Sr. Technical Project Manager - IoT

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.

Job Summary

Distech Controls is seeking a Senior End-to-End Project Manager to lead controller-development projects across hardware, firmware, software, system integration, validation, manufacturing, and product launch.

The role will manage projects from initiation through commercialization, ensuring alignment across Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Lead controller projects from project definition through development, validation, launch, and transition to sustaining teams.
• Develop and maintain an integrated end-to-end schedule across hardware, firmware, software, testing, cybersecurity, certification, and manufacturing.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and changes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams
• Facilitate project reviews, technical integration checkpoints, and leadership updates.
• Track readiness across Phase gates for NPIs, for design reviews, prototypes, EVT, DVT, PVT, certification, and production release.
• Identify resource constraints and drive mitigation and recovery plans.
• Ensure compliance with product-development, quality, documentation, and change-control processes.
• Drive accountability, decision-making, and continuous improvement across the project lifecycle.
• Report out and maintain accurate status

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Project Management, or a related field.
• 6+ years of technical project or program management experience.
• Bilingual in French and English: to serve our clients and suppliers across Canada and the United States.
• Experience managing hardware, firmware, embedded software, or connected-product development.
• Strong knowledge of product-development lifecycles, integrated planning, risk management, and change control.
• Experience working with Agile and phase-gate development models.
• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in building automation, HVAC controls, IoT, embedded systems, or industrial controls.
• Familiarity with BACnet, Modbus, MQTT, RS-485, Ethernet, or similar technologies.
• Experience with EVT, DVT, PVT, cybersecurity, certification, and manufacturing readiness.
• PMP or Agile certification.
• Experience with Monday.com, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project.

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 for Applicants with Disabilities: As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000, select option 4. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.

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Knowledge of French is required for positions permanently located in Quebec so incumbents can communicate with their colleagues and suppliers in Quebec as necessary. French-language training is offered to all incumbents in permanent positions in Quebec who do not have a good knowledge of French.

Acuity Inc. will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.