Sr Manager - Ops

OG1121 Meridium Services and Labs Private Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Senior Manager of Portfolio Operations & Delivery Excellence to lead transformation across a Transmission software product portfolio. You will establish scalable operating models, governance rhythms, and performance metrics to improve predictability, quality, and execution efficiency.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, and partner organizations, drive capacity planning, SLAs, and executive reporting, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, Business, or related field.
• 12+ years of software delivery or portfolio management experience.
• 5+ years leadership driving portfolio operations or delivery excellence.
• Experience managing large multi-product portfolios with distributed teams.
• Proven governance frameworks and operating models at scale.
• Experience quarterly/annual planning and capacity forecasting.
• Strong track record improving delivery predictability, productivity, and quality.
• Experience managing strategic vendors and SLA-based engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio planning across multiple product teams.
• Define portfolio-wide standard work, governance processes, and operating rhythms.
• Drive delivery predictability, execution excellence, and on-time commitments.
• Establish and track portfolio KPIs covering delivery, quality, productivity, and health.
• Own capacity planning, resource forecasting, and workforce demand management.
• Govern partner and vendor performance through SLAs, scorecards, and reviews.
• Lead portfolio-level risk, dependency, and escalation management.
• Develop executive dashboards and reporting mechanisms for transparency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency and scalability.
• Facilitate leadership and cross-functional reviews and alignment.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Program Governance

Operational Excellence

Planning & Roadmapping

Vendor Management

KPI & Analytics

Agile Delivery

Risk & Escalation Management

Executive Stakeholder Mgmt

Continuous Improvement

Six Sigma/Lean

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager of Portfolio Operations & Delivery Excellence to lead operational transformation, delivery governance, planning excellence, and vendor management across a Transmission portfolio of Grid Software products. This leader will establish and drive a scalable operating model across multiple product and engineering teams, including teams managed by partner organizations. The role is responsible for defining portfolio-level standard work, operating rhythms, governance mechanisms, delivery metrics, resource planning processes, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve predictability, quality, and execution efficiency. The ideal candidate combines strong operational leadership, program management expertise, analytics-driven decision making, and stakeholder management skills. Success in this role will be measured through improved delivery predictability, adherence to operational standards, partner performance, portfolio transparency, capacity utilization, and quality outcomes.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead quarterly, annual, and strategic portfolio planning across multiple product teams.
• Define and institutionalize portfolio-wide standard work, governance processes, and operating rhythms.
• Drive delivery predictability, execution excellence, and on‑time customer commitment fulfillment.
• Establish and track portfolio KPIs covering delivery, quality, productivity, and operational health.
• Own capacity planning, resource forecasting, and workforce demand management.
• Govern partner and vendor performance through SLAs, scorecards, and operational reviews.
• Lead portfolio‑level risk, dependency, and escalation management.
• Develop executive dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide portfolio transparency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, scalability, and operational maturity.
• Facilitate leadership reviews, business reviews, and cross‑functional alignment across Product, Engineering, and partner organizations.

Required Skillset

• Portfolio Management and Program Governance.
• Operational Excellence and Standard Work Deployment.
• Quarterly Planning, Annual Planning, and Roadmap Execution.
• Capacity Planning, Forecasting, and Resource Management.
• Vendor and Partner Management.
• KPI Definition, Metrics Management, and Data Analytics.
• Agile Delivery (Scrum, Kanban) and Software Development Lifecycle knowledge.
• Risk, Dependency, and Escalation Management.
• Executive Communication and Stakeholder Management.
• Continuous Improvement, Lean Thinking, and Process Optimization.
• Six Sigma, Lean Process improvement methodologies (Kaizen, PSR).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in software delivery, engineering operations, PMO, or portfolio management.
• 5+ years of leadership experience driving portfolio operations, delivery excellence, or business operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, multi‑product portfolios with distributed teams.
• Proven success establishing governance frameworks and operating models at scale.
• Experience driving quarterly planning, annual operating plans, and capacity forecasting.
• Strong track record of improving delivery predictability, productivity, and quality outcomes.
• Experience managing strategic vendors, outsourcing partners, and SLA‑based engagements.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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. www.gevernova.com