Senior Sustaining Program Lead, R&D

Hach (Veralto); Loveland (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hach, part of Veralto, is seeking an R&D Sr Sustaining Program Manager in Loveland, Colorado, on-site. You will translate customer requests into executable plans, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure product quality, reliability, and lifecycle management across sustaining initiatives.

Join a global, mission-driven team focused on water quality and sustainability, driving portfolio priorities, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement to protect revenue and deliver customer value.

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.

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.

Skills

Sustaining engineering

Portfolio strategy

Lifecycle management

Education

PMP certification

Advanced technical or business degree

Job description

Hach, part of Veralto, is seeking an R&D Sr Sustaining Program Manager in Loveland, Colorado, on-site. You will translate customer requests into executable plans, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure product quality, reliability, and lifecycle management across sustaining initiatives.

Join a global, mission-driven team focused on water quality and sustainability, driving portfolio priorities, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement to protect revenue and deliver customer value.