Product Manager- Environmental Ground Water

Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life.

Where You’ll Work - QED Environmental Systems, a subsidiary of Graco, Inc., located in Dexter, MI

QED Environmental Systems is the market-leading provider of environmental technology solutions. We design, manufacture and support solutions for groundwater, soil and gas management and detection applications into environmental, industrial and renewable energy markets worldwide.

Since our inception, we have been the leading manufacturer of environmental monitoring and remediation equipment. We offer the best and most diverse product portfolio and solutions to our customers.

Ready to join us?

The Product Manager – Ground Water will be the strategic owner of QED’s Water Quality Monitoring Sub-Vertical, encompassing groundwater and surface water monitoring, sampling, and remediation instrumentation and technology. This position will play a critical role in driving growth beyond QED’s legacy landfill base, helping define where we play and how we win in emerging environmental monitoring markets. 

The ideal candidate is a results-driven, business-minded product leader who combines technical understanding with strong commercial acumen. They are comfortable making decisions, taking ownership, and challenging the status quo to drive growth. This role requires someone who can see the bigger business picture, connect the dots between customer pain points and market opportunity, and use unmet customer needs as their north star for innovation and prioritization. 

What You Will Do at Graco

Strategic Product Ownership 

• Serve as the single point of ownership for the Water Sub-Vertical, managing the entire product lifecycle — from concept development and design, to launch, commercialization, and end-of-life. 

• Co-develop and maintain a 5-year product roadmap that aligns with QED’s broader Environmental Equipment Market and Business strategy, balancing innovation, profitability, and simplification. 

• Plan, coordinate, and execute product marketing strategies that strengthen QED’s leadership in groundwater and surface water monitoring. 

• Develop and manage product pricing, ensuring competitiveness, profitability, and alignment with value-based positioning. 

• Evaluate new product and feature opportunities through data-driven market analysis, market sizing, pricing and margin modeling, and voice-of-customer (VOC) insights. 

• Define portfolio strategy across product tiers to ensure clear customer value segmentation. 

Voice of Customer (VOC) & Market Insight 

• Lead structured VOC programs and field engagement with environmental consultants, contractors, technicians, regulators, and industrial users. 

• Translate customer problems and unmet needs into actionable business cases and product requirements that drive design and development decisions. 

• Identify and quantify gaps and friction points in sampling, water quality monitoring, and PFAS detection applications. 

• Gather and analyze data to assess QED’s competitive position, emerging technologies, and market trends; communicate insights clearly to leadership and cross-functional teams. 

• Create presentations to division personnel summarizing findings, roadmap updates, and portfolio performance metrics. 

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration 

• Partner with Engineering to define product specifi