Senior Product Manager - vPAC will own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and commercial direction for GE Vernova's Virtualized Protection, Automation and Control portfolio. This is a strategic product leadership role within the Transmission Protection, Automation and Control product line.
Responsibilities
- Develop and own the long‑term vision, strategy, roadmap, and commercial direction for the vPAC portfolio.
- Translate market opportunities, customer needs, technology trends, and competitive dynamics into clear product strategy and prioritised roadmap.
- Lead Voice of Customer activities with utilities, partners and industry stakeholders to validate market opportunities and identify unmet customer needs.
- Build and maintain robust product roadmaps and business cases using input from customers, regions, market analysis, engineering teams and commercial stakeholders.
- Guide and coordinate Product Owners responsible for detailed requirements, technical specifications, user stories and product documentation ensuring alignment to the overall strategy.
- Partner with R&D, Engineering, Technology and Programme Management to ensure product priorities are understood, delivered effectively and linked to business outcomes.
- Own product lifecycle decisions from ideation through launch, growth, sustainment and end‑of‑life, including recommendations on investment, acceleration, repositioning or retirement.
- Drive commercial performance across the portfolio, including revenue growth, profitability, pricing strategy, packaging, business model development, market adoption and ROI.
- Define and monitor product KPIs such as customer adoption, financial performance, competitive positioning and customer satisfaction.
- Lead go‑to‑market planning, defining product positioning, segmentation, messaging, launch priorities and sales enablement needs in partnership with Marketing, Sales and regional commercial teams.
- Support strategic customer engagements, executive presentations and industry forums, acting as a credible product leader for internal and external audiences.
- Build relationships with technology partners, virtualization platform providers, system integrators, standards bodies and other ecosystem stakeholders to strengthen long‑term competitiveness.
- Represent GE Vernova in industry forums and standards discussions (IEC, IEEE, IEC 61850, IEC 62443, cybersecurity, software‑defined grid automation).
- Influence global stakeholders across Product Management, R&D, Engineering, Sales, Services, Supply Chain, Marketing and regional teams without direct authority, creating alignment around priorities and product direction.
- Travel regularly (approximately 30%) for customer engagements, regional collaboration, industry forums and internal product discussions.
Qualifications
- Significant experience in product management, product strategy, portfolio or line leadership within B2B industrial technology, grid automation, utility software or digital solutions.
- Strong product leadership capability, including experience defining vision, strategy, roadmaps, business cases, investment priorities and commercial outcomes.
- Solid business acumen: ability to understand market dynamics, customer value, competitive positioning, pricing, commercial models and ROI.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with ability to align global cross‑functional teams without direct authority.
- Credibility in power systems, transmission and distribution, protection, automation and control, grid automation, and digital substations.
- Understanding of software‑defined systems, virtualization, containerised applications, edge compute, cybersecurity and modern digital architectures.
- Experience gathering customer insight, leading Voice of Customer activities, validating market opportunities and translating needs into product priorities.
- Strong communication and presentation skills; able to explain complex technical concepts to customers, senior leaders and technical stakeholders.
- Professional fluency in spoken and written English.
- Experience with software licensing, subscription‑based business models, SaaS or platform‑based products, IEC 61850, IEC 62443, or related standards is advantageous.
- Degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business or equivalent professional experience.
Location & Travel
Permanent position based in Stafford, United Kingdom, with flexibility for candidates in other approved GE Vernova locations within the European Union or the United States where local employment arrangements can be supported. Regular international travel (~30%) is required.
Equal Opportunity Statement
GE Vernova is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants fairly and provide equal opportunities for both GE Vernova associates and external applicants.
Senior Product Manager (vPAC) in Cheltenham employer: GE Vernova
GE Vernova in Stafford is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration among engineers. With a strong commitment to employee growth, you will have access to ongoing training and development opportunities, as well as the chance to work on cutting-edge HVDC projects that make a real impact globally. The supportive environment and emphasis on teamwork ensure that every employee can thrive while contributing to sustainable energy solutions.
