Hybrid Director, Product Management

at Acuity

• Job title: Director, Product Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $165,800 - $298,400 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Des Plaines, United States

About the role

• Director of Product Management leading architectural downlighting portfolio at Acuity Brands Lighting. Driving strategy and innovation while collaborating across various departments.

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategy, positioning, and roadmap for a multi category architectural downlighting portfolio.
• Shape the innovation pipeline, uncovering new possibilities in performance, aesthetics, and application.
• Own portfolio level decisions (investment, prioritization, lifecycle strategy).
• Lead and develop product managers, to build the next generation of talent.
• Unite and inspire engineering, sourcing, operations, CX, marketing, and sales around shared goals and outcomes.
• Foster a culture of experimentation, curiosity, and design driven thinking.
• Influence P&L portfolio, vitality mix, margin strategy, and productivity improvements.
• Represent Gotham externally with customers, agents, designers, and industry influencers.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Lighting Design, or a related field.
• 10+ years in product management or architectural engineering within lighting or adjacent industries.
• Proven track record leading teams and managing complex, multi‑category portfolios.
• Experience in the design and application of lighting as a creative medium, with a strong appreciation for artistic expression and visual impact.
• Entrepreneurial, curious, and comfortable navigating ambiguity.
• Willing to take calculated risks and challenge industry norms and assumptions.
• Strong analytical thinking, strategic planning, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Ability to merge technical rigor, market insight, and design‑driven creativity into compelling product direction.
• Skillful in roadmap creation, business case development, and go‑to‑market strategy.
• Inspires collaboration across disciplines and communicates a clear, compelling vision.
• Experienced in developing and empowering high‑performing teams.
• Strong presence with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
• Ability to mentor and inspire developmental growth for the Team and Partners.

Benefits

• Health care
• Dental coverage
• Vision plans
• 401K benefits
• Commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role