Senior Manager of Product Planning

Imagine yourself…

· Collaborating with a vibrant, diverse, global team.

· Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future.

At Hach (www.hach.com), 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 better—faster, 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, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We offer:

• Professional onboarding and training options

• Career coaching and development opportunities

• Health, dental, vision benefits and 401(k) with match starting day 1

• Competitive Paid Time Off

About the role:

The Sr. Manager of Product Planning is an important leader within Hach and a key member of the Product Management leadership team. This position leads a team of highly talented product management associates to drive the long-term roadmap and early-stage New Product Development (NPD) for Hach’s broad portfolio, which includes instruments, chemistries, solutions and software. 

In addition to leading highly talented associates, the successful Sr. Manager of Product Planning will develop and lead the implementation of plans to achieve the company’s strategic priorities and KPIs related to New Product Development (NPD). This position is also expected to assume responsibility for cross-functional company and/or cross-Product Management initiatives and meetings.

The position can be located in Loveland, CO, Berlin, Germany, or Duesseldorf, Germany.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

Providing leadership and driving cross-functional alignment to deliver company objectives, including but not limited to:

Leadership

• Build and develop a highly engaged, high-performing, growth-oriented organization

• Ensure the team is doing the right things (focusing on the critical few) and doing things right (leveraging VES and best demonstrated practices)

• Motivate associates to perform at their highest levels

 Product Planning

• Partner with R&D Engineering, Product Management, Marketing and Innovation to develop product roadmaps

• Collect and distill Voice of the Customer (VOC) to provide input and feedback to solidify new product development concepts and validate product roadmaps

• Partner with R&D Engineering to ensure we continue to achieve new and higher standards for planning and execution of NPD projects

• Partner with Product Management, Marketing and Sales to ensure we continue to achieve new and higher standards for well-executed new product introductions

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field required; MBA or other Marketing advanced degree desired

• 7+ years with relevant senior level experience in strategy, product development, product design, portfolio management, and product commercialization; preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• Proven ability to lead in a matrixed environment, attract top talent, develop high performers, and drive accountability across teams.

• Expertise in product delivery, milestone development, and stakeholder collaboration to drive successful outcomes.

• Strong experience in financial modeling, business case development, and KPI measurement to guide strategic initiatives.

• Ability to analyze complex business needs, assess constraints and competitive factors, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.

• Demonstrated success in driving strategic leadership, prioritizing competing tasks, and fostering innovation within large-scale organizations.

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