Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services settings.  With its October 2016 acquisition of Sensus, Xylem added smart metering, network technologies and advanced data analytics for water, gas and electric utilities to its portfolio of solutions.  The combined Company’s nearly 16,000 employees bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive, sustainable solutions.  Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2016 revenue of $3.8 billion, Xylem does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands.

The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.

Sensus, a Xylem brand, helps a wide range of public service providers – from utilities to cities to industrial complexes and campuses – do more with their infrastructure to improve quality of life in their communities. We enable our customers to reach farther through the application of technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and responsiveness. We partner with them to anticipate and respond to evolving business needs with innovation in sensing and communications technologies, data analytics and services. Learn more at sensus.com and follow @SensusGlobal on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

THE ROLE: Sensus, a Xylem brand, seeks to hire a Senior Product Manager in support of our global smart outdoor lighting market focus. As a member of the Lighting Solutions Marketing group, he/she will capture customer and market solution requirements, define new products and solutions for this market, and drive these solutions to commercial launch in order to establish Sensus as the leader in smart outdoor lighting markets.  The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to succeed in a fast paced, fluid environment, and will help create and execute a product vision for this quickly developing market. If you are excited and passionate, we want to hear from you!

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES/PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountability for the product roadmap for the VantagePoint Smart Lighting Solution for the global marketplace
• Defining and prioritizing the development of new application software features and new product form factors
• Resolve product issues and drive sustaining efforts to optimize the profitability of the solutions and their market success
• Coordinate and drive the necessary new product launches into the marketplace, through successful customer beta programs
• Developing, supporting, and helping deliver product training materials for our internal and external customers
• Supporting the creation of product marketing collateral and customer-facing marketing materials

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:

(Minimal education & experience, essential skills & abilities and required license/certification to perform this job)

• Technical background and training (engineering degree preferred)
• Experience with solutions that may include any or all of the following: hardware, firmware, software, and RF wireless elements
• Experience developing product roadmaps, and commercial launches of solutions

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Manager to provide additional responsibilities that is more organization/BU specific.)

• Develop an MRD (Marketing Requirements Document) and business launch package for specific product variants
• DC powered lighting control node
• Internal lighting control node for specific ROW countries and for decorative fixtures
• NB-IoT and/or LTE Cat-M based lighting control solutions for specific ROW opportunities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in smart outdoor lighting markets, either fixtures or smart controls
• Experience with and knowledge of RF wireless products and networks
• Experience in defining channel and market approaches
• MBA and/or sales experience highly valued
• Experience with selling engineered solutions to the Utility market (electric, gas, or water) or to Municipalities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Light lifting (20-25 lbs.), office environment
• Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about the facility
• Regularly required to listen, talk to, and see employees on a daily basis.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements.
• Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours
• The role will require occasional travel to meet with customers and also participate in trade conferences; expected 15-20% travel

EOE/FEMALES/MINORITIES/PROTECTED VETERANS/DISABLED