Lead Technical Product Manager
Acuity
Lead Technical Product Manager
Acuity
Accounting services from bookkeeping to CFOs
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.
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Acuity is seeking a Lead Product Manager – Product Management Tech (Supply Chain) to own the strategy, roadmap, delivery, and continuous improvement of technology products supporting critical end-to-end supply chain processes.
This role will serve as the product leader for an assigned supply chain domain, partnering closely with business, technology, data, architecture, and implementation teams to translate operational needs into scalable technology capabilities.
Product domains may include Order Management, Subscription Management, Source-to-Pay, Supplier Management, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Planning, Fulfillment, and Distribution.
The Senior Product Manager will own capabilities from discovery and prioritization through implementation, adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement. The role requires a combination of product management discipline, supply chain domain expertise, and enterprise technology fluency.
The successful candidate will help create standardized yet flexible supply chain capabilities that improve service, reliability, productivity, visibility, cost, and working capital across Acuity.
Define product vision, roadmap, & near-term priorities for assigned supply chain products and capabilities
Translate supply chain objectives into product capabilities, investments, releases, & measurable outcomes while balancing strategic platform evolution with immediate priorities
Lead Product Discovery and Prioritization
Partner with business stakeholders, end users, architects, engineering, & implementation partners to understand business processes, pain points, & opportunities
Translate business needs into product capabilities, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, & prioritized backlogs
Prioritize opportunities based on business value, user impact, risk, dependencies, strategic alignment, & implementation complexity
Serve as the Product Management owner for enterprise technology capabilities supporting the assigned supply chain domain
Drive adoption, standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement across ERP and surrounding supply chain platforms
Understand how capabilities connect across order management, procurement, suppliers, planning, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, and related enterprise platforms
Act as the primary technology product partner for business leaders and process owners within the assigned domain
Partner across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Distribution, Customer Operations, Commercial, Finance, & Technology teams
Translate complex business & technology topics into clear product decisions, priorities, tradeoffs, & recommendations
Partner with engineering, architecture, integration, data, security, testing, & implementation throughout the product lifecycle
Own & prioritize product backlog & participate in solution design, sprint and release planning, testing, readiness, deployment, & stabilization
Ensure delivered capabilities meet business objectives, user needs, architectural direction, & defined acceptance criteria
Identify operational data, metrics, alerts, exception-management capabilities, & analytics required to effectively manage the assigned supply chain processes
Partner with data & analytics teams to improve end-to-end visibility & operational decision-making
Define product KPIs & measure outcomes such as adoption, cycle time, service levels, productivity, automation, inventory, cost, working capital, reliability, & exception reduction
Partner with business process owners and change-management teams to support rollout, communication, training, readiness, & adoption.
Remain close to users & operations to understand how products perform in day-to-day environments & identify opportunities for improvement.
Use operational metrics, product analytics, & user feedback to continuously evolve the product roadmap.
The Lead may own or support technology capabilities across 1+ supply chain domains:
The range for this position is $150,000 to $271,000. 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 the role. For a list of our benefits, click here.
We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Accommodation in the Application Process: Acuity Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws requiring reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in employment. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation in the application process. If you believe you need reasonable accommodation to assist with our online application system or any aspect of the application process, please contact Human Resources at (770) 922-9000, and select option 4. Please be prepared to identify the requisition / position applied for and the aspect of the application process for which you believe accommodation is needed. The company will engage in an interactive process with you to better understand the request and to determine whether reasonable accommodation is needed and available.
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Acuity provides accounting services designed for high-growth startups, offering everything from virtual bookkeeping to fractional CFOs. It combines highly certified people, proven processes, and world-class accounting technologies to manage a company’s books and financial reporting. Clients access a range of services tailored to their needs, from day-to-day bookkeeping to strategic financial guidance, all supported by standardized workflows and advanced software. This makes Acuity different from competitors by focusing specifically on startups and growth-stage businesses, delivering a full spectrum of accounting functions under one roof and emphasizing scalable processes and tech. The goal is to let startups concentrate on building their business while Acuity handles their financial operations and helps them scale efficiently.
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