Sr. Manager, Product Management

OTT HydroMet•Fort Collins, CO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Imagine yourself… Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project. Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth. It’s possible with a role at OTT HydroMet, where you’ll have the chance to shape the future of your career—and the future of our planet. In a world increasingly focused on how humans can responsibly live within our environment, OTT, a Veralto company, is on the frontlines of creating the critical water and weather solutions that ensure a safer future for us all. By partnering with our customers around the world, we help detect floods, make solar power more efficient, protect the environment, and ultimately save lives. Our collaborative, diverse team is made up of engineers and scientists, marketers and researchers; people who’ve been in the industry for decades or have just arrived with fresh ideas. We’re driven by a love of problem-solving and inventive thinking, and by the unique impact our customers make on people’s everyday lives. Bringing our global team together within our renowned brands affords us unsurpassed strength and expertise in meteorology and hydrology—and gives you the chance to build a meaningful career, with work that makes an everyday impact and a culture that prioritizes your growth and development. We offer: Flexible working hours Professional onboarding and training options Powerful team looking forward to working with you Career coaching and development opportunities Health benefits 401(k) Reporting to the Vice President of R&D and Product Management, the Senior Manager, Product Management is responsible for defining and driving product strategy across OTT’s portfolio of water monitoring instruments, sensors, software, and cloud‑based solutions. This role leads a team of Product Managers and ensures strong alignment between customer needs, business objectives, and engineering execution. This position is part of the Product Management organization and will will be hybrid in Fort Collins, CO, going 3 days a week to the office. In this role, a typical day will look like: Defining and owning the multi‑year product vision, strategy, and roadmap across hardware, software, and cloud solutions Managing, coaching, and developing a team of Product Managers that will work with Hardware Engineering, Software Development, User Experience, and Quality teams to translate product requirements into well-defined development initiatives with clear scope, acceptance criteria, and success metrics. Partnering with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to develop go-to-market strategies, positioning, pricing, and launch plans for new and existing products. Developing a process for the team to conduct and synthesize market research, competitive intelligence, and voice-of-customer insights to identify growth opportunities, inform product investment decisions, and prioritize the product backlog. Owning product lifecycle decisions from concept through end‑of-life Evaluate build, buy, and partner strategies to accelerate time to market and support business cases and investment decisions. Track regulatory, market, and technology trends while maintaining strong relationships with customers and industry partners to anticipate opportunities and risks. Tracking product performance metrics to inform portfolio and investment decisions

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Business, Environmental Science, or a related discipline
7+ years of professional experience in product management, preferably in hardware, instrumentation, or technology‑driven environments
Proven experience defining and delivering product strategies that drive measurable business outcomes
Strong understanding of hardware and software product development lifecycles
Experience developing pricing strategies, business cases, and go‑to-market plans
Ability to travel up to 30% internationally for customer visits and industry events

Nice To Haves

3+ years of product management leadership experience
Experience in the water quality, environmental monitoring, or industrial instrumentation industry.
Familiarity with IoT platforms, cloud-based data solutions, and mobile application ecosystems.
Experience managing products across global markets with diverse regulatory and customer requirements.
Background in or strong familiarity with Agile and Stage-Gate product development methodologies.

Responsibilities

Defining and owning the multi‑year product vision, strategy, and roadmap across hardware, software, and cloud solutions
Managing, coaching, and developing a team of Product Managers that will work with Hardware Engineering, Software Development, User Experience, and Quality teams to translate product requirements into well-defined development initiatives with clear scope, acceptance criteria, and success metrics.
Partnering with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to develop go-to-market strategies, positioning, pricing, and launch plans for new and existing products.
Developing a process for the team to conduct and synthesize market research, competitive intelligence, and voice-of-customer insights to identify growth opportunities, inform product investment decisions, and prioritize the product backlog.
Owning product lifecycle decisions from concept through end‑of-life
Evaluate build, buy, and partner strategies to accelerate time to market and support business cases and investment decisions.
Track regulatory, market, and technology trends while maintaining strong relationships with customers and industry partners to anticipate opportunities and risks.
Tracking product performance metrics to inform portfolio and investment decisions