Senior Director – Program Management

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary

The Senior Director – Program Management is part of the Digital Technology (DT) organization in GE Vernova. This DT role covers the Operations, Strategy, Marketing Analytics and Business CTO functions within the Enterprise Development Growth & Excellence (EDGE) organization and reports to the EDGE CIO. This person is accountable for the end‑to‑end technology spectrum from digital workspace end‑user technologies like laptops & cellphones to enterprise DT applications.

The role partners closely with business leaders and functional teams to translate priorities into a balanced delivery portfolio, ensure strong change management and adoption, and run reliable, secure, and cost‑effective DT services. This leader owns prioritization, resource planning, project/program execution, vendor management, and budgeting/financial stewardship across the scope.

• Serve as the primary DT partner for assigned business functions/segments within the EDGE organization; build trusted relationships and maintain an operating rhythm (QBRs/MORs, portfolio reviews, escalation pathways).
• Translate EDGE business objectives into an actionable roadmap and delivery portfolio; define success metrics tied to business outcomes, reliability, security, and cost.
• Drive EDGE stakeholder alignment on scope, timing, and tradeoffs; ensure executive‑ready communications for status, risks, decisions, and value delivered.

• Establish and run a transparent demand intake and triage process (new requests, enhancements, defects, regulatory needs).
• Facilitate prioritization with EDGE business and DT stakeholders; balance run/operate work with change‑the‑business initiatives.
• Own portfolio planning across the 2026 approved EDGE DT programs/projects: sequencing, dependency management, benefits tracking, and capacity‑based road‑mapping.

• Working with the CTO organization, support end‑user technology experience for laptops, mobile devices, peripherals, and collaboration solutions.

• Working with the HQ(EF, D&A, CTO & CISO) Segment DT teams, support EDGE application delivery and operations for assigned enterprise applications, including reliability, performance, and availability.
• Ensure disciplined release and change management; coordinate major releases, regression testing, cutovers, and hypercare.
• Drive application modernization and rationalization opportunities (decommission, consolidate, reduce technical debt) in partnership with the HQ and Segment DT teams.
• Oversee integrations and data flows; coordinate across platform teams to ensure stable interfaces and monitoring.

• Own organizational change management for DT initiatives: stakeholder analysis, communications planning, training readiness, and adoption measurement.
• Partner with functional leaders to manage change impacts, mitigate resistance, and sustain new ways of working post go‑live.
• Establish feedback loops (surveys, VOC sessions, usage analytics) and iterate solutions to improve adoption and satisfaction.

• Ensure consistent delivery practices (Agile/Hybrid/Waterfall as appropriate) with clear scope, milestones, dependencies, and risk management.
• Own delivery governance: RAID, executive reporting, quality gates, and decision management; drive timely escalation and resolution.
• Implement standards for documentation, testing, cutover planning, and post‑implementation reviews to improve delivery maturity.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Progressive DT leadership experience spanning end‑user computing/digital workplace and enterprise application delivery and operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading portfolio prioritization, program/project delivery, and cross‑functional stakeholder management.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting, and…