Project Manager I, Data & Tech
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Global Product Manager, Rental
Xylem
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $175,000 - $190,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Drive the profit and growth of Xylem’s global rental business and develop product-line roadmap
- Define Xylem’s rental value proposition, brand identity, global vision, and simplify processes
- Co-lead creation of regional/country-level fleet strategies and aligned execution and governance plans
- Create a community of practice across rental entities to share customer needs, selling capability, technical knowledge, and operational excellence
- Collaborate with Continuous Improvement and regional commercial teams to reduce complexity and improve operations
- Benchmark Xylem rental against global competition and develop a multi-year roadmap
- Support regional commercial teams in creating annual operating plans, investments, and S&OP forecast; monitor sales, orders, and margins and implement countermeasures
- Create a global dashboard of KPIs and metrics to monitor rental performance and recommend organizational, operational, and investment changes
- Partner with global solutions and services teams to identify and leverage synergies across product lines and technologies
- Work with product management and R&D to identify new rental product offerings and product changes
- Inform colleagues about Xylem Rental initiatives, strategy, commercial wins, and industry presence
- Develop fleet strategy process playbook, ensure proper execution and governance
- Conduct product-related market research, Voice of Customer activities, and customer visits
- Engage in branding and thought leadership to validate value propositions and support Communications and Vertical Marketing
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, or equivalent; higher degree in Business Administration preferred
- 5 to 10 years of experience in rental and/or industrial equipment environments
- Experience in an international environment within a matrix organization
- Excellent computer, communication, presentation, management, and analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to understand technical issues and their project impacts and communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Flexibility to handle changing priorities and multiple projects simultaneously
- Must be near a Xylem office (preferred Bridgeport, NJ and Charlotte, NC)
- International and domestic travel required (25% on average, up to 50%)
- Exposure to field elements at mines, treatment plants, industrial facilities, or contractor sites when traveling
