Head of Wastewater Applications – Collections (Remote)

Grundfos; Brookshire (TX); Remote; USD 122,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Volunteer leave (3 days)

Job summary

Grundfos is seeking a strategic Head of Application Solutions, Wastewater Collections to lead the application strategy from market analysis to business development and cross-functional alignment. You will drive profitability and global impact for municipalities and utilities through robust solutions.

You will shape long-term roadmaps, initiate customer-centric projects, and collaborate with sales and cross-divisional teams while influencing senior leadership and sustainability decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) or equivalent experience with minimum 5-7 years of relevant work experience in application management, business development, or product management.
• Experience in a large manufacturing or infrastructure environment with global or regional business development and technical solutions.
• Experience presenting to executive level management.
• Excellent stakeholder management with demonstrated ability to influence at executive level and across organizational boundaries.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written) with strong analytical skills including P&L ownership, KPI monitoring, and financial planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate multi-year application strategies (2, 5, and 10-year horizons) aligned with business unit and product strategies for Wastewater Collections.
• Initiate and drive new customer-centric development projects from concept to market launch, ensuring deliveries throughout the complete project.
• Analyze profit pools, market trends, competitive landscape, and customer segments to generate actionable application and customer insights.
• Define and manage the Wastewater Collections product portfolio, including lifecycle management, cost optimisation, pricing, and margin monitoring.
• Identify new growth opportunities across markets, customer segments, and business models — piloting innovative ideas from concept to market launch.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, reviews) and deliver sprint commitments that meet defined requirements.
• Coordinate with cross-divisional stakeholders, enable the sales force with tools and insights, and ensure sustainability targets influence key decisions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

P&L ownership

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) or equivalent experience

Job description

Grundfos is seeking a strategic Head of Application Solutions, Wastewater Collections to lead the application strategy from market analysis to business development and cross-functional alignment. You will drive profitability and global impact for municipalities and utilities through robust solutions.

You will shape long-term roadmaps, initiate customer-centric projects, and collaborate with sales and cross-divisional teams while influencing senior leadership and sustainability decisions.