We’re Hiring an Early-Stage Technology Strateg ist !

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: The Early-Stage Technology Strategist will support developing and executing early-stage innovation strategy for enterprise-level emerging themes in the water sector. They will prepare Xylem for major industry shifts driven by advances in science, technology, and new regulation by leading the Xylem Innovation Labs (XIL) Technology Incubator Program, which seeks to identify and bring to market key early-stage technologies developed by external innovators. Reporting to the VP of Early-Stage Innovation, this role will collaborate extensively with corporate teams and business units to identify priority areas; assess the current and future state of the market landscape; provide clear guidance on the impact to Xylem, our customers, and the industry; make recommendations for early-stage technology investment; and accelerate key technologies to market through partnerships with universities, startups, consultants, customers, and others This role will also be the central manager for the company’s university relationships.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE: This person in this role will play a vital part in preparing Xylem to further its leadership position as new customer challenges evolve, the regulatory landscape shifts, and new solutions are developed. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background and strategic and business acumen, able to quickly understand complex technological concepts from diverse disciplines and put them into a business and customer context. They must be highly motivated to seek out information on challenging topics, adept at building stakeholder engagement, comfortable making recommendations with incomplete information, and able to move at a fast pace. They will consider the diverse drivers that must converge for the successful commercialization of a new technology and be sharply focused on addressing customer needs.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES :

• I dentify major industry topics in collaboration with corporate strategy and business unit leaders for investment consideration prioritized according to business and market impact

• Identify and quantify drivers of change in established and adjacent target markets including new regulations, technological disruption, value enablers

• Define technological solution sets to meet customer needs in current and future markets and in support of market strategy development and effectively communicate to key stakeholders on technology, trends, gaps, unmet customer needs, and program plans/status

• Build teams and work collaboratively with project managers, engineers, strategic account managers, business development teams, strategy teams, segment/regional business leads, and government affairs

• Determine the range of viability for emerging technologies , considering performance, cost, scalability, manufacturability, and profitability under different regulatory scenarios and in different markets

• Define and execute projects to advance emerging technologies to market through research, validation, and laboratory and pilot testing

• Collaborate with external partners including customers, universities, entrepreneurs, startups, agencies, and other water ecosystem partners to execute sponsored research, license technology, validate solutions, complete pilots, and build relationships that lead to commercial partnerships

• Develop and manage relationships with network of universities globally , acting as Xylem’s main point of contact and leader on when/how to engage with university partners for maximum impact

• Drive the incorporation of new innovations into Xylem’s solutions portfolio through a strong understanding of customer needs, emerging technology, and regulatory developments

• Engage with stakeholders to define Xylem’s position and deliver written reports that outline the technology landscape, drivers of market change, opportunities, risks, uncertainties, and technology recommendations

• Engage in thought leadership activities internally and externally including technical client/conference presentations, publishing white papers, participating on panels, and posting on social media

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

• 10-15 years of relevant experience

• Experience working in the water and wastewater industry

• Experience working with university researchers and technology transfer offices

• Experience with IP / patent filing and/or review

• Strong business acumen and experience developing and executing strategy

• Effectivecommunicationacross multiple levels of business and technical fluency ranging from university professors, customers, colleagues, management, to senior leadership.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

PREFERRED:

• MBA or Master’s degree

• Experience working with utilities in municipal drinking water or wastewater

• Experience working with startups

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.

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.

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.

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