VP Strategy and Business Development, Water Infrastructure; m​/f​/d

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Xylem seeks to hire a VP Strategy and Business Development, Water Infrastructure (m/f/d) to support continued growth and evolution as a leading global solution provider in the water sector. You will play a critical role in shaping our strategic direction, identifying and analyzing new strategic growth opportunities, developing new partnerships and alliances, and coordinating selected cross-enterprise strategic initiatives.

Location:

Schaffhausen (Switzerland) or Charlotte (USA).

Strategic Planning and Initiative Management:

• Lead long-term Segment strategy by defining priorities, developing and communicating long-term strategies and the Long-Range Plan (LRP)

• Create and facilitate the strategic planning process including translating the strategy into KPI’s

• Responsible for reporting business metrics monthly and driving business reviews at the Segment level

• Develop consistent framework and tools for macro leading indicators as input for the segment performance assessment

• Identify and prioritize strategic initiatives, ensure initiatives are aligned with priorities and support the development of the execution plan

• Set and share guidance on initiative management (incl. tools and template development), monitor and report on the progress of strategic initiatives

Business Development:

• Responsible for market identification and assessment through performing value mapping and identifying profitable growth areas for investment

• Develop and maintain the pipeline of potential M&A targets and strategic inorganic partnerships

• Prioritize targets for evaluation, conduct due diligence on selected targets and coordinate with stakeholders

• Execute M&A process from NDA and closing until successful integration in collaboration with the central business development team

• Lead divestitures and coordinate involvement of key stakeholders

Market Insights:

• Centralize resources on market insights (both internal e.g., vertical marketing and external)

• Proactive research and intelligence through conducting targeted research on markets, competitors, emerging technologies, and other ext. factors

• Perform, manage, and consolidate ad-hoc market analysis requests from the business

• Disseminate insights across the organization, holding regular SAM meetings and contributing to Monthly Business Reviews

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or engineering, MBA preferred

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in strategy and business development roles

• Experience working in a multinational company or management consulting firm, ‘Big 4’ advisory or a similar background with strategic growth/inorganic growth experience in a relevant industry/business segment

• Proven track record in strategy development and Business Development and successfully operationalizing

• Knowledge of the water industry and familiarity with adjacent business areas, such as utilities, industrial process, and the internet of things

• Experience working in a professional services environment with tight deadlines and a focus on complex client deliverables

• Distinctive critical thinking and analytic capabilities, with the ability to solve highly ambiguous business problems

• Influencing skills, with proven ability to align stakeholders at multiple levels, drive consensus within the organization, and develop trust based executive level relationships

• Strong teamwork skills – ability to successfully work cross-functionally, ability to achieve results through influence vs. authority

• Excellent written and oral communications skills – ability to crisply and concisely convey complex information to executives

• Ability to work in a fast -…