Electrification M&A Growth Strategy & Origination Leader (H/F)

GE Vernova

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Inorganic Growth Strategy & M&A Origination Leader is responsible for shaping and driving the upstream inorganic growth agenda for the Electrification segment. This role defines where and how the business should pursue acquisitions, minority investments, and strategic partnerships to accelerate growth aligned with Electrification’s long term segment strategy. The role owns the front end of the M&A lifecycle, from strategic gap identification and gameboard development through proactive target identification, early engagement, and strategic fit assessment. The leader works in close partnership with Segment & Business Line Strategy, Corporate Business Development, and GE Vernova Ventures to ensure the pipeline of inorganic opportunities is intentional, differentiated, and value driven. The role acts as the single threaded leader for translating segment strategy into clear inorganic growth priorities, proactive target development and relationship building, and early strategic rationale, synergy hypothesis, and go forward recommendations. The role may be performed from a major GEV site.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in a relevant field, or equivalent knowledge/experience.
Extensive experience in strategy, business development, M&A, or related leadership roles (knowledge level is comparable to 15+ years of experience).
Proven experience in proactive, thesis-driven M&A or partnership development.
Deep industry experience in Electrification, Electrical Power Grids, and Electro-Intensive industries.
Experience working in complex, matrixed global organizations.
Ability to translate strategy into actionable inorganic priorities.
Financial and business acumen sufficient to shape early value theses.

Nice To Haves

Long-term, strategic mindset with bias for action.
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and long-cycle opportunity development.
Collaborative and enterprise-oriented.
High integrity and sound judgment.
Credible partner to Business leadership, Corporate BD, and Ventures.

Responsibilities

Define where inorganic growth should play to support long-term segment strategy.
Lead development and continuous refinement of the Electrification inorganic growth gameboard.
Identify strategic gaps and opportunities across product and technology capabilities, geographic coverage, vertical integration, and adjacent and emerging growth spaces.
Partner with business line strategy teams to ensure alignment between organic roadmaps and inorganic priorities.
Define clear investment theses and “right-to-win” logic for priority focus areas.
Build a differentiated, proactive pipeline of potential targets and partners.
Partner with Corporate BD to identify potential acquisition, minority investment, and partnership targets well ahead of formal processes.
Lead development of outreach strategies tailored to founders, owners, and leadership teams.
Establish and nurture senior-level relationships to position Electrification as a partner of choice.
Assess early indicators of strategic fit, scalability, and cultural alignment.
Ensure only strategically compelling opportunities advance into formal M&A processes.
Validate strategic fit and adjacency logic.
Identify preliminary synergy and value creation opportunities.
Pressure-test strategic assumptions and risks.
Support internal decision-making with clear, structured recommendations.
Define initial value creation hypotheses to inform diligence and integration planning.
Provide informed input into Go / No-Go decisions prior to transaction launch.
Actively support in Due Diligence process incorporating lessons learned.
Ensure strategic intent, value thesis, and risk perspective are rigorously validated during diligence to enable high-quality investment decisions.
Serve as the segment strategy lead during due diligence, in close partnership with Corporate BD, Finance, and the Integration & Value Creation leader.
Validate and refine strategic fit, adjacency logic, and long-term relevance of the target.
Pressure-test key assumptions underlying market growth and competitive positioning, technology differentiation and roadmap alignment, and commercial scalability and customer access.
Ensure diligence findings are translated into clear Go / No-Go recommendations, well-defined priorities for integration planning, and explicit assumptions and risks to be tracked post-close.
Provide structured input to Investment Committee and executive leadership discussions.
Ensure seamless transition from strategy to execution.
Serve as the primary upstream interface between the Electrification segment and Corporate BD.
Ensure disciplined handoff of strategic rationale, value thesis, and assumptions to the Integration & Value Creation leader post-signing.
Contribute to continuous improvement of inorganic growth governance and processes.
Leverage early-stage investing and partnerships to support long-term capability development.
Partner with GE Vernova Ventures to assess early-stage investment opportunities aligned with segment priorities.
Determine when venture or minority investments can accelerate access to critical technologies, de-risk future acquisitions, or support longer-term growth options.
Ensure alignment between venture activity and broader segment inorganic strategy.