Product Manager II - Quick To Market
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.
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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions is seeking a highly customer-focused and agile Product Manager – Quick to Market (QTM) to drive rapid product innovation and commercialization within the Drinking Water Business Unit. This role is responsible for identifying product gaps, limitations, and unmet customer needs through direct feedback from customers, sales representatives, channel partners, and internal stakeholders, then developing and launching market-ready solutions on an accelerated timeline.
The QTM Product Manager serves as the bridge between the voice of the customer and the organization's design, engineering, operations, sourcing, and commercialization teams. The primary objective is to quickly bring practical, profitable solutions to market that address customer pain points, expand catalog offerings, strengthen competitive differentiation, and generate sustainable revenue growth.
This role requires a combination of product management expertise, commercial acumen, technical aptitude, project leadership, and a bias for action.
Reports to: Sr. Director, Product Management
Key Focus Areas
Customer-Driven Product Development
- Collect, evaluate, and prioritize customer, representative, distributor, contractor, and end-user feedback regarding product limitations, installation challenges, unmet needs, and competitive gaps.
- Identify recurring issues or requests that present opportunities for product enhancements, line extensions, new configurations, or accessory offerings.
- Translate customer insights into actionable product requirements and business cases.
Quick-to-Market Innovation
- Lead the rapid development and commercialization of product solutions designed to address specific market needs.
- Drive expedited product development processes while balancing speed, quality, compliance, and profitability.
- Partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Regulatory teams to develop practical solutions with accelerated launch timelines.
- Champion a culture of speed, customer responsiveness, and continuous product improvement.
Product Portfolio Expansion
- Develop new catalog offerings, configurations, upgrades, accessories, and application-specific solutions.
- Identify opportunities to leverage existing platforms and components to minimize development costs and accelerate time to market.
- Build and maintain a pipeline of QTM initiatives that support strategic growth objectives.
Business Case Development
- Evaluate market demand, competitive offerings, customer value, pricing, margin potential, and revenue opportunities.
- Develop recommendations supported by financial analysis, including expected sales volume, profitability, and return on investment.
- Present opportunities and business cases to leadership for prioritization and approval.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Lead cross-functional teams through ideation, feasibility assessment, development, launch, and post-launch evaluation.
- Coordinate priorities across Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial teams.
- Ensure all product changes meet performance, safety, certification, and regulatory requirements.
Market Intelligence
- Monitor market trends, customer preferences, regulatory changes, and competitive activity.
- Conduct competitive benchmarking to identify opportunities where speed-to-market can create competitive advantage.
- Partner with sales and channel teams to understand emerging customer challenges and market opportunities.
Commercialization & Launch
- Develop launch plans, product positioning, pricing recommendations, and sales enablement materials.
- Collaborate with Marketing and Sales teams to support successful product introductions.
- Track product performance and customer adoption following launch and implement continuous improvements as needed.
Revenue Growth & Portfolio Performance
- Drive revenue growth through the successful introduction of customer-driven product solutions.
- Measure and report on key performance indicators including sales growth, margin performance, customer adoption, and time-to-market improvements.
- Continuously assess the portfolio for additional opportunities to expand offerings and solve customer challenges.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Product Management, or a related field.
- 5+ years of product management, project management, engineering, marketing, or related experience.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects from concept through commercialization.
- Strong analytical, financial, and business case development skills.
- Demonstrated ability to convert customer feedback into innovative product solutions.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
- Strong project management and organizational capabilities.
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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