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!
If you are a current employee, please navigate here to apply internally.The Program Manager reports to The Flow Systems Product Management & Engineering Director and is responsible for leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects for our Flow Systems product lines. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules and budget, identifying risks, and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. You will be responsible for providing program management to product development and business breakthrough initiatives across a variety of water-related business groups and geographies.
Key ResponsibilitiesLead development of complex program schedules, expense and capital budgeting, and resource forecasting. Ensuring integration of cross-functional schedules and deliverables.
Identify and manage risks, make judgments about quality and stopping/speeding up the program at the right time.
Lead the program scope definition and timely execution of key program decisions. Manage program change after decisions are made.
Deliver the program on time via the allocation of time, budget, and manpower.
Lead the improvement of New Product Development processes and tools.
Drive accountability to schedules and budget by maintaining program schedules, scorecards, and facilitating project reviews.
Capture learnings from NPD and strategic initiatives and incorporate into new projects and process improvements.
Demonstrated experience and success in managing complex, cross-functional product development and/or business initiative programs.
1+ years of results-oriented program leadership experience in an industrial marketing or industrial product management environment
University bachelor's degree: advanced degree a plus
Travel up to 20%.
Prefer working knowledge of Lean Product Development and/or Agile Development methods.
Prefer hands-on experience implementing Lean in non-operational functions.
Strategic and creative thinker with strong analytical and decision-making skills that can achieve quality, service, cost, and profit goals.
Proven success at managing and leading a team of professionals with demonstrated success as an energizing, empowering leader.
Proven success holding cross functional teams accountable to actions and timelines.
Well organized with exceptional written, verbal and formal presentation skills
Ability to secure buy-in for initiatives from all management levels including senior leaders.
Must possess team, organizational effectiveness skills, and financial/strategic acumen.
- 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
Skills Required
- Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional product development or business initiative programs
- 1+ years of results-oriented program leadership experience in an industrial marketing or industrial product management environment
- University bachelor's degree
- Travel up to 20%
- Working knowledge of Lean Product Development and/or Agile Development methods
- Hands-on experience implementing Lean in non-operational functions
- Strategic and creative thinker with strong analytical and decision-making skills
- Proven success managing and leading a team of professionals as an energizing, empowering leader
- Proven success holding cross-functional teams accountable to actions and timelines
- Well organized with exceptional written, verbal and formal presentation skills
- Ability to secure buy-in for initiatives from all management levels including senior leaders
- Team and organizational effectiveness skills, and financial/strategic acumen
- Advanced degree
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zurn Elkay Water Solutions and has not been reviewed or approved by Zurn Elkay Water Solutions.
-
Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for many professional and technical roles, with role-specific ranges and clear bands visible in external postings. Market-aligned base pay combined with bonuses and recognition programs strengthens perceived fairness.
-
Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a generous company match, plus access to equity through stock grants and an employee stock purchase plan, enhances long-term rewards. These elements are consistently highlighted alongside the core benefits package.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A broad mix—wellness programs, paid volunteer time, charitable gift matching, tuition reimbursement, and development opportunities—expands total rewards beyond base pay. This breadth provides lifestyle value across health, community, and learning.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Insights
What We Do
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions supplies the industry’s widest range of clean water solutions for drinking water, hygiene and sustainable water management. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zurn Elkay works with customers around the globe to deliver products and systems that enhance and ensure water quality, safety, hygiene, flow control and conservation. From healthcare to hospitality, education to retail and residential to office facilities, we pride ourselves on meeting specialized needs for every market, focusing on quality, reliability, quick installation and easy maintenance. Our values of Continuous Improvement, Integrity in Everything We Do, Customer First, Culture of Winning, and Total Associate Engagement serve as our drive to achieve world-class safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth now and in the future. In everything we do, we are sustainably inspired. We work to make our communities better with volunteerism and philanthropy, and support diversity, equity and inclusion inside and outside our walls. We seek to uphold our promise to the planet every day by providing sustainable water management solutions
