Business Application Specialist

Xylem |ˈzīləm|
1) The tissue in plants that brings water upward from the roots;
2) a leading global water technology company.
Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, is the leading global provider of efficient, innovative and sustainable water technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved and re-used. Our international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world’s water challenges. We are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas.
If you are excited and passionate about helping us #letssolvewater, we want to hear from you! For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com​.
Senior Business Application Specialist
As Senior Business Applications Specialist, your primary goal is getting Xylem’s products into the sales systems and working according to real world application and function. You will be responsible for product upgrades and product launches, program development, adding new functions to the systems, market communications and training such as holding workshops and trainings. You will provide testing oversight and perform quality assurance in support of strategic corporate and/or department projects utilizing sales systems.
In this position, you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders and customers, to understand business needs and objectives and continuously deliver automation and intelligence to advance business objectives. You will be responsible for working with the business and subject matter expert teams to turn business knowledge and expertise into specifications and drive that specification from concept to launch.
Your responsibility includes:
Create, manage and deliver specifications for program improvements
Convert specifications into system documentation and training material
Create project timelines in accordance with product launches
Manage development for new functions to align with product launches
Maintain and enhance key internal business applications
Recommend enhancements to systems to improve efficiency and deliver more value
Work with users to provide training, solve problems and correct errors

As the role requires close contacts with the markets, some flexibility to travel is required
Is this you?
To be successful in this role a genuine technical interest is of great importance. It is also a requirement to have at least 5 years of experience from a similar role, and it is meritorious if you have been working in a role such as superuser or product specialist/owner.
A university education related to product development is a requirement. Experience from project management is a plus. Fluency in English both written and oral is essential.
Applications engineering experience with pumps or similar equipment type is preferred. Experience with selection or configuration software is also highly desired. Background with computer science or programming languages is helpful but not mandatory.
As a person you are goal and result oriented and takes initiatives. You have good presentation skills and know how to explain complex ideas in a simple way, on all levels. You are service-minded, attentive to detail, analytical and have strong problem-solving ability. You like teamwork and to create results through a team. You are IT and tech-savvy and are good at coming up with edge ideas.
Why Work at Xylem!
We offer you a creative and international environment where you get the opportunity to focus on your personal and professional development together with committed and helpful colleagues. Engage as a volunteer through Xylem´s business program for community initiatives Xylem Watermark: www.xylemwatermark.com.
Everyone's equal value
We want people, regardless of skin color, age, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity, to feel at home, not just at Xylem, but everywhere in the world. For us, diversity, equality, and inclusion mean more than just a policy or a set of methods. Diversity, equality, and inclusion are fundamental parts of our corporate culture and a key to long-term growth.
Feel free to visit us at https://www.xylem.com/sv-se/
Welcome with your application!
The representative for Unionen is Mikael Lövås and the representative for the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers “Sveriges Ingenjörer” is Martin Larsson, tel: +46 8 475 60 00.