Job Description Summary
The AI Strategy & Transformation Operations Leader is a staff-level role within GE Vernova's Wind Engineering AI Strategy & Transformation team. Working as the Director's partner in running the organization, this role is accountable for operational excellence across the team, ensuring that the systems, processes, and rhythms needed to run a high-performing AI transformation function are in place, operating efficiently, and continuously improving. Rather than supporting individual roles, the Operations Leader owns how the team operates as a whole: setting the operating cadence, connecting priorities across the AI Portfolio Manager, AI Adoption & Enablement Leader, and AI Architects, and raising the effectiveness of each through disciplined execution. Reporting to the Director, AI Strategy & Transformation, this individual extends the Director's reach across portfolio operations, enablement, stakeholder coordination, and cross-functional program management so the team operates with discipline, consistency, and clear accountability.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Own Operational Excellence for the AI Strategy & Transformation Team
Owns the operating rhythms and standard work that let the team run with consistency and focus on high-value work.
Establish and improve standard work for meeting cadences, reporting, intake, and documentation.
Own the team's operating calendar and leadership agenda with the Director.
Lead Kaizen and Lean improvements to remove process inefficiencies.
Build scalable templates, playbooks, and execution frameworks.
Track team health indicators and capture lessons learned and decision records.
Lead the Monthly Operating Review and Performance Management System
Owns the performance management system that connects strategy to execution and gives leadership a clear view of progress.
Lead Wind Engineering's Monthly Operating Review (MOR), from agenda and pre-reads through follow-through.
Define Key Performance Metrics for delivery, adoption, value, and operational health, with clear owners and targets.
Manage the AI Bowler, flag off-track items, and drive countermeasures to closure.
Apply Lean daily management (tiered huddles, visual management, A3) to close gaps quickly.
Track risks and dependencies, escalate as needed, and evolve the review framework over time.
Serve as Scrum Master for the AI Architects
Leads Agile execution for the AI Architects, keeping sprint work planned, focused, and delivering steady progress.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Coordinate sprint plans and dependencies across AI Architects so that priorities line up with the AI Portfolio.
Work with the AI Portfolio Manager to keep the backlog groomed, prioritized, and ready for upcoming sprints.
Remove impediments and shield the team from distractions so they can stay focused on delivery.
Track velocity, sprint commitments, and delivery metrics, and continuously improve the team's Agile practices.
Connect the Team Across the Organization
Keeps stakeholders aligned and initiatives moving across organizational boundaries.
Coordinate AI initiatives across Engineering, Digital, Finance, ARC Foundry, and HR.
Facilitate cross-functional sessions and track action items and blockers to closure.
Deliver team communications that build awareness and trust in AI initiatives.
Maintain an integrated view of priorities and dependencies across AI Architects and engineering leads.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; MBA or advanced degree preferred, particularly with coursework in AI, business analytics, technology strategy, or organizational management.
7+ years of experience in operational excellence, business operations, program coordination, or transformation roles within a complex technical or matrixed organization.
5+ years of experience with data and analytics, including dashboards, trend analysis, and performance…