Lead Technical Product Owner

We are seeking a senior sustainability professional with 15+ years of commercial-building domain experience to lead customer sustainability transformation through smart building technologies, digital platforms and Agentic AI-enabled operating models. The role acts as a trusted advisor to customers and executive stakeholders, translating energy, carbon, ESG and autonomous optimization concepts into measurable business outcomes, including energy efficiency, decarbonization, operational excellence and net-zero progress. Sustainability Strategy & Advisory · Lead sustainability assessments and strategic roadmaps for commercial buildings, real estate portfolios, campuses and critical infrastructure. · Advise customers on decarbonization pathways, energy optimization, net-zero programs, ESG reporting and sustainability best practices. · Identify opportunities to improve building performance, occupant experience, operational resilience and environmental impact. · Provide solution consulting across discovery, assessment, solution definition, implementation support and value realization. Agentic AI for Intelligent Building Operations · Define and scale Agentic AI applications that autonomously monitor, analyze, recommend and optimize commercial-building operations. · Develop use cases across energy optimization, carbon reduction, predictive maintenance, fault detection, space utilization, comfort control and ESG performance monitoring. · Collaborate with product, engineering and data-science teams to design agent workflows, multi-agent orchestration patterns, guardrails and human-in-the-loop operating models. · Translate customer sustainability challenges into AI-enabled solution architectures using digital twins, IoT data, BMS/EMS integration, OT systems, analytics and autonomous decision workflows. Customer Engagement & Value Communication · Engage C-level executives, sustainability leaders, facility managers, operations teams and engineering stakeholders as a trusted advisor. · Develop compelling business cases covering ROI, energy savings, carbon abatement, productivity gains, asset uptime and reduced manual operational effort. · Facilitate workshops, executive briefings and strategy sessions that align sustainability ambition with practical implementation roadmaps. · Present recommendations, deployment plans and realized outcomes clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Solution Development, Delivery & Measurement · Partner with sales, product management, engineering, consulting and services teams to create customer-centric sustainability and AI solutions. · Support solution architecture and implementation planning to ensure proposed capabilities deliver measurable environmental, operational and financial outcomes. · Define KPIs, baselines and measurement frameworks for energy intensity, carbon emissions, comfort, uptime, issue resolution and adoption. · Establish repeatable playbooks and frameworks for AI-driven sustainability consulting and autonomous building optimization. Innovation & Thought Leadership · Track emerging sustainability regulations, market needs, smart-building technologies, AI/ML innovation, GenAI, Agentic AI frameworks and digital transformation trends. · Contribute to new offerings, solution accelerators, service models and scalable frameworks for intelligent building operations. · Represent the organization in industry forums, customer events, executive briefings and sustainability-focused engagements. · Mentor teams and foster a culture of innovation, customer centricity, responsible AI adoption and continuous improvement. · Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Energy Management, Environmental Engineering or a related discipline; master's degree preferred. · 15+ years of experience in sustainability consulting, energy management, commercial building operations, building automation, smart buildings, facility management or related industries. · Deep knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), building automation, IoT architectures and operational technology environments. · Practical experience in sustainability assessments, energy audits, carbon accounting, building-performance optimization and decarbonization programs. · Familiarity with LEED, WELL, GRESB, ISO 50001 and related ESG, energy and sustainability frameworks. · Experience with AI/ML, Generative AI, Agentic AI frameworks, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, OpenAI or comparable AI orchestration platforms. · Experience developing business cases and roadmaps for AI-enabled sustainability, smart-building transformation or digital operations programs. · Demonstrated success driving innovation through emerging technologies, analytics, data-driven decisions and scalable operating models. SUCCESS MEASURES: FIRST 12–18 MONTHS · Influence multiple strategic customer sustainability programs and establish a qualified pipeline of Agentic AI-enabled building optimization opportunities. · Deliver measurable outcomes in energy reduction, carbon footprint reduction, asset uptime, faster issue detection/resolution, reduced manual effort and occupant experience. · Create repeatable AI-enabled sustainability frameworks that can scale across customer portfolios and become a trusted advisor for ESG, energy and digital transformation initiatives. · Demonstrate business value from autonomous decision-making, predictive optimization and intelligent building operations.