New Business Industrialization Leader

GE Vernova

. Build a focused portfolio of new-business opportunities in power generation and the energy transition .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $248,000 - $341,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build a focused portfolio of new-business opportunities in power generation and the energy transition
Define opportunities from customer problems, market structure, adoption barriers, competitive alternatives, and willingness to pay
Translate technical promise into commercial theses, product concepts, business models, risk-reduction plans, and industrialization roadmaps
Deploy capital and talent in stages as customer, technical, regulatory, supply-chain, and economic evidence strengthens
Create a repeatable venture-building system using industrial assets, installed-base relationships, research capabilities, and execution expertise
Make fact-based portfolio recommendations and stop weak opportunities early
Shape the portfolio thesis across direct air capture and emerging power and energy-transition opportunities
Evaluate opportunities based on customer need, market attractiveness, strategic fit, differentiation, capabilities, economics, and risk-adjusted value
Balance near-term learning with long-term options and identify portfolio gaps and concentration risks
Set venture charters, owners, hypotheses, milestones, decision gates, and evidence standards
Lead reviews resulting in accelerate, pivot, partner, integrate, hold, spin out, or stop decisions
Engage priority customers through discovery, pricing tests, pilots, and commercial experiments
Validate demand through paid commitments or contracts
Define product-market fit, beachhead segments, buying centers, adoption barriers, routes to market, and scalable business models
Build and pressure-test business cases covering pricing, volume, margin, cash, capital, industrialization cost, risk, partner economics, and exit paths
Build partnerships and negotiate commercial, development, licensing, investment, supply, and channel arrangements
Protect intellectual property, learning rights, flexibility, and economics
Convert validated concepts into product, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, installation, service, and project plans
Determine what to own, partner, outsource, license, or acquire
Plan the transition to scale and manage technical, commercial, legal, regulatory, capital, supply-chain, execution, reputational, and talent risks
Escalate issues with clear evidence and concise executive recommendations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant leadership experience building, scaling, financing, commercializing, or transforming new businesses where outcomes depended on both market creation and operational execution
Demonstrated experience moving from customer discovery through pilots, initial commercial commitments, product launch, industrialization, or scale-up
Experience negotiating complex partnerships, commercial agreements, investment structures, or strategic transactions
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required
Prior startup, scale-up, corporate venture, venture-studio, private-equity portfolio, or new-business-building experience
Experience in power generation, energy transition, climate technology, industrial technology, infrastructure, or adjacent capital-intensive markets
Comfort engaging boards, senior executives, investors, customers, technical experts, and operating leaders
Advanced degree in business, engineering, science, finance, or a related field
Legally authorized to work in the United States
Successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary annual bonus
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Health Coach access from GE Vernova, including a 24/7 nurse-based resource
Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services
GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
Fidelity Executive Services
Tuition assistance
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Disability benefits
Life insurance
12 paid holidays
Permissive time off
Restoration Plan with company credits on eligible pay above IRS limits
Professional development opportunities
Relocation assistance