Xylem

Director – Partnerships

Xylem

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: District of ColumbiaIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $170,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • Execute the company’s partnerships strategy to support growth goals across engineering, utilities, and technology markets.
  • Drive commercial opportunities with the partners from conception to execution to achieve order and revenue goals.
  • Identify, onboard, and manage high-impact partners, including engineering consultancies, digital transformation integrators, etc.
  • Build long-term, trusted relationships with C-level and senior technical stakeholders across the water and infrastructure sectors.
  • Negotiate commercial agreements, partnership frameworks, and joint business plans.
  • Analyze market trends in digital water, hydraulic modeling, digital twins, AI/ML for water systems, and asset management to inform partnership opportunities.
  • Track, report, and optimize partner performance, ensuring measurable value and ROI.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, or strategic alliances in water engineering, water utilities, infrastructure consulting, or water-focused software.
  • Strong background working with software solutions such as hydraulic modeling, SCADA/IoT systems, asset management platforms, GIS tools, or digital twin technologies.
  • Demonstrated success building and scaling partner ecosystems and managing complex, multi-stakeholder relationships.
  • Proven ability to negotiate commercial agreements and drive shared revenue outcomes.
  • Experience driving go-to-market plans, co-selling motions, and integrated solution offerings.
Benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision plans
  • 401(k) with company contribution
  • Paid time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
partnership strategybusiness developmentnegotiationmarket analysisdigital transformationAI/MLhydraulic modelingasset managementgo-to-market plansco-selling
Soft Skills
relationship buildingstakeholder managementcommunicationstrategic thinkingcollaborationleadershiptrust buildingperformance optimizationproblem solvinginfluencing