Product Manager III - Drinking Water

Product Manager III - Drinking Water

The Company

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We’re a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE: ZWS), with an enduring reputation for integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.

Named by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Responsible Companies and an Energage USA Top Workplace, at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, we never forget that our people are at the center of what makes us successful. They are the driving force behind our superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth for over 100 years, as one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing and water delivery solutions.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation employs over 2800 employees worldwide, working from 24 locations across the U.S., China, Canada, Dubai, and Mexico, with sales offices available around the globe. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Zurn Elkay at zurnelkay.com.

If you’re ready to join a company where what you do makes a difference and you have pride in the work you are doing, talk to us about joining the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation family!

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The Product Manager III is responsible for defining and executing the strategic roadmap for Zurn Elkay’s Pro Filtration platform. This role owns the end-to-end product lifecycle - from market insight and strategy development to new product commercialization and lifecycle management.

The position plays a critical leadership role in driving new product development (NPD), new technology development (NTD), and customer adoption, working cross-functionally across engineering, sales, marketing, and operations. The Product Manager III will also serve as a key voice of the customer through direct engagement with professional channel partners and end users.

Reports to: Sr. Product Management Director

Key Focus Areas

• Develop and execute the long-term product roadmap for the Pro Filtration platform aligned to business growth objectives

• Identify market opportunities, competitive gaps, and emerging trends to inform strategic direction

• Lead pricing strategy and product segmentation to optimize growth, profitability, and market share

• Own and manage the NPD project funnel, ensuring a strong pipeline of innovation initiatives

• Lead cross - functional teams through the stage-gate process from concept through launch

• Drive business case development, including market sizing, financial modeling, and ROI analysis

• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of NPD initiatives with clear commercialization plans

• Define and manage the new technology development (NTD) funnel to support future platform differentiation

• Partner with Engineering and Innovation teams to translate long-term capabilities into viable product solutions

• Balance short-term product needs with long-term technology investments

• Conduct regular customer visits with contractors, distributors, and end users

• Gather Voice of Customer (VOC) insights to influence product development and continuous improvement

• Deliver technical product training to customers, sales teams, and channel partners to support adoption

• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for Pro Filtration drinking water solutions

• Drive Pro Filtration adoption through close partnership with commercial teams (Sales, Channel, Marketing)

• Develop go-to-market strategies, including launch plans, messaging, and sales enablement tools

• Support key account engagement and large project opportunities requiring technical expertise

• Monitor adoption metrics and adjust strategies to accelerate growth

• Manage the full product lifecycle, including product rationalization, cost optimization, and margin improvement

• Track product performance, including revenue, profitability, and market share

• Identify opportunities for product enhancements, extensions, or sunset decisions

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or related field

• 10+ years of product management, product marketing, or related experience in manufacturing or industrial markets

• Proven experience leading NPD projects and product strategy development

• Strong commercial acumen, including pricing, margin management, and market analysis

• Experience working directly with customers and channel partners

• Technical aptitude with the ability to understand engineered product solutions

• MBA or advanced degree (preferred)

• Experience managing both NPD and early-stage technology pipelines (NTD)

The compensation range identified below are a good faith estimate of the salary expected to be paid as performed from these locations. Actual salaries may vary based on compensable factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, education and training, and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Salary Range: $125,319 - $172,314

Total Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive Salary

• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance

• Matching 401(k) Contribution

• Health Savings Account

• Up to 3 weeks starting Vacation (may increase with tenure)

• 12 Paid Holidays

• Annual Bonus Eligibility

• Educational Reimbursement

• Matching Gift Program

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan – purchase company stock at a discount!

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Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation

What happens when two remarkable sustainability leaders come together as one?

A sustainability powerhouse is born, making a splash in the markets they serve and saving the planet one innovative installation at a time.

In early 2022, Zurn Water Solutions Corporation, a market leader in smart, sustainable water solutions, and Elkay Manufacturing, a commercial drinking water solutions leader, agreed to combine their two exceptional firms to become a single water solutions powerhouse.

Together, the combined company offers a comprehensive package of innovative, sustainable, specified, engineered water solutions and sustainable plumbing products that provide water safety, water quality, and water conservation through critical service environments, while delivering total building solutions for new construction and retrofit applications around the globe. Our innovative solutions enable customers to advance their ESG initiatives and reduce operating costs while providing students, patients, patrons, and people within public and private spaces a safe, clean environment and access to fresh, pure, potable water – the essence of life itself.

What makes Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation special is our people and our culture.

While playing a leading role in sustainability and water access are remarkable, what makes Zurn Elkay’s story so compelling is the alignment of the two well-respected companies with powerful legacies and a combined 224-year company history and shared values and cultures where people matter most.

Sustainably inspired, the company has a deep commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, water, and environmental stewardship, and giving back to the communities where we live, work and play. Our powerful legacy of caring and commitment is made possible by the exceptional people that embody Zurn Elkay’s values.

We are looking for innovative, energetic people who want to help solve tomorrow’s challenges today. Our Total Associate Engagement core value means we work hard to ensure our associates have opportunities to grow and an inclusive culture in which to thrive. From formal training to on-the-job development and exposure to new businesses, when you join Zurn Elkay, you will join a collaborative organization that will give you opportunities to thrive and grow.