Take full ownership of commercial performance for the Transport division in Norway, including orders, profitable growth, margin, pricing, funnel health and execution quality.
Translate Nordic Transport strategy into a focused Norway growth plan with clear priorities, measurable outcomes and disciplined follow-up.
Drive a sharper go-to-market approach across direct sales, channel partners, project business, aftermarket and digital growth opportunities.
Build senior relationships with key customers, consultants, contractors, distributors and strategic partners.
Leadership and transformation
Lead and coach the commercial organization with energy, clarity and high expectations.
Build a culture of accountability, pace, collaboration and customer focus.
Mobilize teams behind priorities and drive change with speed, discipline and pragmatism.
Balance immediate business delivery with long-term capability building and strategic direction.
Challenge legacy ways of working and improve execution through structure, follow-up and continuous improvement.
Governance, forecasting and performance management
Lead a disciplined operating rhythm for commercial reviews, forecasting, performance tracking and countermeasure actions.
Ensure high-quality forecast inputs, robust business cases and clear follow-up against targets.
Operate with high standards of governance, transparency, accountability and compliance.
Act as an active member of the Nordic Leadership Team, contributing to Nordic Transport strategy, performance reviews, cross-country collaboration and shared transformation priorities.
Play a visible role in strategic planning and annual business planning for Norway.
Country and host-function leadership
Serve as host-function Managing Director for Xylem Norway, representing the company in local legal, statutory and external matters while supporting alignment across Xylem's divisions in the country.
Enable effective collaboration across shared functions including HR, Finance, Tax, Communications and support services.
Maintain strong stakeholder dialogue across segments, divisions and functions, driving alignment and corrective action where needed.
Coordinate country communication rhythms and contribute to a consistent employee experience across the Norway organization.
Requirements
You are an energetic and credible business leader with the commercial edge, leadership presence and execution discipline needed to create traction.
You bring structure without bureaucracy, pace without losing people and accountability without losing tru
Benefits
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Additional Information
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.
We are looking for a commercially strong, engaging and execution-oriented leader to join us as Sales Director & Managing Director, Norway.
This is a high-impact country leadership role with broad commercial and host-function responsibility. You will lead Xylem's $60M Transport division in Norway, with full accountability for commercial performance, while also serving as host-function Managing Director for Xylem's other divisions in the country.
The Norwegian Transport division is part of Xylem's Nordic Transport organization. In this role, you will report to the Nordic Transport leadership and serve as a member of the Nordic Leadership Team. You will contribute actively to the Nordic growth agenda, transformation priorities and operating rhythm, while translating Nordic direction into clear country execution and accountable results in Norway.
This means combining clear country ownership for Norway with active contribution to the wider Nordic Transport agenda.
The mandate is clear: accelerate profitable growth, sharpen commercial discipline and build a stronger platform for long-term performance. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution and requires a leader who can challenge legacy ways of working, create clarity, raise standards and mobilize people behind change.
You will own orders, margin, pricing, funnel quality, go-to-market execution, account development and sales capability building for the Transport division. In parallel, you will represent Xylem in local legal, statutory and external matters and help ensure strong coordination across functions, segments and divisions.
This is an opportunity to take a visible leadership role in a business with strong market relevance and significant potential.
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