Group Product Manager; Düsseldorf, Germany

Meaningful Impact
• Ambition
• Collaboration

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
• Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth.
• Collaborating with a vibrant, diverse, global team.

Imagine yourself at Hach (), a Veralto company, where we ensure water quality worldwide. Every team member plays a vital role in our mission: to make water analysis faster, simpler, greener, and more informative through teamwork, customer partnership, passion, and reliable solutions.

• 30 days of vacation
• A strong, supportive, and collaborative team that looks forward to working with you
• Flexible working hours
• Professional onboarding, career coaching, and development opportunities
• Discounted Urban Sports membership
• Extensive benefits and perks through our employee portal, including a company transit ticket

Reporting to the Senior Director for Product Management, the Group Product Manager is a key leadership role within Hach’s Product Management organization. This position drives global leadership and regional commercial success across assigned product lines, ensuring strong alignment between the product portfolio, customer needs, and commercial objectives. It leads and develops a high‑performing team of global Product Managers, guiding them to deliver sustainable growth, differentiated solutions, and impactful customer outcomes.

The role works closely with Regional Commercial, Marketing, R&D, and Operations teams to identify customer pain points, translate them into product strategies, and bring innovative solutions to market. Through strong cross‑functional collaboration and a customer‑centric mindset, it helps Hach customers navigate water quality and regulatory challenges while ensuring Hach’s products stand out in an increasingly competitive market.

This position is strongly preferred onsite in Düsseldorf, Germany, with openness to a hybrid work model (at least 3 days in the office). It requires travel up to 25% of the time, both domestic and international.

• Lead and develop a global team of Product Management professionals through hands‑on coaching, mentoring, and clear prioritization.
• Own and deliver annual objectives for assigned product lines, including revenue, margin, market share, pricing, quality, and new product commercialization.
• Ensure the team is focused on the “critical few” priorities and executing with excellence, leveraging the Veralto Enterprise System (VES) and best demonstrated practices.
• Translate customer needs and workflows into clear product strategies, requirements, and roadmaps.
• Lead cross‑functional problem‑solving when performance is not meeting targets, with a strong focus on customer impact and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Regional Commercial teams to drive strong go‑to‑market execution, ensuring new product introductions and commercial tactics enhance customer workflows.
• Develop differentiated go‑to‑market strategies and clearly articulate unique selling points versus competitors.
• Maintain a strategically rationalized product portfolio, including lifecycle management, margin improvement, and growth initiatives.
• Inform and influence New Product Development (NPD) roadmap decisions and validate business cases for new opportunities, ensuring alignment with customer pain points and commercial goals.
• Act as a senior escalation point and decision‑maker across regions and functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business‑related field required; MBA strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Management and/or commercial roles.
• 1–3 years of people management or leadership experience required.
• Experience in industrial, water, test & measurement, or hardware‑based product environments strongly preferred.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

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