Value Stream Office Leader (m/f/d)

GE Vernova•Atlanta, GA

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Outage Value Stream Management Office Leader is a senior enabling manager and adviser responsible for governing the outage value stream operating model. The role owns process architecture and business processes, systems, KPI/TTI/PPI frameworks, data enablement, AI business ownership, and Field Service Training / Technical Training. It serves as a functional expert and people leader, advising business and functional leaders, influencing operating guidelines, and leading teams to deliver measurable outcomes across the end-to-end outage value stream, including the training capability required to support SPS Field Service resources and critical field execution roles. The leader partners with outage value stream leaders, segment and region execution teams, and digital, IT, commercial, operations, HR, sourcing, and other stakeholders to deploy and continuously improve the operating model. The position provides direct people leadership, develops an inclusive and accountable team culture, and builds capabilities to sustain value stream transformation. The role is listed as remote. The posting states that smart working of up to 10 days per month is available for eligible roles. Compensation is listed as €89,600–€134,400 gross per annum for the Italy posting, with eligibility for a Variable-AIP bonus targeted at 15% of annual base salary. The posting also includes a U.S. pay range of $140,300–$233,800 and states discretionary annual bonus eligibility for U.S.-based positions.

Requirements

For U.S. roles: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related technical discipline from an accredited university or college.
For roles outside the U.S.: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related technical discipline from an accredited university or college.
For U.S. roles: Minimum 15 years of progressive industry experience, including at least 10 years in power service and significant leadership experience in power generation outages, generator or steam turbine field service, repair, planning, scheduling, service execution, or operational transformation.
For roles outside the U.S.: Significant progressive industry experience, including at least 10 years in power service and significant leadership experience in power generation outages, generator or steam turbine field service, repair, planning, scheduling, service execution, or operational transformation.
Ability to lead, coach, and develop professional teams or senior subject matter experts and foster an inclusive team environment.
Strong senior leadership, program leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, including communicating complex operational and technical messages to business leaders.
Ability to make decisions with moderate autonomy and high evaluative judgment, using internal and external resources to solve complex, interdependent operational problems.
Commitment to EHS, quality, compliance, customer focus, operational excellence, and responsible budget and operating plan stewardship.

Nice To Haves

Recognized functional or technical expertise in outage execution, field service methods, outage planning, scheduling, repair solutions, technical capability development, or power service operations.
Track record of driving process improvement, standard work, operational transformation, policy deployment, and execution rigor across multiple functions or regions.
Experience leading and influencing cross-functional, regional, and global teams in complex, matrixed environments, including senior stakeholders and subject matter experts.
Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related discipline.
Deep technical and operational knowledge of legacy Alstom Generator and Steam Turbine technologies.
Experience with outage optimization, fleet management, outage scheduling, and site repair services across multiple regions.
Experience leading training organizations, methods teams, technical centers of excellence, tooling operations, or specialist resource management teams.
Experience with field service mobility, immigration processes, and global specialist deployment.
Familiarity with Lean, Fast Works, or other productivity and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience managing capital and operating budgets.
Strong change management, organizational design, and transformation leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve outage value stream architecture and business processes, including value stream maps, supporting data structures, maturity assessments, and process harmonization.
Define, govern, and shape end-to-end outage processes from Inquiry to Order through Order to Remittance/Revenue, translating policy and strategy into practical operating mechanisms with execution stakeholders.
Serve as business owner and functional subject matter expert for outage-related IT systems and digital platforms, including ISM, NEX, Outage Assistant, TrueContext, Leankor, SMAX, FSL, GFSK, ETM, and EDMS.
Lead the outage value stream AI enablement thread by establishing business ownership, identifying value opportunities, supporting value packaging and pricing, and enabling adoption within ITO and OTR workflows.
Own the Field Service Training / Technical Training team and develop, govern, and deliver training programs for SPS Field Service resources, including TFAs, Generator Specialists, Winders, and other critical field execution roles.
Own the relationship and operating rhythm with One Field Service, including FieldCore, APM, and OSS resources, aligning priorities, governance forums, escalation paths, and execution interfaces.
Own the Field Service sourcing and strategy process, including MSA governance, commodity management, supplier strategy alignment, and coordination with sourcing and operational stakeholders.
Own the Field Service Site Incentive Plan (FS Bonus) and align its governance to desired value stream outcomes.
Own and shape the outage business KPI, TTI, and PPI framework, including metric definitions, data governance, reporting, dashboards, management cadence, performance governance, and value stream-level decision-making mechanisms.
Influence and align outage value stream leaders, segment and region execution teams, and adjacent functions to support consistent operating model deployment and shared accountability.
Drive operating model deployment, governance, and continuous improvement across the outage organization; anticipate business needs, resolve complex issues, and support sustainable adoption.
Provide direct people leadership, including organizational design, role clarity, workload and resource allocation, team priorities, engagement, and day-to-day leadership.
Coach and develop direct reports, foster an inclusive and accountable team culture, remove collaboration barriers, and build capabilities for sustained transformation.
Partner with digital, IT, commercial, operations, and HR stakeholders to sustain the future-state outage value stream model.

Benefits

Variable-AIP annual bonus plan with a target incentive of 15% of annual base salary for the Italy posting, dependent on business metrics and individual performance.
Supplementary pension fund (Cometa), with employer contribution of 2% or 2.2% for employees under 35, subject to stated eligibility.
Healthcare coverage under the applicable NCBA (Metasalute); eligible employees may choose supplementary coverage offered by Generali.
Supplementary medical coverage through Generali for non-executive employees, potentially requiring an employee contribution.
Electronic meal vouchers worth €8 to €12.50 per working day depending on work location, or access to a company cafeteria where available.
Annual €250 flex-benefit credit for eligible reimbursements such as education, sports, travel, or pension.
Accident insurance for eligible employee categories, with coverage stated as six times gross annual salary for death and seven times for permanent disability.
Permanent disability due to illness insurance for eligible employee categories, stated as one times gross annual salary up to €200,000.
Life insurance coverage stated as two times gross annual salary.
Employee Assistance Program providing global 24/7 psychological, legal, and financial support.
Flexible working up to 10 working days per month for eligible roles.
U.S. benefits listed include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; 24/7 Health Coach and Employee Assistance Program access; 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching and company retirement contributions; tuition assistance; adoption assistance; paid parental leave; disability benefits; life insurance; 12 paid holidays; and permissive time off.