[Hiring] Enterprise Hoshin & Transformation Leader @GE Vernova

Role Description

This is a hybrid executive role that fuses the discipline of an Enterprise Hoshin Leader (Project Team Leader) with the mandate of a Transformation Office Leader, singularly focused on scaling Sustainable Productivity 2.0 across GE Vernova Power. The leader is the enterprise architect and operator of the Hoshin Kanri system — converting the segment’s breakthrough objectives into synchronized, cross-functional project teams — while simultaneously running the Transformation Office that reimagines how value flows across the organization through an AI-first, value-stream lens.

Sustainable Productivity 2.0 represents the shift from a by-function to a by-value-stream approach: pursuing productivity that cuts across multiple functions (Product Management, Commercial, Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing) and applying an AI-first approach to value objects to reimagine standard work. This leader owns that shift — moving the enterprise from ~9% year-over-year productivity toward the ~30% required to deliver the 2035 Hoshin, without ever compromising safety or quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Hoshin Leadership (Project Team Leader)
  • Own the enterprise Hoshin Kanri system — X-matrix, catchball, and TTI bowlers.
  • Charter, staff, and lead cross-functional Hoshin project teams.
  • Facilitate Hoshin Weeks, Kaizen events, and monthly TTI MORs.
  • Establish Say-Do ownership and Level-2 KPIs that sustain results after projects close.
  • Serve as the single connective tissue that prevents localized optimization.
• Transformation Office Leadership (Sustainable Productivity 2.0)
  • Run the Transformation Office as the enterprise engine for Sustainable Productivity 2.0.
  • Move the enterprise from a by-function to a by-value-stream operating model.
  • Apply the Value Object–Value Stream method to quantify NVA hours.
  • Identify and stand up lighthouse processes that demonstrate end-to-end value-stream impact.
• AI-First Process Re-Imagination
  • Lead the AI-first process redesign in partnership with IT and functional leaders.
  • Apply the “Eliminate, Standardize, Automate” playbook.
  • Deploy a Kaizen AI Ambassador network and embed agentic AI on standardized workflows.
  • Manage the external transformation partner (Bain) to inject benchmarking.
• Governance, Performance & Culture
  • Establish data-driven governance tracking the ROI of transformation initiatives.
  • Build coalitions across senior leadership with competing priorities.
  • Serve as chief architect of the enterprise Productivity Mindset.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years leading large-scale organizations and driving industrial or technical enterprise transformations in complex environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in Lean methodologies, Hoshin Kanri planning, agile project management, and large-scale digital transformation.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale productivity programs and translate them into G&A / Corporate environments.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders without direct authority.
• Exceptional communication translating complex technical shifts for non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Technical Fluency: deep understanding of AI-first operating models, agentic AI, ERP consolidation, and integrating automated workflows into legacy environments.
• Systems Thinking: sees the interconnected nature of functions and minimizes departmental silos across value streams.
• Process Excellence: deep command of process mapping, value-stream mapping, and continuous-improvement cycles.
• Data Literacy: translates operational data into strategic insight for senior leadership.
• Influence & Mindset: leads through change in high-pressure segments with a strong bias for action.

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.
• Tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.
• The Restoration Plan, a nonqualified plan with company credits on eligible pay above IRS limits.