Business Development Manager, PFAS & Emerging Contaminants – Europe.

Ecolab is seeking a Business Development Manager, PFAS & Emerging Contaminants – Europe, to lead commercial development and market growth for advanced ion exchange solutions addressing PFAS and other emerging contaminants across the European market. This role will focus on developing new markets and strategic applications and will be primarily responsible for market creation, specification development, opportunity acceleration, and strategic influence. Revenue accountability is shared with regional sales teams who retain commercial ownership of customer accounts. This role will develop and execute the regional growth strategy, build relationships with key customers and market influencers, identify and advance strategic opportunities, and support adoption of Purolite ion exchange technologies for emerging water treatment challenges. The successful candidate will combine business development expertise, technical credibility, and knowledge of the European water market. The position will work closely with municipal and industrial end users, engineering and consulting firms, technology partners, OEMs, distributors, regulators, and Ecolab commercial and technical teams. While PFAS treatment will be an initial focus, the position will also identify and develop opportunities in other emerging contaminants and advanced water treatment applications aligned with Ecolab's growth strategy.

Market Development & Strategy Develop and execute the European business development strategy for PFAS treatment using ion exchange technology. Identify opportunities across municipal drinking water, industrial process water, wastewater treatment, environmental remediation, groundwater treatment, and landfill leachate applications. Develop competitive positioning against activated carbon, membrane technologies, destructive technologies, and alternative ion exchange solutions.¨ Identify and develop new applications and market opportunities involving PFAS and other emerging contaminants. Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, competitive technologies, and evolving customer requirements across Europe. Translate market and customer insights into actionable commercial strategies, product requirements, and growth initiatives. Identify priority countries, applications, customers, engineering firms, and strategic partners to accelerate market penetration. Business Development & Commercial Growth Build, maintain, and regularly review a qualified pipeline of strategic opportunities with clear stage-gate progression, probability assessments, and growth forecasts through specification, pilot testing, commercial evaluation, and implementation. Develop relationships with municipal and industrial customers, engineering consultants, OEMs, system integrators, technology providers, and other key market stakeholders. Support Ecolab sales teams and channel partners in developing PFAS and emerging contaminant opportunities.

Purolite ion exchange solutions based on technical performance, lifecycle economics, operational considerations, and customer requirements. Drive specification activity with engineering consultants, design firms, utilities, EPC contractors, and OEM partners to position Purolite technologies early in project development. Support commercial proposals, technical evaluations, customer presentations, and strategic account development. Collaborate with global colleagues to apply experience and best practices from established PFAS treatment markets to European applications. Technical & Application Development Serve as a knowledgeable commercial resource for PFAS treatment using ion exchange technology. Work with technical teams to evaluate water chemistry, treatment objectives, system operating conditions, and resin selection. Support bench-scale testing, pilot programs, performance evaluations, and full-scale implementation as appropriate. Communicate technical concepts and performance data effectively to technical,