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.
A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive.
Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.
What You Will Contribute:
This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of connected water infrastructure by leading the full product lifecycle for a portfolio of innovative IoT hardware technologies serving the water utility market. Working closely with the Director of Product Management, this position will own key aspects of product strategy and execution for the ORION portfolio of AMR and AMI solutions, from identifying customer and market needs through new product development, commercialization, growth, and lifecycle management. The successful candidate will combine strong product management skills, technical curiosity, customer insight, and business acumen to translate market opportunities into winning product strategies. This role works at the intersection of customers, technology, and the business, partnering closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, and other cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that create meaningful value for utility customers.
Job Duties
Own and shape the product strategy for the ORION portfolio of AMR and AMI hardware, developing short- and long-range business plans aligned with evolving customer needs, market opportunities, and corporate strategic priorities.
Bring the voice of the customer into product development by engaging directly with utilities and other industry stakeholders through in-field Voice of Customer research. Translate customer challenges and insights into compelling product requirements, features, and differentiated solutions.
Drive new product development and commercialization by partnering with cross-functional teams from concept through launch and lifecycle management, helping ensure products deliver against customer, market, financial, and strategic objectives.
Build effective go-to-market strategies by collaborating on product positioning, training, trade shows, sales tools, product literature, channel strategies, and other initiatives that accelerate market adoption and support business plan objectives.
Shape pricing and profitability strategies in partnership with Sales and Pricing Analysis teams, establishing market-informed pricing approaches that support growth and gross margin objectives while identifying opportunities to improve product-line profitability.
Stay ahead of the market by monitoring competitive products, emerging technologies, customer trends, regulatory developments, and changes across the water utility industry. Turn those insights into actionable strategies for differentiation, revenue growth, and margin expansion.
Represent the business in the industry by participating in technical conferences, trade shows, customer events, and other industry forums. Where appropriate, contribute thought leadership through presentations, technical papers, seminars, and customer education.
Become a trusted product and industry expert for the…