R&D Sr. Sustaining Program Manager

Imagine yourself collaborating with a vibrant, inclusive, global team and contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future. At Hach (a Veralto company), we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions. As part of the broader Veralto network, you’ll work in an environment where purpose meets possibility: making an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs while fostering professional development and career growth. Motivated by the highest stakes in climate change and global health, we’re innovating within a rapidly digitizing industry to guarantee the safety of our water and environment.

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About the role

Reporting to the Senior Director, R&D, the R&D Sr Sustaining Program Manager is responsible for collecting, clarifying, prioritizing, and governing Sustaining Engineering product requests and translating them into executable project plans that maximize customer and business value. This role leads cross-functional teams to deliver sustaining initiatives that improve product quality, reliability, compliance, manufacturability, supply continuity, and lifecycle performance. In addition to driving project execution, this role serves as a steward of the sustaining product portfolio by establishing portfolio priorities, monitoring product health, managing lifecycle and obsolescence risks, and developing long-term sustaining strategies that protect revenue and ensure business continuity.

This position is part of the R&D team located in Loveland, Colorado, and will be on-site.

Responsibilities

• Lead Sustaining Portfolio Strategy and Governance by collecting, clarifying, prioritizing, and governing sustaining initiatives to maximize customer value, business outcomes, product health, and revenue protection.
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment and Influence across R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Product Management, and Commercial teams to establish priorities, secure resources, resolve conflicts, and balance competing business needs.
• Lead Sustaining Program Execution by developing project plans, defining scope and success criteria, managing risks and dependencies, and delivering sustaining initiatives on time and within scope, quality, and cost objectives.
• Own Product Lifecycle and Obsolescence Management by proactively identifying and mitigating component, supplier, technology, and platform risks to ensure long-term product viability and customer supportability.
• Ensure Business and Manufacturing Continuity by leading response and mitigation efforts for critical quality, supply, product, or production issues that could impact customers, manufacturing operations, or revenue.
• Monitor and Improve Product Health through the use of quality, reliability, supply risk, manufacturability, customer feedback, and technical debt metrics to inform priorities and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop Long-Term Sustaining Strategies and Roadmaps that improve product performance, reduce technical debt, address lifecycle risks, and align sustaining investments with business objectives.
• Drive Stakeholder Communication and Organizational Learning through transparent reporting, escalation management, data-driven recommendations, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance team and portfolio effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience leading product lifecycle, obsolescence management, or sustaining engineering portfolios.
• Experience supporting manufacturing continuity, supply chain risk mitigation, and business continuity planning.
• Demonstrated ability to develop portfolio-level strategies, roadmaps, and prioritization frameworks.
• Experience with regulated products, change management, and lifecycle management processes.
• Experience applying Visual Project Management frameworks.
• PMP certification or advanced technical/business degree.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and a 401(k) to eligible employees.

Pay

The compensation range for this role is $140,000.00 - $170,000.00 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.