Sr Product Manager - Wind Operations

GE Vernova•Schenectady, NY

1d•$134,000 - $223,400•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports the identification and development of product offerings for the business, impacting the team's ability to achieve service, quality, and timeliness objectives. The position operates under Product Management policy objectives with independence in achieving these objectives within operating budgets and guidelines. It involves moderate autonomy in executing Product Management arrangements and requires high levels of judgment to achieve desired outcomes.

Requirements

For roles outside of the USA- This role requires significant experience in the Product Management & Operations. Knowledge level is comparable to a Master's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
For roles in USA - Master's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).

Nice To Haves

Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Established project management skills.
Strategic experience in deploying Lean management systems to drive operational excellence, improve quality metrics, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Proficiency in utilizing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to diagnose process health and prioritize resource allocation.
A history of building high-performing, diverse teams through effective coaching, active listening, and clear, transparent communication.
Proven success in breaking down departmental silos to work effectively with Engineering, Sourcing, Quality Management, and Commercial Organizations.

Responsibilities

Drives initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the Product Management function and interfaces with other functions to provide effective coordination of metrics, dashboards, functional processes, and cross-functional initiative coordination.
Requires specialized knowledge across product lines, markets, sales processes, or customer groups. Requires strong Product awareness and is expected to influence the development of strategy for their broad sales territory, including control of resources.
Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
Act as the operational glue between Product, Engineering, and Development teams by streamlining planning cycles, formalizing cross-functional processes, and eliminating bottlenecks in the product lifecycle.
Drive operational excellence by implementing robust frameworks for product discovery and delivery, ensuring Product and Engineering teams are aligned on data-driven priorities, clear technical requirements, and scalable release cadences.
Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems within projects, product lines, markets, sales processes, campaigns or customers. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders or customers. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.
Establish strong portfolio level KPIs and drive cross-functional accountability to achieve business objectives.
Lead continuous improvement and standard work across tollgates, product councils and other critical rhythms.

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
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
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