Sr Director - Program Management

GE Vernova • Atlanta, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr Director – Program Management is responsible for driving the strategy and execution for Power IT Business Development / M&A projects as well as enable financial and operational excellence for the Fulfillment IT organization (IT for Engineering, Product Management, Global Supply Chain and Business Operations). This role will interface with Supply Chain BD team, Projects & Initiatives team to support GSC M&A needs, Strategic Initiatives and Hoshin priorities. Additionally, this role will manage the team who will be driving governance, organization execution, IT operations and transformation to meet efficiency and business outcome targets. This is a People Leader role, and you will be responsible for the professional growth and development of your team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience in information systems, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, or Engineering or considerable years of IT technical experience
• Demonstrated experience in leading significant transformation projects, inclusive of organizational change management and delivering business outcomes
• GE Leadership Program Graduates will get credit towards relevant work experience, commensurate to the program they have completed

Nice To Haves

• Passionate about driving change and influence across enterprise
• Demonstrated experience with large BD/M&A projects (acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring projects, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience with Power IT financial processes, including budget planning, pacing, and change management
• Experience in relationship management inclusive of varied and complex stakeholder needs, collaborative vendor partner relationships, and influencing change across matrixed organizations
• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence outcomes and organize large, global, distributed teams to attain shared goals
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - creates actionable strategies and operational plans, effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve
• Highly effective communicator with experience in presenting and interacting with leadership
• Experience with coaching, mentoring, and developing team members, including providing timely feedback on performance toward goals
• Demonstrated program management skills including project initiation, scoping, resourcing, budgeting, risk management and communication.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to interface and influence at all levels in the organization
• Ability to manage in an unpredictable environment and rapidly growing organization

Responsibilities

• Lead IT strategy and project management for a portfolio of BD/M&A projects (acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring, factory expansion, etc.), collaborating with Business Development, Supply Chain, IT HQ, and cross-functional teams to execute IT deliverables in alignment with BD priorities.
• Manage processes, resources, and systems to enable financial commitments and ensure accurate pacing for a multimillion-dollar budget. This requires close coordination with Fulfillment IT program teams, Sourcing, and Finance for effective planning, purchasing management, and change management.
• Drive processes and outcomes for Power IT oCIO priorities including annual budget planning (CapEx & OpEx Programs, RTS, R&D), application simplification planning and tracking, AMS/run governance, and Lean priorities (Capital Allocation Hoshin, Sustainable Productivity Hoshin, Kaizen events).
• Establish and continuously improve operating rhythms for the Fulfillment IT organization, including staff meetings, all-employee meetings, and financial and operational reviews, to ensure appropriate focus on goals and objectives while fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential.
• Ensures the team has the facilities, tools, resources, and skills needed to deliver on commitments while tracking ongoing execution and delivery.
• Lead cross-discipline teams to establish an integrated plan to deliver team commitments
• Ensure ongoing communication of progress against program objectives
• Maintain effective working relationship with business leaders, stakeholders, users, and partners to integrate programs into overall strategic objectives.
• Partner with shared technical and business resources to effectively deliver and support solutions.
• Effectively communicate (i.e., status, issues, and escalations) to leadership and other various levels of the organization
• Share technical, procedural, and business knowledge with others. Leverage your domain expertise; you are expected to further the knowledge and improve productivity of your colleagues with activities such as creating learning content, giving presentations, and supporting a continuous learning culture.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• 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
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off

What This Job Offers

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