Join Xylem in the global mission to #LetsSolveWater! As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

The Role

The Business Relationship Manager (BRM) is accountable for driving the creation of a strategic business technology roadmap and to ensure legacy technologies are enhanced, maintained and supported to address business needs. This position will report to the VP, BRM, Strategy & Planning with a dotted line to Senior Vice President of Finance.

This role works closely with the Finance and IT leadership to align business strategy, processes and systems needs to support local, regional and global requirements. They are the primary liaison between Finance and the enterprise IT organization. The individual will lead the development of technology strategies for Finance supporting additional divisional BRM’s in their responsibilities across the segments.

Reporting into this role, an analyst will help prioritize business demand, develop the case for change and the business case of change and ensuring the delivery of a portfolio of projects to help business divisions achieve their financial objectives.

Core Responsibilities

Develop multi-year business capability roadmaps with enterprise architecture.
Review requirements with change management and business transformation teams.
Develop a “healthy and well-managed initiative portfolio” with the project, program or portfolio management organization (PMO).
Communicate with business leadership to evaluate joint initiatives and proposals to see how they align with established roadmaps and business priorities.
Identify business value when developing ideas with a focus on digital awareness, risk assessment, business continuity and business capability requirements.
Identify strategic business function opportunities both short-term and long-term and track adoption across the relevant departments.
Build and manage a relationship team to oversee “convergence and strategic partnering” across the organization, including with executive and senior leadership.

Visionary Leadership And Strategic Planning

Responsible for aligning technology solutions to support current and long-term business needs.
Develop strategies in cooperation with business owners and the enterprise IT team to enable future business solutions
Act as the primary liaison to identify emerging business trends that can leverage technologies to enhance growth within the Finance Team.

Relationship Management

Build, manage and nurture a solid relationship with business leadership, the IT Leadership Team (ITLT), IT colleagues, and governance committees to address business needs and drive system and process standards
Communicate proactively with key stakeholders
Have ability to influence without direct authority and demonstrate conflict management skills
Partner with key personnel to develop executable projects or requirements to support solution delivery

Demand Management

Closely collaborate with business leadership, ITLT and Governance committees to understand and assist with prioritizing technology enabled business initiatives
Coordinate with IT Program Management Office personnel to ensure projects are delivering to cost, schedule and expected delivery milestones
Act as primary liaison where appropriate to align the business staff and expectations of projects to ensure goals are being achieved.

Advocate

Act as an ambassador and the primary focal point for IT within business groups to optimize technology enablement – both in the current environment and long-term strategy

Business Expertise

Lead in developing proposals and business cases for technology enabled business initiatives
Participate in the translation of business requirements to the Enterprise IT organization so that business needs are understood and addressed.

Change Management

Lead adoption of new technology and business process standards
Be active in the business unit or functional area to gather business requirements, business value projections and facilitate the transfer of these items into the Enterprise IT and business groups

Service Management

Work with IT business service owners to develop Service Level Agreements (SLA) and monitor services from external and internal IT organizations to ensure needs are being addressed within the expected levels.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree (or equivalent), with 10+ years of experience preferred; or relevant and equivalent Business or IT experience
Strong knowledge of business operations, preferably performing a business partner role working with business executives for 3+ years
Possess general knowledge of related business technologies and applications that drive business growth, business management and long term business sustainability
Worked with C-Suite executives to enable strategic discussions
Program or Project management experience strongly preferred
Financial & business analysis experience, specifically working with budgets and project costing

Salary Range

$118,500.00 - $213,500.00

Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of diversity, equity and inclusion in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.

At Xylem, you'll not only contribute to solving water issues but also have the chance to make a difference through our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark. We embrace diversity and prioritize our employees' well-being through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resource Groups (ERG). Proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (including disability and veterans) and Affirmative Action workplace, Xylem fosters an inclusive environment free from discrimination or harassment.

 

Please note that the information in this job description outlines the general nature of the position and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Xylem is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions. We reserve the right to modify this job description and assign additional duties as needed. Embrace the opportunity to be part of Xylem's transformative journey in shaping the future of water technology! #XylemCareers #GlobalImpact #WaterInnovation

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