Senior Manager, ADMS

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

Digital Grid Management's (DGM) Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) business is a rapidly growing area that enables electric utilities to monitor, manage, control, and optimize the grid through advanced operational technologies. ADMS combines core distribution management capabilities with advanced applications such as Outage Management, State Estimation, Distribution Power Flow (DPF), Fault Location Isolation & Service Restoration (FLISR), Volt/VAR Control & Optimization (VVO), switching management, and Distributed Energy Resource (DER) integration to help utilities improve reliability, resilience, and operational efficiency.

As the Senior Manager, Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) Delivery, you will lead multiple teams of engineers and technical leaders responsible for the successful implementation, deployment, and support of ADMS solutions across a portfolio of utility customers. You will provide strategic, operational, and technical leadership, ensuring successful project execution, customer satisfaction, organizational effectiveness, and business growth.

This role will also serve as a catalyst for transforming how ADMS solutions are delivered. Advances in AI-enabled software development and automation have fundamentally changed the economics of delivery, making it possible for implementation teams to rapidly create tools, workflows, and solutions that were previously too costly or resource-intensive to develop. You will establish and drive a vision for AI-enabled delivery, empowering engineers to leverage emerging technologies to automate repetitive work, accelerate project execution, increase quality and consistency, and scale expertise across the organization. By fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, you will help shift teams from solving individual project issues to creating reusable solutions that improve outcomes across customers, projects, and the broader business.

As a senior leader, you will partner closely with customers, Delivery Directors, Product Management, Architecture, Software Development, Sales, and Executive Leadership to drive operational excellence, customer success, organizational transformation, and sustainable growth.

Your Impact

• Lead and develop multiple teams of ADMS engineers, technical specialists, and people leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, coaching, performance management, and strategic workforce planning.
• Establish a high-performance culture focused on customer outcomes, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and execution at scale.
• Drive organizational priorities and align resources across a portfolio of customer programs and initiatives.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the successful delivery of complex ADMS projects across the customer portfolio.
• Oversee implementation, integration, testing, commissioning, and support activities for advanced ADMS applications, including:
• Outage Management Systems (OMS)
• Distribution Power Flow (DPF)
• State Estimation
• Fault Location, Isolation & Service Restoration (FLISR)
• Volt/VAR Control & Optimization (VVO); Switching and switching-order management
• Distributed Energy Resource (DER) integration
• Advanced operational analytics and decision-support applications
• Ensure projects meet customer requirements, contractual commitments, quality standards, schedules, budgets, and operational goals.
• Partner with utility customers to define implementation strategies and long-term operational roadmaps.

• Establish and execute a vision for AI-enabled project delivery across the ADMS organization.
• Drive the adoption of modern AI tools and automation technologies to transform implementation, support, and operational workflows.
• Identify and eliminate repetitive, manual, and non-value-added engineering activities that consume delivery capacity and contribute to project inefficiencies.
• Lead initiatives that automate high-volume implementation tasks, improve consistency, reduce delivery risks, and accelerate customer outcomes.
• Empower engineers to leverage AI-assisted development, enabling subject matter experts to rapidly create automation solutions that would have historically required specialized software development resources.
• Promote a mindset of solving classes of problems rather than individual problems by creating scalable tools, reusable frameworks, and standardized processes that benefit multiple customers and projects.
• Build a culture in which automation, reuse, and continuous improvement are embedded into day-to-day operations.
• Sponsor innovation efforts that evaluate emerging technologies and convert breakthrough ideas into practical solutions that improve delivery performance.
• Accelerate organizational adoption of AI-enabled ways of working across Delivery, Product, Engineering, and Support functions.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, and Software Development teams to shape product direction and prioritize customer needs.
• Collaborate with Sales and Business Development teams to support strategic pursuits, customer presentations, implementation planning, and solution development.
• Drive best practices, governance processes, and quality standards across the ADMS delivery organization.
• Ensure effective integration of ADMS solutions with utility systems including SCADA, GIS, OMS, AMI, DERMS, and enterprise platforms.
• Drive measurable improvements in project delivery performance, customer satisfaction, engineering productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Establish metrics and accountability for outcomes such as:
• Engineering hours saved through automation and reduced implementation timelines
• Faster issue resolution and higher customer satisfaction
• Adoption of AI-enabled delivery practices
• Lead initiatives that improve scalability, profitability, and long-term organizational effectiveness.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or another technical discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in power systems, electric utility operations, ADMS, EMS, DMS, grid operations, software delivery, or related technical environments.
• 7+ years of progressive people leadership experience, including management of leaders, workforce planning, talent development, and organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale customer-facing delivery organizations and complex utility transformation projects.
• Experience managing multiple strategic initiatives and customer programs simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of utility operations, distribution management systems, and advanced grid applications.
• Hybrid work schedule with 4 days per week onsite at our Medina, MN office and 1 day remote.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), Distribution Management Systems (DMS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), or SCADA platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale organizational transformation initiatives.
• Experience driving adoption of AI, automation, digital transformation, or engineering productivity initiatives.
• Strong understanding of utility network models, outage management, distribution operations, DER integration, and grid modernization technologies.
• Proven ability to build and scale high-performing technical organizations.
• Executive-level presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Work Authorization

AspenTech will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

 

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This role is a valuable part of our Digital Grid Management team at AspenTech. Learn more about the team here:

Together We Build the Utility of the Future | Digital Grid Management | AspenTech

The salary range for this role is $149,900.00 - $187,400.00. 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.