Senior Manager - Program Management

You will be part of the core team at GE Vernova Electrification Software (GEV ESW) Business that is using software to enable de-carbonized future of energy for the planet by designing, building, delivering, and maintaining software applications & services for next generation Grid Software that is used by 40% of the worlds power utilities today. GEV ESW has recently launched a new transformative software called GridOS which a portfolio that helps utilities manage and orchestrate the sustainable energy grid.

As a Sr Manager for Program Management, you will be responsible for managing the partners and ensuring timely delivery of key software modules supporting GridOS. You will work with local leaders, partner leadership team and global leadership for training, onboarding supplier resources, managing financials and contract requirements, ensuing execution and timely delivery, driving high quality software and timely responsiveness.

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Manage day-to-day program execution by working with GEV managers and partner delivery managers and monitor supplier contract-level deliverable commitments.
• Track requirements, stakeholder expectations, key milestones, testing progress and project health and provide regular stakeholder updates.
• When issues should be escalated, resolve such issues according to the Governance escalation procedures
• Evaluate Performance Credits and approve and/or reject any action plans resulting from critical service performance failures
• Coordinate with overall vendor management office to provide update and coordinate the function for the business.
• Coordinate internal and vendor PMs executing various projects across multiple programs
• Work directly with global technical teams, both internal and vendor provided, to drive execution of projects in portfolio
• Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies. Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required
• Provide regular portfolio status updates to leadership
• Define flexible project management framework to be utilized by all PMs coordinating and able of containing both waterfall and agile projects
• Define and drive adoption of portfolio, program and project management tools to be used for all projects
• Measure, improve and provide updates to leadership on maturity of project management practices
• Drive adoption of agile and lean approaches to project execution
• Coach PMs and provide feedback on their performance and improvement opportunities
• Drive improvement initiatives and incorporate latest industry trends
• Perform initial and final financial reviews, and ensure ongoing budget tracking
• Define execution methodologies and project management practices to be followed by all projects within the program
• Organize project teams comprising from internal and external technical and functional experts based on budget, scope and timeline

Desired Characteristics

• Proven experience using project management methodologies to deliver business value and drive significant change across an organization
• Experience managing budgets including budget and spend
• Strong understanding and knowledge of various project and portfolio management methodologies with track record of implementing shared standards for large organizations
• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence outcomes and organize teams to attain shared goals
• Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal) with all levels of an organization
• Self-starter - requires minimal direction to accomplish goals
• Strong track record of understanding and interest in current and emerging technologies demonstrated through training, job experience and or industry activities
• Strong team player collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
• Experience working with others on a global basis
• 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
• PMP, ScrumMaster or related Project Management certifications

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or STEM Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) + with minimum 12 years of experience.
• 5 years of management experience in partner/supplier resource management
• Proven track record of managing very large supplier resource base
• Must be willing to travel

• Experience in software and digital transformation
• PMP, Scrum Master or related Project Management certifications