Senior Product Manager

GE-Vernova-; Rugby; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days vacation + bank holidays

Employer pension contribution

Income protection

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking an experienced Product Manager for Automation within Power Conversion. The role focuses on developing and implementing the Automation business strategy, driving growth, and leading lifecycle planning across regions and teams.

You will collaborate with engineering, IT, and commercial teams to align technology roadmaps with market needs, while optimizing supply chains and ensuring competitive product vitality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• MBA is a plus.
• Experience in product management in Marine/Offshore, Industrial Automation, or Power Systems.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer connections to understand problems to solve.
• Define and implement the MGPP with the business teams.
• Understand industry trends and identify growth opportunities.
• Use customer and market feedback to produce lifecycle strategies and value propositions.
• Communicate with regional teams to align growth strategy.
• Manage product portfolio to maintain competitive vitality.
• Deliver product developments to meet lifecycle and project requirements.
• Work with engineering to build a multi-year technology roadmap.
• Proactively manage product convergence and cost-effective customer migration.

Skills

Product management

Business acumen

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Customer insights

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

MBA

Job description

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the A&C Automation Product Leader, the Automation product manager will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Automation business strategy for Power Conversion through the identification of growth opportunities, platform convergence, new technologies, partnerships and lifecycle planning.

The product manager has experience in product management and has experience of contributing to the design and direction of product development.

Job Description

In this role you will focus on:

• Develop customer connections to understand what problems they want solving.
• Define and implement the MGPP, working closely with the business teams.
• Understand industry trends and identify growth opportunities.
• Use customer and market feedback to produce lifecycle strategies and develop value propositions.
• Communicate and sync with regional teams to ensure the growth strategy is well understood.
• Manage product portfolio, and ensure a competitive position and product vitality.
• Deliver product and solution developments to meet strategic, lifecycle and project requirements.
• Work with the engineering manager to build a multi-year technology roadmap.
• Pro-actively manage product convergence, while providing a cost-effective roadmap for customer migration
• Optimize key supply chain relationships. Understand and implement cost management strategies.
• Work with Project Management team to assure clear hand-off on new projects.
• Participate in the P&T Board meetings to ensure strategy is aligned.
• Work closely with the Systems team to ensure the Automation solutions work well together.
• Support the ITO teams as needed to ensure consistent high quality response to customers.

We are looking for a committed and professional individual with

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. MBA is a plus.
• Expertise in Product Management, specifically within one of these key areas Marine/Offshore, Industrial Automation, or Power Systems.
• Strong business acumen, analytical mindset, and the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• Deep understanding of OT Systems (e.g., PMS, IAS, EMS).
• Familiarity with marine electrical systems (e.g., hybrid propulsion, energy storage, power distribution).
• Experience with industrial communication protocols (Modbus, OPC-UA, CANbus, IEC 61850).
• Domain knowledge of Operation Technology Architectures in one of these focus areas (Electrification, Marine, Navy, Metals)
• Good knowledge of Cyber security (IEC 62443, NIST etc..)
• Experience of operating in a matrix environment with strong relationship-building capability, able to work effectively across functions.

You can expect from us

• Challenging and exciting projects.
• A work environment where we understand that not everyone has the same expectations about their jobs, careers and work-life balance and we are happy to discuss flexibility requirements.
• Attractive compensation.
• Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
• 26 days vacation + bank holidays.

GE’s Vernova Power Conversion & Storage (PCS) business, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No