Sr. Director, Sales, WSS Dewatering Solutions

Remote

Charlotte, North Carolina

Denver, Colorado

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Houston, Texas (Operations)

Morton Grove, Illinois

Salt Lake City, Utah

Full time

R51201

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.

Xylem is hiring a Director, Sales!

The Commercial Leader – Godwin Dewatering Solutions is responsible for driving business growth, profitability, and market share within the solutions subdivision of the North American dewatering division. This role leads commercial strategy, customer engagement, and execution of sales initiatives to deliver sustainable revenue and margin improvement.

This leader will work closely with cross-functional partners to support operational excellence, strengthen customer relationships, and ensure successful delivery of dewatering solutions that address complex water and project-site challenges. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial leadership, deep customer focus, and a solid understanding of dewatering applications, market dynamics, and solution-based selling.

As part of Xylem,
Godwin is a trusted leader in pump and dewatering solutions, known for performance, reliability, and responsive service in demanding applications. Our dewatering teams support customers across a wide range of industries by delivering solutions that keep projects moving, protect critical operations, and drive strong outcomes in the field.

• Develop and execute commercial strategies for dewatering solutions across targeted markets and regions.
• Identify growth opportunities and translate them into actionable plans to increase market share and expand customer reach.
• Align commercial priorities with broader business objectives to support sustainable growth and long‑term value creation.

• Drive revenue growth through proactive customer engagement, effective bid management, and successful contract negotiation.
• Build, strengthen, and maintain relationships with key customers, contractors, and industry stakeholders.
• Position Godwin and Xylem solutions effectively in the market by understanding customer needs and delivering value‑based solutions.

• Support accurate project quoting, timely billing, and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Partner with operations teams to help ensure successful project execution, strong equipment utilization, and a high‑quality customer experience.
• Promote disciplined commercial processes that improve execution and consistency across the business.

• Lead, coach, and develop sales and commercial teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Communicate regularly with team members to ensure alignment on goals, priorities, and customer commitments.
• Encourage a customer‑focused, results‑driven mindset across the commercial organization.

• Monitor P&L performance and help ensure achievement of revenue and profitability goals.
• Implement pricing strategies and margin improvement initiatives to support healthy business performance.
• Use financial and market insights to guide commercial decision‑making and resource allocation.

• Respond promptly and effectively to customer inquiries and issues.
• Champion delivery of high‑quality service and dewatering solutions that meet or exceed customer…