Senior Product Manager: Capital Cost Estimation & SAFe

Aspen Technology; Tennessee; On-site; USD 147,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Charitable giveback day

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Aspen Technology seeks a strategic and technical Product Manager to lead the evolution of our capital cost estimation solutions, driving vision and execution for CAPEX/OPEX tools in the Process Industry.

You will transform complex engineering workflows into intuitive web experiences, work in a Scaled Agile environment, and collaborate with R&D, UX/UI, and Sales to deliver impactful features and align stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical or business field; MBA desired.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise software Product Management, preferably within engineering, construction, or adjacent software domains.
• Strong understanding of capital cost estimation processes, cost modeling, or heavy industrial project planning.
• Proven track record of leading product development efforts. Analyze customer feedback, product usage data, and market trends to support software feature planning.
• Deep expertise in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and hands-on experience managing backlogs in tools like Azure DevOps.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to bridge the gap between highly technical engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define and own the product roadmap for our capital cost estimation portfolio, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and user needs.
• Agile Leadership: Function as the primary Solution Manager for the product within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment. Coordinate with R&D leaders, architects, and Agile Release Trains, manage the product backlog meticulously in Azure DevOps, and write clear, actionable features.
• Technical Integration: Partner closely with R&D teams to integrate complex calculation and leverage data fabric architectures to ensure high performance and data integrity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside UX/UI designers, domain experts, and stakeholders to translate deep technical cost-estimation workflows into intuitive, modern web experiences. Support Sales and SC teams with customer engagements.
• Market & User Research: Conduct continuous discovery with end-users to understand their pain points in capital project planning and cost modeling, incorporating feedback into the product lifecycle. Leverage tools such as usage data, market & competitive research, macroeconomic trends, and close collaboration with Sales organization.
• Stakeholder alignment: ensure appropriate sign offs and alignment with management and other key stakeholders.

Skills

Communication skills

SAFe expertise

Technical integration

Cost estimation

User research

Education

Bachelor/Master in Engineering

MBA desired

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Aspen Technology seeks a strategic and technical Product Manager to lead the evolution of our capital cost estimation solutions, driving vision and execution for CAPEX/OPEX tools in the Process Industry.

You will transform complex engineering workflows into intuitive web experiences, work in a Scaled Agile environment, and collaborate with R&D, UX/UI, and Sales to deliver impactful features and align stakeholders.