Job Description Summary

The Business Program Managers (BPM) are lead strategists at GE Vernova Advanced Research that link GE Vernova Tier 2 Businesses with Advanced Research to help leverage the strengths of Advanced Research for business growth through product and technical differentiation. The BPM for Vernova’s Power businesses will be responsible for the relationship between Advanced Research, Nuclear, Gas Power, Steam and Hydro for technology and product management.

GE Vernova’s Advanced Research business is the central innovation engine for GE’s portfolio of energy businesses, which will be unified under one banner called GE Vernova. The research organization is made up of 250+ researchers representing virtually every major scientific and engineering discipline. Collectively, they are driving major research programs and initiatives to decarbonize power, accelerate renewables, and promote electrification and the creation of a 21st century grid fit to power a zero-carbon energy future.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

As a BPM you will:

• Drive alliance between Advanced Research and the Business; ensure vitality of existing technology programs while creating new relationships across the business; champion Business needs, urgency, and general business situation to Advanced Research

• Define the product & technical differentiation roadmap/strategy with the business technology and product management leaders.

• Initiate and lead Session T activities in cooperation with engineering and product management.

• Drive alliance between Advanced Research and the Business; ensure vitality of existing technology programs while creating new relationships across the business; champion Business needs, urgency, and general business situation to Advanced Research

• Prioritize & drive adoption of critical technologies and innovations from Advanced Research

• Drive program accountability: ensure execution on key customer projects; identify and facilitate cross-lab tradeoffs as required; ensure key customer deliverables are met

• Identify key Advanced Research technical competencies vital to the business and work with Advanced Research technical leadership on resource planning and to identify and apply key internal and external technologies

• Understand the Business Product Portfolio and drive technical programs that improve margins & share for the business

• Own the Advanced Research Power business project portfolio, ensuring projects are resourced and funded.

• Integrate Government projects where business involvement is critical to their success. Support development of commercialization strategies to enable winning proposals.

• Utilize models to link physics to customer value and prioritize research investment

• Leverage the industry ecosystem to anticipate and plan for disruptions

• Ensure Advanced Research’s vitality in business’ growth, acquisition, new venture and quality initiatives; value-add partner in the Product Technology Planning processes; ensure Advanced Research technology a vital strategic partner in business planning process

• Host internal and external visitors… enable Power, Advanced Research and partners see the future through collaborative engagements

Qualifications/Requirements :

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering field

• Minimum 10 years proven technology / product management experience with at least 5 in the Power business

• Ability to travel to Niskayuna, NY to support business needs

• Demonstrated capacity to develop technology / product management solutions & proposals in a fast paced, dynamic environment

• Strong project generation and management skills essential

• Multi-tasking, self-organizing, planning, and crisis management skills are critical to interacting with the business; must be able to deal with dynamic priority setting environment

• Influence, facilitation, and negotiation skills; boundary-less/solution-focused approach

• Must be 18 years or older

• You must submit your application for employment on the careers page

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor employment visas, now or in the future, for this position opening.

Desired Characteristics:

• Advanced degree in Engineering or science equivalent preferred

• Strong interpersonal skills a must: presence, high credibility, quick learner, and ability to develop relationships; presentation, communication, and negotiation skills required

• Work experience as a GE Power employee in the Engineering/Technology function

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

The salary range for this position is $205,000 - $250,000USD, anually. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location.

GE provides a comprehensive benefits package that provides access to plans which support the overall wellbeing of our employees and their dependents. These benefits include, but are not limited to, health care coverage (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), a retirement plan that includes Company Retirement Savings and a 401K with Company matching, Life Insurance options, Disability coverage, paid time-off, EAP, and more.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes