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(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.\nWe 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.\nAcuity 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.\nJob Summary\nWe are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Program Manager to lead our Electronics Controls/Drivers/Emergency software product development projects. The ideal candidate will lead the planning and delivery of software, firmware and electronics product-development initiatives. Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Quality and Design to deliver customer value with strong execution, clear governance and continuous improvement.\nAct as a delivery leader and Agile practitioner, applying Scrum, SAFe, Lean and data-driven practices to improve flow, quality, predictability and speed.\nKey Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)\nDefine scope, objectives, deliverables, plans, schedules and success measures with stakeholders. \nLead day-to-day execution, manage dependencies, risks, issues, budgets and changes, and escalate concerns early with solution-focused recommendations. \nCoordinate cross-functional teams and communicate clear status, milestones, decisions and delivery forecasts. \nFacilitate Agile ceremonies, PI Planning, Inspect & Adapt, release planning and cross-team alignment; act as Scrum Master when required. \nPartner with Product Managers, Product Owners, Architects and Engineering Leads to align priorities, roadmaps and delivery commitments. \nUse delivery metrics such as cycle time, lead time, throughput, velocity and predictability to identify bottlenecks and drive improvement. \nSupport SDLC governance, release readiness, quality assurance and modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD and automated testing.\nBridge traditional phase-gate (PSD) and Agile delivery models by aligning planning, governance, milestones, dependencies and release activities with Program Increment (PI) Planning, ensuring business and regulatory requirements are met.\nPromote practical use of AI-enabled tools to improve planning, analysis, risk identification, reporting, knowledge management and team productivity, while following security, privacy and responsible-AI requirements.\nCoach teams in Agile, Lean, continuous improvement and effective delivery practices. \nSkills and Minimum Experience Required\nBachelor's degree in engineering, electronics, computer science or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. \nAt least three years of relevant project or program experience, including two years leading software, firmware, embedded-systems or technology product development. \nWorking knowledge of Agile and traditional delivery approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean and Waterfall. \nExperience using project and Agile delivery tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira or Confluence. \nAbility to interpret delivery data, identify trends and translate insights into practical actions. \nUnderstanding of AI concepts and their application to project delivery and software development; hands-on experience with AI-enabled productivity, planning, analytics or software-development tools. \nAwareness of responsible AI, data privacy, information security and the need to validate AI-generated outputs before use. \nStrong leadership, organisation, communication, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills. \nAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. \nPreferred Skills and Experience\nPMP, CAPM, SAFe, Scrum Master or equivalent certification. \nExperience in electronics, lighting controls, manufacturing or regulated product development. \nExperience with DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, release management and organisational change. \nExperience introducing or scaling AI-enabled ways of working across teams, with measurable productivity or delivery improvements. \nWe 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.\nPlease click here and here for more information.\nAccommodation 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.\nAny unsolicited resumes sent to Acuity Inc. from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Acuity Inc. employees, or to Acuity Inc. resume database will be considered Acuity Inc. property. Acuity Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.\nAcuity 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.\nE-Verify Participation Poster\ne-verify.gov\neeoc.gov\nProtecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams: Acuity is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent Acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We are aware of phishing and fraudulent schemes in which individuals impersonate Acuity representatives or recruiting partners to solicit payments or sensitive personal information.\nAs you navigate your job search, please keep the following in mind:\nNo Financial Requests: Acuity will never ask candidates for payment, credit card information, banking details or other financial information during the interview process.\nVerify Recruiter Communications: Legitimate communications from Acuity recruiters will come from an “@acuityinc.com” email address. If you are contacted by a recruiting agency regarding a role with Acuity, the agency should clearly identify itself and its relationship to Acuity. If you suspect any suspicious activity, verify the agency legitimacy by contacting +1 877-584-1411, option# 0.\nBe Alert for Suspicious Activity: Exercise caution if you receive unsolicited outreach with unusual requests, grammatical errors, requests for personal or financial information, or pressure to act quickly. Always verify the sender before sharing information or clicking links.\nReport Suspected Fraud: If you receive a suspicious message or believe someone is impersonating Acuity or one of our recruiting partners, please contact +1 877-584-141, option# 0, report the incident to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov, or to your state attorney general.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8219,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":2,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Georgia","iso":"GE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["LED Lighting & Luminaires","Building Automation & Controls"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-21T05:14:50Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.898,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-24T06:02:35Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/acuity-program-manager-senior-technology","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/acuity-program-manager-senior-technology.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-24T21:33:34Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":31707,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1884164},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1884164"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Facuity-program-manager-senior-technology"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Facuity-program-manager-senior-technology"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Facuity-program-manager-senior-technology"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/acuity-program-manager-senior-technology\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Facuity-program-manager-senior-technology"}]}