KPO Leader Enabling Functions

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4 Locations
In-Office or Remote
158K-263K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
Leads lean operating method deployment and continuous improvement across Finance, HR, Digital Technology, and Legal functions. Owns kaizen standards, operating rhythms, KPI reviews, structured problem solving, value-stream roadmaps, and productivity initiatives. Coaches leaders, drives enterprise-wide transformation, simplifies processes, reduces waste, and promotes automation and AI. Partners across global value streams to improve execution, stakeholder satisfaction, quality, engagement, and sustained operational performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description SummaryThe Enabling Functions KPO Leader role (within Power Business Operations Center of Excellence) will own and drive operational excellence across critical functions in the Power segment including Finance, HR, DT, and Legal, by championing best practices and providing subject matter expertise for lean operating method and kaizen promotion, aligned with GE Vernova culture and goals. This role provides leadership in the areas of deploying the lean operating method including hoshin and lean learning, lean coaching for operating method deployment, and kaizen promotion. This role will report into the Business Operations (BOPS) Kaizen Promotion Office (KPO) and partner across value streams – win, design, buy, build, execute – with focus, oversight, and responsibility to ensure efficiency, continuous improvement, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

 

  • Lead the lean operating strategy for Power enabling functions, including Finance, HR, DT, and Legal, aligned to Business Operations priorities, growth objectives, and efficiency targets.
  • Partner across Business Operations value streams, Power segment teams, and GE Vernova stakeholders to ensure consistent deployment of Kaizen Promotion Office standards and the Lean Operating Method.
  • Own Lean Operating Method deployment across enabling functions by assessing baselines, identifying improvement opportunities, coaching leaders, and driving maturity across all required elements.
  • Strengthen monthly operating rhythms, KPI reviews, and structured problem solving to improve process effectiveness, execution discipline, and measurable performance outcomes.
  • Define and deploy kaizen standards for scoping, planning, execution, participation, reporting, and sustainment, including support for Leaders Driving Change and enterprise kaizen initiatives.
  • Deliver sustainable productivity through integrated value stream roadmaps, simplification of complex processes, waste reduction, lead-time improvement, and cross-functional alignment.
  • Champion innovative solutions, including automation and AI, to improve execution, scale best practices, and enable more efficient and effective processes.
  • Build an inclusive culture of continuous improvement aligned to the GE Vernova Way, with strong focus on EHS, quality, engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.

 

What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)

 

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in implementation and leadership in Operations / Center of Excellence / SG&A functions, with experience in utilizing Lean toolkit.
  • Strong knowledge of lean fundamentals and operating method .
  • English fluency
  • Willingness to travel 20–40%

What will make you stand out

 

  • Close proximity to GE Vernova's hub: Atlanta GA, Greenville SC, Cambridge MA, Schenectady NY
  • Senior Lean leadership: Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide Lean transformation in complex, global, cross-functional industrial or technology environments.
  • Lean mastery and coaching: Expert practitioner who can facilitate kaizen events and coach leaders and teams in Daily Management, structured problem solving, value-stream and process mapping, Standard Work, transactional process improvement, and PDCA.
  • Strategic change leadership: Credible change agent who translates strategy into scalable execution, navigates organizational complexity, and drives sustained adoption and measurable outcomes.
  • Influence and collaboration: Exceptional stakeholder-management, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication skills, with the ability to align senior leaders and diverse teams around a One Team mindset.
  • Analytical and results-oriented mindset: Uses data and Lean problem solving to identify critical issues, make sound decisions, simplify work, and deliver with a consistently high say-do ratio.
  • Hands-on people leadership: Coaches and mentors others, listens and learns quickly, promotes transparency and continuous learning, and builds organizational capability.
  • Program execution: Proven ability to plan, govern, and deliver multiple high-impact programs and projects efficiently in a dynamic environment.

Benefits Available to You

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

  • Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
  • A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.
  • GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Additional Information

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

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

#LI-Remote - This is a remote positionApplication Deadline: September 30, 2026

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $157,900.00 and $263,100.00. 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: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 21, 2026.

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.

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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in operations, Center of Excellence, or SG&A functions
  • Experience utilizing Lean tools and methodologies
  • Strong knowledge of Lean fundamentals and operating methods
  • English fluency
  • Willingness to travel 20–40%
  • Experience leading enterprise-wide Lean transformation in complex, global, cross-functional industrial or technology environments
  • Expertise facilitating kaizen events and coaching leaders and teams in Daily Management, structured problem solving, value-stream mapping, Standard Work, transactional process improvement, and PDCA
  • Strategic change leadership and ability to drive sustained adoption and measurable outcomes
  • Exceptional stakeholder-management, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication skills
  • Analytical, data-driven, and results-oriented mindset
  • People leadership, coaching, and mentoring experience
  • Ability to plan, govern, and deliver multiple high-impact programs and projects

GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.

  • Retirement Support The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.

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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to 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. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

Why Work With Us

Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.

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