
Director – Partnerships
Xylem
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: District of Columbia • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
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