frameworks and digital transformation trends.

· Contribute to new offerings, solution accelerators, service models and scalable frameworks for intelligent building operations.

· Represent the organization in industry forums, customer events, executive briefings and sustainability-focused engagements.

· Mentor teams and foster a culture of innovation, customer centricity, responsible AI adoption and continuous improvement.