Director – Digital Engineering & Enablement

Job description

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. **THE ROLE** Position: Director, Digital Engineering and Enablement Reports To: Senior Director - GCC | Location: Bangalore / Chennai, India **About the role** At Xylem, we’re solving one of the world’s most critical challenges - WATER. From enabling smarter infrastructure to building connected and sustainable digital ecosystems, technology plays a critical role in how we innovate, operate, and deliver impact globally. As we continue to strengthen our **Global Capability Center (GCC)** in India, we’re looking for a leader who can shape and scale the future of Digital Engineering across global teams and platforms. Could you be the Director – **Digital Engineering & Enablement** we’re looking for? **Your future role** Step into a high-impact leadership role where **digital engineering, operational excellence** , and **transformation** come together at scale. You will lead and grow Xylem’s global Digital Engineering and Enablement capability in India, driving execution across electronic hardware, firmware, software, cloud platforms, enterprise applications, and mobile technologies. Working closely with global engineering leaders, PMOs, product engineering teams, and business stakeholders, you will: - Shape scalable digital engineering capabilities and operating models - Drive transformation through process-led execution and engineering governance - Build a culture of innovation, accountability, and operational excellence - Enable adoption of emerging technologies, including AI/ML, to improve productivity, quality, and speed-to-market This role is not just about leading technology programs - it’s about building strategic **capability** , improving **predictability** , and enabling **digital engineering excellence** globally. **What you’ll be doing** You will play a critical role across multiple dimensions: **🌍 Strategic Leadership** - Define and drive the GCC Digital Engineering strategy aligned with global business priorities and technology roadmaps - Establish scalable organization structures, leadership capacity, and operating models to support diverse engineering programs - Align investments, priorities, and resource planning with business outcomes and stakeholder expectations - Drive organizational transformation through strong operational and strategic leadership aligned with engineering and corporate priorities **⚙️ Digital Engineering Excellence** - Lead execution across embedded systems, enterprise applications, cloud platforms, and mobile technologies with a focus on quality, predictability, and execution excellence - Oversee the engineering lifecycle from architecture through development, validation, deployment, and sustainment - Manage program trade-offs, dependencies, risks, and commitments in collaboration with global stakeholders - Strengthen engineering governance, secure-by-design practices, and lifecycle discipline across digital engineering programs **📈 Process Excellence & Operational Enablement** - Establish end-to-end engineering frameworks, governance models, and delivery practices to improve consistency, compliance, and quality - Embed disciplined execution practices across requirements management, design, validation, defect management, and release governance - Drive operational excellence through **KPI-led performance management, continuous improvement, and standardized execution practices** - Improve delivery speed, predictability, productivity, and engineering efficiency through data-driven planning and execution management **👥 Building & Leading Teams** - Build and develop high-performing teams across hardware, firmware, software, and digital platform engineering - Drive workforce planning, organization design, and capability development aligned with business growth and engineering priorities - Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement across global teams - Strengthen leadership pipelines, succession planning, and cross-functional engineering collaboration **💡 AI/ML Enablement & Innovation** - Enable pragmatic adoption of emerging technologies, including AI/ML, to improve productivity, quality, automation, and time-to-market - Promote reuse, modularity, standardization, and technical debt reduction across engineering programs - Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to identify scalable digital transformation opportunities **🤝 Stakeholder Collaboration & Governance** - Partner closely with Project Management, Segment Engineering, Product Engineering, Regional PMOs, and business stakeholders to improve delivery outcomes - Represent Digital Engineering & Enablement in executive reviews, operational governance forums, and strategic discussions - Act as the primary GCC digital engineering leader for global stakeholders, aligning priorities, resolving escalations, and strengthening stakeholder trust **All about you** We value leadership mindset, strategic thinking, operational excellence, and business impact over ticking every box. That said, here’s what will help you succeed: - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or related field required - Master’s degree preferred - 15+ years of experience, including significant leadership experience in **global engineering environments** - Proven experience **leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams across hardware, firmware, software, cloud, and digital platforms** - Strong understanding of engineering governance, operating models, life