Sr Staff Technical Product Manager

GE Vernova • Town of Niskayuna, NY

2d

About The Position

GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. Learn more at www.gevernova.com In this role you will own a portfolio of applications used to enable Customer Relationship Management, New Business Intake, Project Planning & Execution, BI, Analytics & Reporting. This role is responsible for operating in lock-step with stakeholder teams to create a clear strategic direction for development needs and conveys that vision to the build and/or operations team. You will direct the team with a clear and descriptive set of requirements and partner with the team to determine what can be delivered through balancing the need for new features, defects, and technical debt. Your priority is seamless integration and alignment of perspectives from a broad set of stakeholders: functional partners, product owners and DevOps.

Requirements

• Bachelors' degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university and 7+ years of relevant experience; or, High School Diploma / GED and 10+ years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work with external vendors
• Experience working with others on a global basis
• Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
• Applies knowledge to coach and mentor others
• Demonstrated customer focus – evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer, builds strong customer relationships, creates processes with customer viewpoint and partners with customers to help shape their future initiatives
• Strong analytical and strong problem-solving skills, communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans
• Change oriented – actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly
• Significant project management experience with PMP, ScrumMaster or related Project Management certifications as a plus

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate superior product and industry knowledge and helps organization to gain the competitive edge.
• Interacts with customers/stakeholders in VOC requirements-gathering, fine tuning, and obtaining product feedback.
• Manage and coordinate software vendors guaranteeing that all deliverables provided are aligned with agreed requirements and targets.
• Works with cross-functional teams to deliver features and major, complex products.
• Routinely collaborates with UX, Architecture and engineering teams on multiple issues and decisions.
• Conducts customer and stakeholder interviews and elaborates on personas.
• Demonstrates expert persuasion and influencing skills that ensure alignment between customer, product manager and engineering teams.
• Lead the roadmap, feature definition, planning, and life cycle for all products and services in your scope
• Owns and manages the backlog; continuously orders and prioritizes to ensure that 1-2 sprints/iterations of backlog are always ready.
• Prioritize continuously in accordance with the understanding and validation of customer problems and needs.
• Demonstrates strategic expert level skills in problem decomposition and ability to navigate through ambiguity.
• Possesses a deep understanding of the technology stack and impact on final product
• Partners with Development Leadership to ensure healthy development process
• Engage frequently with the operations and development teams; facilitates discussions, provides clarification, story acceptance and refinement, testing and validation; contributes to design activities and decisions
• Translates unstructured or ambiguous work requests into actionable user stories and work units.
• Responsible for maintaining the technical health of the products, applications, and services in your scope of work
• Manage day-to-day execution of multiple interdependent projects by working directly with cross functional team and/or performing hands on technical tasks

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.

What This Job Offers

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