Sr Sales Manager - Account Sales

CP1367 GE Grid Solutions, LLC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 128,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, prescription

Health Coach 24/7 nurse-based

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

Disability benefits

Life insurance

12 paid holidays

Permissive time off

Job summary

GE Vernova in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead the commercial effort for Duke Energy and other strategic accounts in our Power Transmission business. You will drive growth, manage high-stakes relationships, and align sales with service, quality, and timeliness objectives.

Operating with autonomy, you will leverage deep industry expertise to navigate complex commercial landscapes, develop innovative solutions, and influence the broader sales roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or HS Diploma with 8+ years experience in direct sales, business development, field service, or commercial roles within industrial/utility markets.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the power transmission or utility industry.
• Willingness to travel 20–50% to customer sites and regional offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sales strategy for a defined territory, including Duke Energy, as the primary interface between customer and internal teams.
• Independently manage commercial arrangements and contracts within budgets and guidelines; negotiate terms for profitability.
• Identify and capitalize on new market opportunities and develop growth strategies for accounts.

Skills

Strategic account management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Relationship management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or HS Diploma with 8+ years experience

Job description

Job Description Summary

Customer facing role responsible for winning business and impacts the team’s ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives.

Role Summary

As a Senior Account Manager, you will serve as the primary commercial lead for Duke Energy and other strategic accounts within our Power Transmission business. You will be responsible for driving business growth, managing high-stakes commercial relationships, and ensuring that sales outcomes align with our service, quality, and timeliness objectives. Operating with significant autonomy, you will leverage deep industry expertise to navigate complex commercial landscapes and develop innovative solutions that solve customer challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Account Management: Lead the sales strategy for a defined territory, including Duke Energy. Act as the primary interface between the customer and our internal product and service teams.
• Commercial Execution: Independently manage and execute commercial arrangements and contracts within established operating budgets and guidelines. Exercise high-level judgment to negotiate terms that balance customer needs with organizational profitability.
• Business Development: Identify and capitalize on new market opportunities. Utilize data-driven research to develop account-specific growth strategies and influence the broader sales roadmap.
• Problem-Solving & Innovation: Analyze complex internal and external business challenges to recommend best-in-class solutions. Drive process improvements by offering recommendations that move beyond standard parameters.
• Leadership & Influence: Lead cross-functional project teams where necessary. Communicate complex technical or commercial concepts effectively to diverse stakeholders, including executives, engineers, and operations teams.
• Strategic Insight: Maintain a pulse on industry trends, regulatory shifts, and competitor activities to proactively adjust sales strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college or High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 8 years of experience in direct sales, business development, field service, or commercial roles within the industrial/utility/generation/renewable markets.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the power transmission or utility industry.
• Ability and willingness to travel 20–50% of the time to customer sites and regional offices.

Desired Characteristics

• Technical Acumen: Engineering degree (Electrical preferred) or equivalent technical background.
• Relationship Management: Proven ability to build long-term, trust-based relationships with C-suite executives, engineering leads, and operations managers.
• Negotiation Excellence: A track record of closing complex deals and negotiating successful, mutually beneficial outcomes in high-pressure environments.
• Analytical Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in interpreting market data and financial metrics to build actionable sales pipeline strategies.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written presentation skills; capable of simplifying technical/complex topics for varied internal and external audiences.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Legal and Eligibility

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: No

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $128,400.00 and $213,900.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: sales incentive.

Benefits

• Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, 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 Vernova 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 financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

Other Company Information

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs. GE Vernova 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 GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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