Global Product Lifecycle & Stewardship Leader

Ecolab; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 121,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab is seeking a Global Product Lifecycle & Stewardship Manager to drive lifecycle governance for Purification Technologies Marketing and Portfolio Management. You will ensure products stay viable, compliant, market-ready, and supportable across their lifecycle, partnering with Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, RD&E, Supply Chain, Operations, and Commercial teams.

The role links portfolio strategy to market execution, helping bring new products to market, manage changes, and maintain products

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Five years of experience in product stewardship, product lifecycle management, product management, regulatory affairs, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and coordinating stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Experience managing projects, deliverables, timelines, and competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead global product lifecycle and stewardship activities supporting new product introductions, commercialization, product changes, market expansion, portfolio rationalization, product migrations, and discontinuations.
• Partner across Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, RD&E, and Commercial teams to assess lifecycle decisions and coordinate product-readiness requirements.
• Identify and manage product lifecycle risks related to certifications, specifications, manufacturing qualifications, market access, labeling, documentation, and customer supportability.
• Coordinate product governance and commercialization readiness, including portfolio reviews, new product introductions, product modifications, compliance reviews, certification maintenance, and launch-readiness activities.
• Maintain product stewardship and market-access requirements across the portfolio, ensuring labels, claims, specifications, certifications, regulatory documentation, and supporting records remain current and aligned with applicable requirements.
• Support global market access by coordinating certification, qualification, and documentation requirements across markets and applications.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate and implement product changes while considering commercial, regulatory, quality, operational, and customer impacts.
• Support portfolio optimization activities, including product rationalization, migration, and discontinuation initiatives, to maintain a commercially viable and supportable global portfolio.
• Maintain documentation and product information necessary to support lifecycle governance, traceability, compliance, and commercialization activities.
• Drive cross-functional lifecycle initiatives from planning through execution, coordinating stakeholders, milestones, risks, and deliverables across functions and regions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

MS Office

Regulatory affairs

Quality assurance

Supply chain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering/Chemistry/Life Sciences/Regulatory Affairs/Quality/Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

EPIC

Product master data

Specification management tools

Job description

Ecolab is seeking a Global Product Lifecycle & Stewardship Manager to drive lifecycle governance for Purification Technologies Marketing and Portfolio Management. You will ensure products stay viable, compliant, market-ready, and supportable across their lifecycle, partnering with Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, RD&E, Supply Chain, Operations, and Commercial teams.

The role links portfolio strategy to market execution, helping bring new products to market, manage changes, and maintain products