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What You’ll Do

• Orchestrate the Global PMO Function: Drive execution of Hach’s product roadmap by guiding cross-functional teams through standardized project management processes.

• Influence Without Direct Authority: Collaborate with engineering, operations, commercial, and compliance teams to ensure timely, high-quality product delivery.  This position has one (1) direct report.

• Facilitate Strategic Alignment: Run monthly Product Planning Group meetings and innovation reviews, surfacing risks, tracking KPIs, and enabling executive decision-making.

• Champion Process Excellence: Deploy and evolve Veralto Enterprise System (VES) tools, standard work, and continuous improvement practices across global R&D.

• Monitor Portfolio Health: Track on-time delivery, buffer burn, quality metrics, and budget adherence across all NPD projects.

• Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Planning, Commercial, and Service teams to anticipate challenges and align priorities.

Who You Are

• A strategic conductor with executive presence and the ability to flex communication styles across technical and business audiences.

• A seasoned program/project manager with a deep understanding of hardware product development methodologies like waterfall.

• A systems thinker who thrives in complexity and can identify systemic issues across a portfolio of global projects.

• A collaborative influencer who builds trust and drives accountability across matrixed teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, or related field (advanced degree preferred).

• 10+ years of progressive leadership in R&D.

• 5+ years of direct experience managing NPD projects from concept to commercialization.

• 3+ years of leadership experience, with the skills to motivate and drive results through others.

• Mature understanding of product development methodologies (waterfall required; agile familiarity a plus).

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex project portfolios.

• Willingness to travel globally 25% to support project execution.

 Why Join Us?

• Global Impact: Your work will directly influence the safety and sustainability of water resources worldwide.

• Career Growth: This role has been a launchpad to senior leadership positions within Veralto, a global network with 13 operating companies, 240+ locations worldwide, and $5B in revenue.

• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside passionate experts in a purpose-driven environment.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k from day one. Flexible PTO. Equity eligibility.

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 Veralto’s vibrant global network of 16,000 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 you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

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 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.

US ONLY: 

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $175,000 - $220,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. 

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Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. 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.