Product Manager

Badger Meter
- Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste. Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success.

Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation. When you join us, you'll find:

Purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe.

Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential.

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What You Will Contribute:

Product Manager
- Collection Systems Hardware The Product Manager
- Collection Systems Hardware is responsible for defining and executing the strategic direction of Badger Meter's Collection Systems hardware portfolio, with an initial focus on Smart Cover and Data Flow Systems solutions. This role serves as the bridge between market needs, customer requirements, business strategy, and engineering execution to drive portfolio growth, product investment decisions, and long-term business value.

The position owns hardware portfolio strategy, product lifecycle management, roadmap recommendations, business case development, and market opportunity assessment across multiple brands and product lines. Working closely with Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Product Development teams, this leader translates customer and market insights into strategic product recommendations while ensuring alignment with corporate growth objectives.

This role focuses on portfolio-level product strategy and commercialization. Engineering teams retain responsibility for agile execution, sprint planning, and backlog management.

Job Duties Develop short- and long-range business plans and portfolio strategies for Collection Systems hardware products, consistent with customer needs, market opportunities, and corporate strategic plans. Forecast business performance for assigned product lines and coordinate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations to support lifecycle planning, inventory management, and product sustainability. Define and maintain product and portfolio roadmaps for Collection Systems hardware solutions based on analysis of market requirements, customer needs, business objectives, and available technologies.

Develop product strategies and commercialization plans to support growth objectives across assigned product lines and brands.

Develop business cases, financial analyses, and investment recommendations for new products, product enhancements, portfolio expansions, and other strategic growth initiatives. Support prioritization of investments based on customer value, market opportunity, and business impact.

Prepare market assessments, competitive analyses, and strategic recommendations for existing and emerging products. Monitor industry trends, customer requirements, and competitive activity to identify opportunities and risks within the portfolio.

Attend customer meetings, technical symposiums, industry conferences, and trade exhibitions to maintain knowledge of market trends, emerging technologies, and competitive offerings while serving as a product and market thought leader.

Manage the product lifecycle for assigned hardware products, including product introductions, enhancements, cost optimization initiatives, lifecycle extensions, and product obsolescence planning consistently with business objectives.

Determine total addressable market and available market opportunities for assigned product lines and develop recommendations for product investments, portfolio expansion, and roadmap priorities to support long-term growth objectives.

Conduct tasks in accordance with applicable Badger Meter policies and procedures.

Coordinate with strategic business partners including Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Support Services to ensure alignment of product strategies, successful product…