[Hiring] Advanced Nuclear Commercial Leader @GE Vernova

Role Description

The Advanced Nuclear Commercial Leader (Proposal Manager) supports the organization in achieving business objectives through management and development of request for information, proposals, pricing strategies, and commercial deal structures for Advanced Nuclear opportunities. In this role, you will own commercial execution for small to medium complexity opportunities while supporting senior commercial leaders on larger, more strategic opportunities, including mega projects.

This role offers the opportunity to build commercial depth and breadth through direct ownership of services opportunities while developing the business judgment, cross-functional leadership, and building commercial acumen needed to lead increasingly complex opportunities over time. You will partner across the organization to develop customer and partner offerings, address commercial and contractual issues, and support internal governance and negotiation processes.

The role requires commercial expertise, sound judgment, the ability to influence across functions, and the capacity to work independently under most situations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead commercial execution for opportunities, including request for information, proposals, cost estimates, pricing strategies, and related deliverables.
• Support senior commercial leaders on larger, more complex opportunities, including mega projects.
• Support review of contract terms and conditions, customer purchase orders, and commercial assumptions in partnership with Contracts, Legal, Finance, and business leadership.
• Serve as a key commercial interface with the Global Sales Team on assigned opportunities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Business Leaders, Project Managers, Product Managers, Engineering, Finance, Contracts, Legal, Sourcing, Account Managers, third-parties and partners to develop compliant and competitive offerings.
• Lead the initiative to develop and implement AI capabilities to automate and accelerate responses to RFIs and RFPs.
• Design, build, and maintain centralized databases for past project artifacts, technical documentation, and personnel expertise.
• Develop commercial deal structures, financial models, and governance materials for internal reviews.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs to align assumptions, risks, and commercial positions.
• Participate in customer and partner discussions and negotiations, as required.
• Support development of project delivery models and commercial frameworks with potential partners.
• Establish proposal and contract review timelines and drive on-time completion of key actions.
• Identify commercial risks and issues and escalate with recommended actions, as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain best practices for document and data management, specifically evolving existing repositories into AI-accessible knowledge bases to streamline commercial operations.
• Maintain SalesForce and applicable cost estimating tools.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of commercial tools, templates, and standard work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university OR at least 9 years of directly related experience in projects, sales and proposals.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, as required.

Desired Characteristics

• Commercial and financial acumen, including experience with proposals, pricing strategies, and business cases.
• Understanding of key financial measures, including margin, cash flow, revenue recognition, and net present value.
• Experience working across functions to support complex customer opportunities.
• Ability to influence in a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical skills, including Excel-based financial modeling.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment.
• Experience supporting customer negotiations and internal governance processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and learning agility.
• Demonstrated potential to grow from ownership of smaller opportunities into leadership of larger, more complex projects over time.
• Experience with or a strong aptitude for implementing digital tools, AI-based workflow automation, or database management systems to drive organizational efficiency.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions.
• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Permissive time off.