Aero Services Sales Director

GE Vernova • Houston, TX

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About The Position

About GE Vernova Gas Power GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry’s largest installed base. We are hiring a Customer facing Staff Manager; A dynamic professional with a passion for driving business and team growth while shaping commercial strategies. A Sales director who thrive in customer-facing environments and possess the hunter's mentality with the commercial judgment and the acumen to influence outcomes and secure business wins. Job Description Responsible for leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing sales team across the North American region, focused on selling Aero gas turbine products, services, parts, and integrated solutions. Attracts, retains, and nurtures top commercial talent, fostering a culture of performance, innovation, and customer-centricity. Drives creative and strategic solutions to address complex customer needs, product portfolios, market dynamics, and sales processes. Influences and aligns individual contributors and cross-functional teams, while negotiating with external partners, vendors, and key customers to secure strategic deals. Provides direction and oversight to functional teams and high-impact projects with significant resource requirements, risk, and complexity. Develops and applies commercial expertise across multiple countries, product lines, and customer segments, ensuring consistent delivery and execution across diverse sales territories. Interprets internal and external business challenges, recommending and implementing industry-leading best practices to enhance products, processes, and services. Leverages deep understanding of global and regional industry trends to inform strategic decision-making and long-term planning. Evaluates and synthesizes complex data inputs, challenging assumptions, and conflicting information to drive sound commercial decisions. Communicates complex strategic messages across the organization and externally, influencing stakeholders to adopt new perspectives and approaches.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college.
• 5 years of proven commercial/sales/or Operations experience within the Power Generation Industry.
• Proven track record in Aero Gas Turbine Power Generation with deep industry expertise and enhanced customer relationship management
• Demonstrated success in leading large teams
• Up to 50% travel within the USA and Canada

Nice To Haves

• Exceptional strategic thinking and commercial acumen.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with executive presence.
• Inspirational leadership style with a focus on coaching, mentoring, and team development.
• Ability to drive cross-functional alignment and lead through influence.
• Advanced project and program management capabilities.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving results in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing sales team across the North American region, focused on selling Aero gas turbine products, services, parts, and integrated solutions.
• Attracts, retains, and nurtures top commercial talent, fostering a culture of performance, innovation, and customer-centricity.
• Drives creative and strategic solutions to address complex customer needs, product portfolios, market dynamics, and sales processes.
• Influences and aligns individual contributors and cross-functional teams, while negotiating with external partners, vendors, and key customers to secure strategic deals.
• Provides direction and oversight to functional teams and high-impact projects with significant resource requirements, risk, and complexity.
• Develops and applies commercial expertise across multiple countries, product lines, and customer segments, ensuring consistent delivery and execution across diverse sales territories.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges, recommending and implementing industry-leading best practices to enhance products, processes, and services.
• Leverages deep understanding of global and regional industry trends to inform strategic decision-making and long-term planning.
• Evaluates and synthesizes complex data inputs, challenging assumptions, and conflicting information to drive sound commercial decisions.
• Communicates complex strategic messages across the organization and externally, influencing stakeholders to adopt new perspectives and approaches.

Benefits

• GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
• GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion.
• No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager