Senior Analyst, Strategy & Business Development
Description
We are hiring a Senior Analyst, Strategy & Business Development!
If you are excited and passionate about helping #LetsSolveWater, consider joining our team today! Xylem, Inc. is a leading global water technology company servicing more than 150 countries and is dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues. We are looking for individuals to join our mission by exceeding customer expectations through smart sustainable solutions. At Xylem, you will have the opportunity to solve water by participating in our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark!
THE ROLE: We are hiring a Senior Analyst, Strategy & Business Development to support Xylem’s continued growth and evolution in our Measurement & Control Solutions and Applied Water Systems segments as well as in the Americas region. The Senior Analyst will help shape our strategic direction, identifying and analyzing new growth opportunities, developing new partnerships and alliances, and coordinating select segment, regional and enterprise strategic initiatives.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work across our segment and regional teams to shape and execute strategic projects (e.g. growth strategy, adjacency evaluation, partnership development).
- Organize and execute the strategic planning / long-range planning cycle for both segments.
- Support assessment of our markets, including competitors, customers and stakeholders, and generate recommendations for our segment and regional teams.
- Lead/support internal market analysis and external work with consulting companies
- Develop memos and presentations for senior management and Board meetings.
- Lead the development and gathering of key performance indicators and other key metrics for our segments and regions, helping to measure the progress of our strategy and support communications efforts.
- Lead/support the execution of our segment and regional goal setting and tracking (the goal deployment process) and maintain a continuous improvement mindset to drive improvements in how our teams operate and make decisions.
- Work well within a team structure and remain flexible to handle ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.
- A bachelor’s degree in one or more relevant subjects, including engineering, computer science, business administration, law or economics.
- 5+ years relevant professional experience.
- Motivated self-starter not afraid to ask questions.
- Distinctive critical thinking and analytic capabilities, with the ability to solve highly ambiguous business problems by creating structure, collecting relevant data, and generating actionable insights.
- The ability to engage business process owners in a direct yet professional manner.
- Demonstrated skill in written and oral communications, highly organized, with strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Ability and desire to travel 10% of the time.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working in a professional services environment with tight deadlines and a focus on complex client deliverables, such as management consulting, investment banking, law or accounting or experience working in the water sector or with utilities is preferable.
- Prior experience in a diversity of environments, such as multiple geographies, work across public/private/nonprofit sectors, and different functional roles.
SALARY: The estimated salary range for this position is $80,000 to $120,000 plus bonus. Starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location, and is not typically at the top of the range. At Xylem we offer a competitive compensation package with a generous benefit package, including Medical, Dental, Vision plans, 401(k) with company contribution, paid time off, paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement.
At Xylem, we embrace diversity and strive to create avenues where employees feel valued and appreciated through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resources Groups (ERG). Xylem is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action workplace. Xylem prohibits discrimination, harassment of any kind and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, medical conditions or disability, genetic information, age, or other non-merit factors.
Join the global Xylem team today! Xylem is a team creating advanced technology solutions to the world’s water challenges through developing new technologies and services that will improve the way water is used, conserved, and re-used in the future is central to our work. Our products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor, and return water to the environment, in public utility, industrial, residential, and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities.
Disclaimer: The information listed within this job description is designed to indicate the general nature of work expected for this position and shall not be viewed as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required in this position. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship. Xylem reserves the right to modify this job description or assign other duties to this position as needed.