Inorganic Product Strategy & Market Intelligence Leader - Grid Automation
Job Description Summary
This role supports the Grid Automation Strategy Office by leading the development and execution of inorganic growth strategy grounded in product roadmaps, market intelligence, and technical insight. Grid Automation is in the midst of a significant strategic transformation, and this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the direction and maturity of the strategy function. The successful candidate will own the frameworks, analyses, and processes used to identify strategic adjacencies, capability gaps, and external opportunities across the portfolio.
The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth in energy systems and demonstrated experience generating high-quality insights that enable the Strategy Office Director and senior leadership to assess, prioritize, and advance inorganic pathways. As the primary owner of inorganic strategy within the Strategy Office, this role will translate market, competitive, and regulatory signals into clear opportunity theses and actionable recommendations. Working closely with Product Line teams and Corporate M&A, the Leader will provide the analytical foundation for evaluating roadmap-aligned acquisitions, investments, and partnerships. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping how Grid Automation evolves its strategy during a pivotal period of change.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
In this role you will:
- Build a deep understanding of the current Grid Automation portfolio and product roadmaps, including protection, control, automation, digital substation, and edge technologies.
- Lead the identification of roadmap gaps, adjacencies, and future capability needs that could be accelerated through acquisitions, partnerships, investments, or technology integrations in collaboration with Product Line Leaders and CTO Organization
- Own the creation of inorganic growth theses, ensuring alignment with product-line strategy, system architecture evolution, and market and competitive trends.
- Independently drive structured market and technology scans to surface high-potential targets aligned with roadmap-based priorities.
- Own strategic-fit assessments, leveraging CTO and Product Line Leaders to evaluate technical feasibility, integration complexity, ecosystem impact, and commercial value.
- Lead collaborative sessions with Product Line leaders to validate where external innovation can complement or accelerate organic development plans.
- Act as the primary strategy counterpart to Corporate M&A, progressing high-potential opportunities with market sizing, synergy hypotheses, and early diligence analysis.
- Drive target profiling and adjacency mapping across grid technologies, communication infrastructure, power electronics, controls, sensors, and related domains.
- Develop and own roadmap-informed inorganic proposals in collaboration with Product Line leaders, clearly articulating value, risks, integration pathways, and strategic rationale for leadership.
- Provide authoritative analytical inputs for go/no-go decisions on acquisitions, partnerships, and investments, ensuring recommendations reflect both strategic intent and product realities.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in the electric utility, grid technology, or broader energy sector, including 5+ years in roles with leadership responsibility.
Desired Characteristics
- Has experience leading complex projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and deliver on multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with or for utilities, TSOs/DSOs, OEMs, or grid solution providers.
- Proven experience supporting or leading inorganic initiatives, such as:
- Identifying and screening acquisition or partnership targets.
- Conducting market, competitive, and technology scans to identify adjacencies and capability gaps.
- Contributing to commercial, strategic, or technical due diligence for acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic investments.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required.
- Strong strategic planning capability with experience shaping multi-year product or portfolio direction.
- Solid understanding of grid automation and digital technologies used in utility operations.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical topics for diverse audiences.
- Effective leader in matrixed environments, with strong stakeholder and team-collaboration skills.
- Proven analytical strength, including the ability to synthesize large datasets into clear insights.
- Familiarity with emerging technologies such as AI/ML, edge computing, and cybersecurity.
- Highly organized, with strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- High integrity, professional maturity, and the ability to energize and influence others.
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 position
Application Deadline: January 28, 2026
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $134,000.00 and $223,400.00. 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 January 20, 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.