Group Product Manager (Düsseldorf, Germany)

Imagine yourself

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impacton the world around you.

• Owning your ambitionand fueling your career growth.

• Collaborating with a vibrant diverse global team.

At Hach () a Veralto company we ensure water quality for people around the world and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis betterfaster simpler greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork customer partnerships passionate experts and reliable easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network youll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where youll make an immediate measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the worlds everyday water needs and where youll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health were working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: offer:

• 30 days of vacation

• A strong supportive and collaborative team that looks forward to working with you

• Flexible working hours

• Professional onboarding career coaching and development opportunities

• Discounted Urban Sports membership

• Extensive benefits and perks through our employee portal including a company transit ticket

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Director for Product Management the Group Product Manager is a key leadership role within Hachs Product Management organization. This position is responsible for driving global leadership and regional commercial success across assigned product lines ensuring strong alignment between the product portfolio customer needs and commercial objectives. Leads and develops a high-performing team of global Product Managers guiding them to deliver sustainable growth differentiated solutions and impactful customer outcomes. This role works closely with Regional Commercial Marketing R&D and Operations (manufacturing) teams to identify customer pain points translate them into product strategies and successfully bring innovative solutions to market.

Through strong cross-functional collaboration and a customer-centric mindset helps Hach customers navigate water quality and regulatory challenges while ensuring Hachs products stand out in an increasingly competitive market.

This position is part of the Product Management department and is strongly preferred onsite in Düsseldorf Germany with openness to a hybrid work model (At least 3 days in the office).

This role will require travel for up to 25% of the time both domestic and international.

In this role a typical day will look like:

• Lead and develop a global team of Product Management professionals through hands-on coaching mentoring and clear prioritization.

• Own and deliver annual objectives for assigned product lines including revenue margin market share pricing quality and new product commercialization.

• Ensure the team is focused on the critical few priorities and executing with excellence leveraging the Veralto Enterprise System (VES) and best demonstrated practices.

• Translate customer needs and workflows into clear product strategies requirements and roadmaps.

• Lead cross-functional problem-solving when performance is not meeting targets with a strong focus on customer impact and continuous improvement.

• Partner with Regional Commercial teams to drive strong go-to-market execution ensuring new product introductions and commercial tactics enhance customer workflows.

• Develop differentiated go-to-market strategies and clearly articulate unique selling points versus competitors.

• Maintain a strategically rationalized product portfolio including lifecycle management margin improvement and growth initiatives.

• Inform and influence New Product Development (NPD) roadmap decisions and validate business cases for new opportunities ensuring alignment with customer pain points and commercial goals.

• Act as a senior escalation point and decision-maker across regions and functions.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree in a technical or business-related field required; MBA strongly preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Management and/or commercial roles.

• 13 years of people management or leadership experience required.

• Experience in industrial water test & measurement or hardware-based product environments strongly preferred.

• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water safe food and medicine and trusted essential goods. When you join Veraltos vibrant global network of 16000 associates you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on and where youll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset pursue your ambitions and grow your career. Together were Safeguarding the Worlds Most Vital Resourcesand building rewarding careers along the way.

We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.

At Veralto we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences both visible and not found in our workforce workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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