Sr Director Product Management

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community. The Role We are seeking a visionary and results-driven leader to define and drive the product strategy for our Enterprise Operations Platform (EOP). This role demands a strategic thinker with deep product management experience, technical fluency in industrial automation, and a passion for transforming operational data into actionable intelligence. The ideal candidate will champion the use of AI, semantic modeling, and data contextualization to unlock the full value of OT data across diverse automation systems. The Senior Director will lead efforts to build and scale intelligent data infrastructure—leveraging ontologies, knowledge graphs, and machine learning—to deliver contextualized insights, accelerate decision-making, and enable autonomous operations. This role will align cross-functional stakeholders, including customers, Product Marketing, Sales, Services, and R&D, to ensure timely delivery of high-quality, differentiated software solutions. Your Impact Strategic Leadership & Vision Develop and execute a product strategy that integrates AI-driven data contextualization and semantic modeling into the EOP roadmap. Champion the foundational Data Fabric, enabling scalable ingestion, harmonization, and semantic enrichment of OT data. Drive adoption of knowledge graphs and ontologies to unify data across disparate automation systems and domains. Evangelize the strategic role of contextualized data in enabling predictive analytics, autonomous workflows, and digital twins. Represent the platform’s vision in internal and external forums, positioning the company as a thought leader in intelligent operations. Product Management Lead innovation initiatives focused on transforming raw industrial data into contextualized, actionable insights using AI and semantic technologies. Monitor market trends in AI, data fabrics, and industrial knowledge graphs to ensure competitive differentiation. Guide the development of intelligent data services (e.g., semantic search, anomaly detection, root cause analysis) powered by machine learning. Define and manage product roadmaps that incorporate semantic interoperability, data lineage, and explainability. Oversee release planning, ensuring milestones reflect the integration of contextualization and AI capabilities. Establish KPIs that measure the impact of data intelligence features on operational efficiency and customer outcomes. Team & Stakeholder Management Build and mentor a high-performing team with expertise in AI, semantic technologies, and industrial data modeling. Foster collaboration between product, R&D, and data science teams to deliver intelligent, scalable solutions. Engage with customers and partners to co-develop ontologies and contextual models tailored to industry-specific needs. Promote a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning around data intelligence and automation. Drive alignment across Product Marketing, Solution Consulting, and Services to ensure consistent messaging and delivery. Qualifications & Experience: Proven leadership in product management with a focus on data platforms, AI, or industrial software. Deep understanding of OT-data domains, industrial automation systems, and data contextualization challenges. Experience with semantic technologies and knowledge graph architectures. Familiarity with AI/ML techniques for time-series analysis, anomaly detection, and predictive modeling. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and scale intelligent data products. Strategic thinker with a bias for action and a track record of delivering measurable impact. Core Competencies: Customer Centricity: Designs products that deliver contextualized insights and real-world value. Visionary Thinking: Inspires teams around a future of intelligent, autonomous operations. Innovation Leadership: Prioritizes semantic modeling and AI as core differentiators. Results Orientation: Aligns data intelligence initiatives with business outcomes. Strategic Acumen: Navigates complex data ecosystems with clarity and foresight. Decisive Execution: Makes informed decisions grounded in data and domain expertise. What You'll Need 10 years of progressive product-centric technology leadership. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferred, MBA a plus. Proven track record in product management leadership. Strong technology background with the ability to engage in technical conversations with customers and development teams. Experience in Enterprise OT-data management domains. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and foster cross-functional collaboration. High integrity, entrepreneurial mindset, and a growth-oriented approach. Strategic thinker with critical thinking and decision-making capabilities. Experience in managing and scaling teams. This role will be a key leader within our Enterprise Operations Platform (EOP) at AspenTech/Emerson. Learn more about Emerson's Project Beyond here: Enterprise Operations Platform | Emerson US #LI-KF1 The salary range for this role is $217,000.00 - $271,200.00. This range represents what we in good faith believe is the range possible for base compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on several factors. This range may be modified in the future. This role is also eligible for bonus or variable incentive pay. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement benefits to eligible employees. AspenTech is a global software leader helping industries meet the increasing demand for resources from a rapidly growing population in a profitable and sustainable manner. Our Digital Grid Management software suite, including AspenTech OSI products, helps power and utilities companies achieve superior real-time control, optimization and management for exceptional performance of complex energy networks. If you're looking to make a difference every day and push the limits of performance, AspenTech is doing things no one else thought was possible. As a leading industrial software partner, we help companies all over the world run safer, greener, longer and faster. With over 3700 employees and more than 60 global locations, AspenTech is meeting today's sustainability and business challenges head-on with unmatched expertise, cutting-edge AI-powered technology and a passion to innovate. AspenTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. AspenTech does not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or related conditions, marital status, familial status, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, citizenship, military service or protected Veteran Status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 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Salary : $217,000 - $271,200