Connected Product Owner

Connected Product Owner

The Company

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We’re a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE : ZWS), with an enduring reputation for integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.

Named by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Responsible Companies and an Energage USA Top Workplace, at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, we never forget that our people are at the center of what makes us successful. They are the driving force behind our superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth for over 100 years, as one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing and water delivery solutions.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation employs over 2800 employees worldwide, working from 24 locations across the U.S., China, Canada, Dubai, and Mexico, with sales offices available around the globe. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Zurn Elkay at zurnelkay.com.

If you’re ready to join a company where what you do makes a difference and you have pride in the work you are doing, talk to us about joining the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation family!

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Role Overview :

The Connected Product Owner leads product planning, pricing, channel strategies, and go-to-market activities for Zurn Elkay’s connected products and services. This role integrates connected solutions across product families, manages the product lifecycle, and collaborates with engineering, sales, marketing, and cross-functional teams to deliver winning products and ensure customer satisfaction.

Key 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.

Qualifications :

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.

Experience in the plumbing market or related segment preferred.

Experience with data visualization tools (Excel Charts, PowerBI, Tableau) preferred.

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent highly desired.

Solid understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and software development processes.

Experience with project management tools (Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps) preferred.

Technical acumen in cloud platforms, APIs, or query languages (T-SQL, oData) preferred.

Proficiency in VOC, customer journey mapping, and agile delivery practices.

Strong communication and decision-making skills.

Willingness to travel 15–25% of the time.

Success Factors :

Strategic Mindset : Anticipates future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.

Business Insight : Applies marketplace knowledge to advance organizational goals.

Collaboration : Builds partnerships and works collaboratively to meet shared objectives.

Planning & Alignment : Prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Customer Focus : Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.

Total Rewards and Benefits

Competitive Salary

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!

THIRD PARTY AGENCY : Any unsolicited submissions received from recruitment agencies will be considered property of Zurn Elkay, and we will not be liable for any fees or obligations related to those submissions.

Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation

What happens when two remarkable sustainability leaders come together as one?

A sustainability powerhouse is born, making a splash in the markets they serve and saving the planet one innovative installation at a time.

In early 2022, Zurn Water Solutions Corporation, a market leader in smart, sustainable water solutions, and Elkay Manufacturing, a commercial drinking water solutions leader, agreed to combine their two exceptional firms to become a single water solutions powerhouse.

Together, the combined company offers a comprehensive package of innovative, sustainable, specified, engineered water solutions and sustainable plumbing products that provide water safety, water quality, and water conservation through critical service environments, while delivering total building solutions for new construction and retrofit applications around the globe. Our innovative solutions enable customers to advance their ESG initiatives and reduce operating costs while providing students, patients, patrons, and people within public and private spaces a safe, clean environment and access to fresh, pure, potable water – the essence of life itself.

What makes Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation special is our people and our culture.

While playing a leading role in sustainability and water access are remarkable, what makes Zurn Elkay’s story so compelling is the alignment of the two well-respected companies with powerful legacies and a combined 224-year company history and shared values and cultures where people matter most.

Sustainably inspired, the company has a deep commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, water, and environmental stewardship, and giving back to the communities where we live, work and play. Our powerful legacy of caring and commitment is made possible by the exceptional people that embody Zurn Elkay’s values.

We are looking for innovative, energetic people who want to help solve tomorrow’s challenges today. Our Total Associate Engagement core value means we work hard to ensure our associates have opportunities to grow and an inclusive culture in which to thrive. From formal training to on-the-job development and exposure to new businesses, when you join Zurn Elkay, you will join a collaborative organization that will give you opportunities to thrive and grow.