Heavy Duty Combine Cycle Gas Turbine NU Technical Academy Director

GE Vernova • Atlanta, GA

7d • Remote

About The Position

GE Vernova is seeking a Technical Academy Leader for Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine New Units (HDGT NU) to build and lead the Technical Academy as a strategic enabler of business growth, capability development, and organizational readiness. The role aligns the Academy with the Business Line’s long-term strategy, growth priorities, and workforce needs, including ramp-up, onboarding, reskilling, upskilling, and knowledge transfer across critical technical domains. It combines learning strategy, organizational development, technical knowledge transfer, change management, stakeholder leadership, business execution, and transformation.

The position reports to the Global Projects Leader and partners closely with senior leaders, subject matter experts, cross-functional stakeholders, and the HR Leader. It has high visibility to Business Line and Pole Leadership. The role is described as remote, with hybrid as an ideal arrangement and preferred locations in Schenectady, Greenville, Atlanta, or Houston.

The Academy Director will establish learning pathways and curricula, develop global onboarding and technical learning offerings, oversee learning delivery and evaluation, and use GE Vernova digital, virtual, and hybrid learning platforms. The role also manages the Academy budget and monitors metrics for cost-effectiveness and measurable business impact. GE Vernova offers competitive compensation and benefits, and relocation assistance is provided.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• At least 10 years of experience in the power generation industry in a technical, business leadership, engineering, operations, learning, or project management role.

Nice To Haves

• Strong business and engineering acumen in Heavy Duty Gas Power New Units, with the ability to connect learning strategy to business outcomes.
• Experience working across multiple leadership levels, including senior executives, to influence change and drive organizational transformation; effective stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience in a global or matrixed organization with cross-regional or cross-functional scope and proven project management skills.
• Experience managing budgets and delivering results in a matrixed environment.
• Experience leading process-improvement initiatives from strategy through full deployment with measurable results.
• Strong understanding of project execution and how capability development drives business performance.
• Familiarity with developing learning management systems, e-learning platforms, and digital learning solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, foster continuous learning, and support organizational growth.
• Ability to turn ambiguity into clear, measurable progress and adapt as needed.

Responsibilities

• Define, launch, and lead the Technical Academy strategy in alignment with business priorities, workforce plans, and long-term strategic objectives, supporting the Senior Executive Team.
• Translate business growth and capability needs into structured learning pathways, curricula, and development methods.
• Partner with senior leadership, subject matter experts, and instructional designers to develop and deploy relevant, high-quality learning content.
• Develop and own global onboarding strategies that accelerate new-hire productivity and consistently deliver standard capabilities across a high-volume hiring environment.
• Prioritize and manage Academy offerings for critical skills development, technical upskilling, onboarding, and knowledge transfer.
• Promote just-in-time, workflow-based, and practical learning approaches that support operational effectiveness and embed standard work.
• Use GE Vernova digital, virtual, and hybrid learning platforms to improve scalability, accessibility, and learner experience.
• Collaborate across Business Lines and functions to identify shared learning needs, leverage existing content, and create synergies as the lead of the HDGT NU Technical Academy.
• Oversee learning delivery, participant management, certification, and post-training evaluation using existing enterprise platforms.
• Manage the Academy budget and monitor metrics to ensure success, cost-effectiveness, and measurable business impact.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Health Coach and 24/7 nurse-based resource
• Employee Assistance Program with confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan with a 401(k) savings opportunity, company matching contributions, and company retirement contributions
• Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• Permissive time off
• Relocation assistance
• Discretionary annual bonus eligibility

What This Job Offers

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