We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Brands, 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 and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

Job Summary

The Program Manager will be responsible for working with Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) Software vendors and contractors, internal engineering groups in the organization and the rest of the business to determine supportable, cost-effective integration solutions to meet business needs. This position should have strong analytical skills to ingest varied systems and quickly process and present potential solutions. The Program Manager should be the link between the business and the ABL technical team, working with engineering teams and product managers to integrate current and new systems.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• A data-driven mindset that can clearly identify, articulate, and quantify the levers that optimize results. Able to get to the root cause of problems through asking why and using data.

• An unwavering personal integrity and work ethic, you believe in mission driven organizations that serve a broader purpose. You want to work on products that improve peoples’ lives.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills – ability to communicate performance (via clear metrics) to stated program objectives and work across each team as necessary to ensure program objectives are met.

• Strong analytical skills and technical acumen to assist in reaching decisions quickly and executing them efficiently.

• Being comfortable operating and executing in a matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders. Have the empathy and communication skills to understand differing perspectives so you can articulate and deliver solutions that address the needs of multiple constituencies.

• Excellent organization skills, project progress tracking and status reporting. The ability to drive results to closure through creativity and technical knowledge.

Education (minimum education required)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• 8+ years of experience in implementation experience of Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) software.

• Demonstrated track record of establishing product/program strategy, using data and analysis to support strategy and prioritization, and day to day product/program execution.

• Strong user experience, analytics, and technical acumen.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to work well with highly cross-functional teams.

• Intellectually curious with a data driven mindset.

• Strong communication skills in both written and verbal forms.

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.

Travel Requirements

• 1-20%

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.

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The range for this position is $74,700.00 to $167,900.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location.