AI Portfolio Manager
Greenville, NC - USA
Job Summary
Reporting to the AI Process Transformation Leader this role ensures AI initiatives progress efficiently from concept through deployment by establishing portfolio transparency execution rigor risk mitigation stakeholder alignment operational rhythms and performance reporting.
The AI Portfolio Manager partners closely with AI Architects portfolio stakeholders Digital teams ARC Foundry and executive stakeholders to ensure strategic priorities are translated into measurable execution and business outcomes.
1. Drive Execution Across the Wind Engineering AI Portfolio
Maintain visibility across all approved AI initiatives.
Monitor progress against commitments milestones deliverables and success metrics.
Ensure initiative ownersremainaligned to agreed execution plans.
Proactivelyidentifyexecution risks delays and resource constraints.
Escalate issues requiring leadership intervention.
Developconsistent project health and portfolio status reporting.
2. Own Portfolio Operations and Governance
Maintain the master portfolio of AI initiatives.
Track initiatives through relevant lifecycle stages including opportunity identification assessment business case development proof of concept pilot production deployment scaling and sustainment.
Ensure governance requirements are completed atappropriate maturitygates.
Coordinate portfolio reviews.
Support prioritization activities led by the AI Process Transformation Lead.
Maintain portfolio documentation scorecards and reporting assets.
3.Establishand Operate Portfolio Management Systems
Build andmaintainportfolio dashboards and executive reporting mechanisms.
Create standardized project tracking and performance measurement processes.
Define portfolio health indicators and key performance measures.
Provide leaders with visibility into initiative health resource capacity risks dependencies value realization progress andadoptionmetrics.
Enable data-driven portfolioresolutionsand transparent leadership reviews.
4. Lead Cross-Functional Program Coordination
Coordinate execution across Engineering Digital ARC Foundry and business stakeholders.
Manage dependencies across initiatives and functional teams.
Facilitate alignment when initiatives span multiple engineering domains.
Identifyand resolveexecutionbottlenecks.
Support resource planning and workload balancing across the portfolio.
5. Drive Operational Excellence
Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles to AI portfolio operations.
Develop standard work for portfolio management activities.
Improve the efficiency of intake governance reporting and delivery processes.
Reduce unnecessary complexity whilemaintainingappropriateguardrails.
Buildrepeatable execution frameworks that canscale withportfolio growth.
Drive Kaizen activities focused on execution effectiveness andsupervisionvisibility.
6. Translate Strategy into Action
Support the decomposition of strategicobjectivesinto executable workstreams.
Help define milestones deliverables ownership structures and success measures.
Partner with initiative owners to create realistic execution plans.
Ensure approved AI initiativesmaintainmomentum through implementation.
Align portfolio execution activities with broader Wind Engineering transformationobjectives.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science ora relatedtechnical discipline.
Minimum5yearsmanaging projectsprogramsor operational experience.
Significant experiencemanaging complex programs portfolios or PMOs within a large matrixed organization.
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams prioritize deliverables and drive projects through full lifecycle stages.
Demonstratedsuccess infacilitatingalignment and influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting AI software or digital transformation portfolios within engineering industrial manufacturing or energy sectors.
A demonstratedtrack recordof improving processes and advancing operational maturity using frameworks like Lean Six Sigma Agile Scrum or PMP.
Proven ability to develop executive-level reporting and governance mechanisms paired with excellent writing presentation and facilitation skills to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
Experience with transformation management offices enterprise change programs and a strong systems-thinking mindset to drive AI adoption and development lifecycles.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual 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: Yes
Required Experience:
Manager
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