Portfolio Manager - Gas Power Systems Architecture

GE Vernova, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. seeks a Portfolio Manager for the Gas Power Systems Architecture Team.

You will own budget management, program governance, and portfolio prioritization across all initiatives, ensuring well-planned, funded, and executed programs that deliver value for the Gas Power business. Operating with cross-functional collaboration across engineering, finance, and product strategy, you will influence resource allocation, governance, and data integrity in performance dashboards to support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in program management or product management.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage budgets at program and initiative level, including engineering hours, Capex, and Opex.
• Guide prioritization, funding planning and allocation, and approvals through governance bodies.
• Coordinate resource planning with Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Finance, and other partners.
• Maintain and track portfolio data in program tools and dashboards.
• Schedule and facilitate gate reviews and governance reviews.

Skills

Program management

Product management

Budget planning

Governance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance, or related field

Tools

RISE

Wave

Power Now

Job description

Job Description Summary As the Portfolio Manager on GE Vernova's Gas Power Systems Architecture Team, you will serve as the operational backbone of the team, owning budget management, program governance, business case oversight, and portfolio prioritization across all Systems Architecture initiatives. Operating with moderate autonomy at the intersection of engineering, finance, and product strategy, you will ensure that the Systems Architecture Team's portfolio of initiatives is well-planned, properly funded, and effectively executed to deliver value for GE Vernova's Gas Power business. Your work will directly impact the team's ability to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and capacity outcomes by ensuring initiatives are prioritized, resourced, and governed effectively.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Budget Management and Prioritization

• Plan and manage the Systems Architecture Team's budget to the program and initiative level, including engineering hours, Capex, and Opex, ensuring alignment with business priorities and funding cycles.
• Guide the team on prioritization, funding planning and allocation, and obtaining approvals through R&D councils and other governance bodies, applying independent judgment to recommend the most impactful use of resources.
• Proactively manage and support resource planning in collaboration with Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Finance, and other functional partners to ensure initiatives are appropriately resourced.
• Support budget planning cycles and provide independent oversight of budget assumptions, driving standardization across the portfolio.

Program and Portfolio Management

• Facilitate tracking of programs and initiatives including milestones, budget, risk mitigation, and governance adherence, ensuring teams follow established processes including L-gate approvals and R&D council requirements.
• Update and maintain portfolio data in RISE, Wave, and other program management tools, ensuring data quality and accuracy across the portfolio.
• Schedule and facilitate gate reviews and other critical program reviews, providing guidance and governance at the sub-program and initiative level.
• Provide guidance and control on change implementation from programs and initiatives within the business, working with business lines to ensure timely and effective cut-in of approved changes.
• Support Product Managers in the application of the Power Now tool and other operational support activities as needed.

Business Case Development and Benefit Realization

• Support Systems Architecture Team members in the creation and development of business cases, providing guidance on tool usage, assumptions, and methodology to ensure consistency and quality across the portfolio.
• Provide independent oversight and controllership of business cases across the portfolio, serving as the authoritative source for assumptions and driving standardization in business case development.
• Manage and maintain the business case template, including updates to key assumptions such as volume data from SIOP and other relevant inputs.
• Partner with Finance to provide oversight and monitoring of all initiative costs, including Handbook costs and services costs, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across the portfolio.

KPI Tracking and Daily Management

• Maintain dashboards leveraging data in Wave, RISE, and other tools, following standard work processes to provide real-time visibility into portfolio health and performance.
• Facilitate Daily Management meetings for the Systems Architecture Team, supporting preparation for deep dive reviews and follow-ups at the L1 and L2 MOR level.
• Provide TRM oversight to support Product Managers in TRM follow-up and ensure alignment between technology roadmaps and initiative execution.
• Interpret portfolio KPIs and performance data to identify risks, recommend corrective actions, and communicate portfolio status clearly to team leadership and stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Systems Architecture Team and PM Operations and Engineering Operations, ensuring effective communication and alignment on portfolio priorities and program status.
• Communicate complex portfolio and program information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership, engineering teams, finance partners, and commercial stakeholders.
• Influence stakeholders across functions to adopt consistent processes, governance standards, and prioritization frameworks that improve the effectiveness of the Systems Architecture Team's portfolio.
• Support the Systems Architecture Team leader in preparing materials for leadership reviews, strategic planning sessions, and other key business forums.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance, or a related field from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in program management, product manage