Senior Services Manager - Digital Project Management

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova brings together GE's portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliablale, affordable and sustainable energy, while helping our customer power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security and improved quality of life.

The Senior Services Manager provides expertise in sustained customer success and growth in the post-sales customer lifecycle through training, professional services, technical support, renewals, outcome attainment, retention, expansion, and customer advocacy with a Digital focus. This role influences approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Plan and implement software deployment projects at various customer work sites in the US and abroad, including the activities of staff and subcontractors
• Manage the project budget and timeline and ensure the resources are available to complete the project within budget and on time in order to meet customer obligations
• Primary customer contact for the duration of each project. May commission, resolve specification issues, handle correspondence, provide periodic updates, ensure customer satisfaction, and negotiate/coordinate with staff as appropriate
• Proactively provide customers with product and services information and project updates
• Identify opportunities for customers to get the best value out of GEV software
• Translate customer needs / requirements into detailed project plans while driving internal execution to meet project targets
• Manage a network of resources (including contractors) in support of project execution
• Identify opportunities to expand the project in ways that bring value to our customer and satisfy our profitability requirements. Negotiate change orders with the customers
• Take part in the writing of reports that describe the results of a project
• Participate in the development of proposals for projects
• Ensure that delivered products and services achieve highest quality and performance levels
• Professionally represent GEV during all customer communications
  
  

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of experience or High School Diploma with 12 years of experience

At least 10 years of experience in an engineering or project management position with responsibility for large scale IT projects

Must be willing to travel

This is a hybrid position, requiring candidates to be based within commuting distance of GEV hubs

Desired Characteristics

• PMP Certification or equivalent; ITIL Certification; AWS Certification
• Proven understanding of Windows and/or Unix based systems and complex software development for real-time environments
• Good technical background: AWS/Cloud Agile/SCRUM
• Experience managing DevOps implementation
• Application Managed Services Experience
• Strong PC skills required, including use of standard MS Office applications
• Experience using PM and project planning software tools; (P6 Project preferred.)
• Previous experience in the software industry, preferably software services
• Understanding of GEV software products such as e-terra, Power-On, Smallworld or equivalent is a plus
• Knowledge of contract structure and familiarity with contractual terms required (T&Cs).
• Strong understanding of accounting/financial principles with the ability to create and analyze financial and project reports
• Ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities appropriately and effectively manage project resources. Ability to effectively coordinate with other managers and senior level staff including sales, marketing, project delivery, and product leads
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to write professional and technical reports and procedures. Ability to make formal and informal presentations to technical and non-technical staff and customers
• Proven sound negotiation and conflict management skills
• Communicates the importance of understanding customer's business strategies to become an advocate for profitability on behalf of the customer - actively reviews accounts, meets with customers, observes sales force, etc. Coaches/mentors peers and others on the relationship between GEV solutions and value to the customer
• Implement, and utilize a solution; assists customer in identifying shortcomings even when they may delay a commercial decision; utilizes GEV experts to propose creative ways for the customer to master the critical success factors; articulates a roadmap that provides a high likelihood of the customer realizing expected business benefits and other key stakeholders achieving desired personal success; is accountable for overall customer success
• Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team. Navigates accountability in a matrixed organization. Communicates and demonstrates a shared sense of purpose. Learns from failure.
• Establishes & communicates team members' roles in relation to their function and data. Shares knowledge, power and credit, establishing trust, credibility, and goodwill. Coordinates role responsibilities with that of others to achieve mutual goals. Encourages groups to work together to efficiently resolve problems. Proactively coaches and/or mentor’s others to improve their contribution to the team. Fosters relationship building between team members and those outside the team. Works with others to achieve goals without regard to band/title. Identifies gaps in roles on teams and is recognized for growing and distributing talent pools across the organization.
• Demonstrates a passion for work and for continual learning. Persistently seeks to accomplish challenges and approaches difficult situations with optimism. Encourages their team's commitment to GEV's corporate goals and beliefs. Identifies new opportunities by creating bonds of trust with customers. Creates a team environment where people are motivated, share more, are highly engaged, and ultimately perform better. Evangelizes the value of a human-focused perspective in product management.
• Influences and energizes others toward the common vision and goal. Maintains excitement for a process and drives to new directions of meeting the goal in the face of unfavorable odds and setbacks.
  
  

Did you know that research has shown that women [and people of color] are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet 100% of the requirements? GE Vernova is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong and can bring their entire selves to work – this drives our innovation! Even if you don’t meet every one of the preferred criteria in this job description, we encourage you to still apply as you might be a fantastic fit for this role, or other currently open roles.

Additional Information

The salary range for this position is $122,000USD - $153,000USD. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, 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 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 planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes