Director, PMO - WI Operations Americas

Xylem•Pewaukee, WI

23h•$150,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. 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. This role will establish and lead the WI Operations PMO for the Americas, providing integrated governance, prioritization, planning, and execution discipline across strategic initiatives. The position owns the operating cadence for the portfolio, including charters, integrated plans, milestones, resource requirements, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and executive-level reporting. The Director will serve as the WI Operations PMO lead for regional network activities, coordinating operations sub-streams while assuring uninterrupted operations activities, clear ownership, timely escalation, and benefits realization. Additionally, the role will lead and coordinate Treatment 80/20 Product Line Simplification activities in Operations, translating portfolio and customer segmentation insights into executable Operations priorities, complexity-reduction actions, and measurable value-creation plans. Support for new product development programs includes driving Operations readiness, capacity and capability assessment, make/buy alignment, launch risk management, and manufacturing ramp-up plans. The Director will facilitate VAVE pipelines and execution with various departments to deliver product cost, quality, lead-time, and complexity improvements. Creation of transparent portfolio dashboards and KPIs covering schedule, cost, benefits, resource capacity, operational readiness, integration progress, and business impact is key. The role involves identifying cross-project conflicts and constraints, facilitating fact-based decisions, and escalating critical risks or trade-offs to appropriate leadership forums. Standardization of PMO tools, templates, governance, and best practices is required, while maintaining flexibility for different sites, acquisitions, and program types. Building strong relationships with site leaders and global/regional functional teams is essential to ensure alignment between business strategy and site-level execution. Initially, the role will function as a senior individual contributor, leading through influence and cross-functional teams, with the capability to manage direct reports as the portfolio and organization evolve. Promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution across all assigned programs is expected.

Requirements

Up to 50% domestic travel.
Xylem does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Nice To Haves

Act initially as a senior individual contributor, leading through influence and cross-functional teams; build the capability to manage direct reports as the portfolio and organization evolve.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead the WI Operations PMO for Americas, providing integrated governance, prioritization, planning, and execution discipline across strategic initiatives.
Own the operating cadence for the portfolio, including charters, integrated plans, milestones, resource requirements, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and executive-level reporting.
Serve as the WI Operations PMO lead for regional network activities, coordinating the operations sub-streams while assuring uninterrupted operations activities, clear ownership, timely escalation, and benefits realization.
Lead and coordinate Treatment 80/20 Product Line Simplification activities in Operations, translating portfolio and customer segmentation insights into executable Operations priorities, complexity-reduction actions, and measurable value-creation plans.
Support new product development programs by driving Operations readiness, capacity and capability assessment, make/buy alignment, launch risk management, and manufacturing ramp-up plans.
Facilitate VAVE pipelines and execution with Engineering, Product Management, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Finance, and site Operations to deliver product cost, quality, lead-time, and complexity improvements.
Create transparent portfolio dashboards and KPIs covering schedule, cost, benefits, resource capacity, operational readiness, integration progress, and business impact.
Identify cross-project conflicts and constraints, facilitate fact-based decisions, and escalate critical risks or trade-offs to the appropriate leadership forums.
Standardize PMO tools, templates, governance, and best practices while maintaining the flexibility required for different sites, acquisitions, and program types.
Build strong relationships with site leaders and global/regional functional teams, ensuring alignment between business strategy and site-level execution.
Act initially as a senior individual contributor, leading through influence and cross-functional teams; build the capability to manage direct reports as the portfolio and organization evolve.
Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution across all assigned programs.