Zurn Elkay Water Solutions · 5 days ago
Connected Product Manager
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expZurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a fast-growing, values-driven company focused on providing innovative plumbing and water delivery solutions. The Connected Product Manager will lead product planning and go-to-market activities for connected products, ensuring customer satisfaction through collaboration with cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
Maintain centralized repositories for product information, ensuring materials are current and easily accessible
Define and own the vision and roadmap for Connected Solutions across B2B omni-channels, ensuring alignment with business unit strategies
Analyze product performance, competitiveness, and market trends; develop strategies based on research and analysis
Conduct market and user research, leveraging VOC and usability testing to identify needs and communicate impactful value propositions
Work with engineering, hardware, marketing, sales, commercial, and IT teams to align priorities and deliver integrated release plans
Understand IoT platform architecture, APIs, integrations, and connectivity standards (e.g., BLE, LoRa, BACnet) to ensure scalability, reliability, and security
Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring well-defined user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria aligned with the roadmap and stage-gate milestones
Gather and analyze user feedback and product data to guide enhancements, prioritize features, and measure adoption and engagement via KPIs
Use structured stage-gate principles for product lifecycle management, ensuring clear deliverables and data-driven decisions
Collaborate with marketing to launch and optimize digital campaigns, landing pages, and lead generation funnels, ensuring robust tracking and continuous improvement
Ensure key leaders have visibility into product launches, marketing reviews, and connected positioning, including analysis of wins/losses and quantifiable reasons
Drive scaling and growth of connected solutions, optimize subscription and monetization models, standardize features, and track adoption metrics. Work with sales to identify and implement effective sales strategies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related field; MBA highly preferred
5+ years' experience in product management/ownership, preferably with connected products or IoT
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent highly desired
Solid understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and software development processes
Proficiency in VOC, customer journey mapping, and agile delivery practices
Strong communication and decision-making skills
Willingness to travel 15–25% of the time
Preferred
Experience in the plumbing market or related segment preferred
Experience with data visualization tools (Excel Charts, PowerBI, Tableau) preferred
Experience with project management tools (Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps) preferred
Technical acumen in cloud platforms, APIs, or query languages (T-SQL, oData) preferred
Benefits
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!
Company
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions is a supplier of clean water products for the residential, commercial, education, and industrial sector.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2012-03-30IPO
Leadership Team
Craig Wehr
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
David J Pauli
Chief Financial Officer
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2025-11-11
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