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nThe Commercial Finance Leader - Heavy Duty New Units will be the senior finance partner to the commercial organization, helping shape disciplined growth in a fast-moving business where commercial performance is a visible marker of enterprise execution and investor confidence.
nThis role will help the business keep pace with strong market demand while anticipating commercial, financial, and execution risks before they materialize. The leader will bring rigor to deal economics, customer commitments, risk-adjusted decision-making, and performance forecasting, while enabling the organization to continue capturing market opportunities with speed and discipline.
nThe ideal candidate brings deep commercial finance experience in the energy or power generation sector, strong judgment in complex deal environments, and a proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams. They must be comfortable operating at both a strategic enterprise level and a detailed transaction level, moving seamlessly from portfolio choices and market priorities to specific deal risks, economics, and resolutions.
nJob Description
nKey Responsibilities:
n1) Commercial Finance Leadership
nnnLead the commercial finance agenda for new unit opportunities, ensuring clear evaluation of value, profitability, cash profile, risk exposure, and execution readiness.
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nnPartner with commercial and business leadership to support growth choices, customer strategy, and portfolio prioritization with strong financial insight.
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nnBring discipline to deal reviews, approval recommendations, and investment decisions while enabling speed and responsiveness in a competitive market.
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nnTranslate commercial pipeline dynamics into actionable financial views for leadership, including risks, opportunities, sensitivities, and trade-offs.
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nnEnsure commercial finance processes support sustainable growth, strong execution quality, and long-term value creation.
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n n2) Risk Anticipation and Deal Discipline
nnnAnticipate commercial, financial, customer, contractual, and execution risks early in the opportunity lifecycle and ensure they are reflected in recommendations and decisions.
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nnDevelop risk-adjusted views of deal economics and help leadership evaluate downside scenarios, mitigation options, and decision paths.
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nnPartner with cross-functional teams to ensure appropriate deal structure, financial protections, and execution assumptions.
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nnMonitor portfolio-level risk trends and proactively escalate emerging issues, concentration risks, and material changes in market or execution conditions.
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nnDrive post-decision learning to continuously improve bid quality, deal discipline, and commercial finance effectiveness.
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n n3) Portfolio Prioritization and Market Execution
nnnProvide finance leadership on portfolio prioritization, ensuring commercial choices are grounded in value, profitability, cash generation, strategic importance, and execution readiness.
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nnSupport leadership decisions on customer commitments, capacity trade-offs, opportunity timing, and resource allocation without disclosing sensitive internal constraints externally.
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nnBuild decision frameworks that balance growth ambition with risk discipline, customer value, execution feasibility, and enterprise outcomes.
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nnPartner across commercial, product, supply chain, operations, legal, and finance teams to resolve trade-offs and enable timely decisions.
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nnMaintain a forward-looking view of demand, conversion, readiness, and performance to support the business in capturing market share responsibly.
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n n4) Financial Planning & Analysis
nnnLead financial planning and analysis for the commercial funnel, including orders outlook, profitability, cash profile, pipeline conversion, and key commercial performance indicators.
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nnTranslate market demand, customer activity, and opportunity progression into clear financial forecasts and executive insights.
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nnDrive high-quality operating rhythms, including forecast reviews, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and performance reporting.
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nnPartner with business leadership to identify actions that improve deal quality, profitability, cash conversion, and execution confidence.
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nnProvide concise, CFO-level reporting on performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
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n n5) Leadership and Cross-Functional Partnership
nnnAct as a strategic finance partner to commercial and business leadership while maintaining independent judgment, financial rigor, and strong governance discipline.
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nnBuild, lead, and develop a high-performing commercial finance team with clear priorities, strong operating mechanisms, and a culture of accountability.
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nnCreate an environment that combines speed, transparency, challenge, and collaboration in support of high-quality decision-making.
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nnInfluence across functions and levels, including senior leadership, while remaining close enough to the details to help resolve specific deal and execution topics.
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nnContinuously improve commercial finance tools, analytics, processes, and decision support to match the pace and scale of the business.
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n nWhat Success Looks Like in This Role
nnnStronger commercial finance leadership supporting disciplined growth and market share capture
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nnImproved anticipation and management of commercial, financial, and execution risks
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nnHigher-quality deal decisions driven by clear economics, risk-adjusted judgment, and execution readiness
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nnSharper forecasting of orders, profitability, cash, and key commercial performance drivers
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nnFaster, clearer, and more actionable support for commercial and business leaders
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nnA stronger, more capable commercial finance team with clear ownership and high standards
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nnIncreased confidence from leadership in the quality, pace, and practicality of finance recommendations
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n nKey Interfaces
nnnCommercial / Sales Leadership
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nnCommercial Operations
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nnProduct Line Leadership
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nnSupply Chain and Operations
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nnTreasury
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nnTax
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nnLegal / Contracting
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nnRisk Management
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nnControllership
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nnCFO and Senior Finance Leadership
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n nRequired Qualifications
nnnBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field
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nnSignificant progressive experience in commercial finance, deal support, FP&A, business finance, or related finance leadership roles
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nnDemonstrated experience supporting complex commercial transactions, customer negotiations, or large capital equipment / project-based opportunities
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nnExperience in the energy, power generation, industrial, infrastructure, or similarly complex long-cycle business environment
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nnStrong financial modeling, forecasting, business case evaluation, and risk assessment capabilities
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nnProven ability to communicate financial and commercial risks clearly, practically, and decision-oriented to senior leaders
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nnTrack record of building, leading, and developing high-performing teams
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nnAbility to operate simultaneously at a strategic enterprise level and at a detailed transaction level
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n nPreferred Qualifications
nnnMBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced finance qualification
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nnDeep commercial finance experience in power generation, energy, large capital equipment, infrastructure, or complex industrial markets
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nnExperience with long-cycle orders, customer commitments, contract economics, and portfolio prioritization
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nnBackground in contract structuring, risk reviews, pricing strategy, or enterprise approval processes
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nnStrong background in scenario planning, market analytics, and executive-level decision support
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nnExperience operating in a global, matrixed environment with senior stakeholders across functions and regions
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n nCritical Leadership Capabilities
nnnStrategic judgment: Can connect market dynamics, customer priorities, growth ambition, profitability, cash, and risk into clear decisions
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nnCommercial acumen: Understands customer dynamics, competitive positioning, deal economics, and how finance enables profitable growth
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nnDepth and detail orientation: Can move from enterprise-level choices to the specifics of individual deals, assumptions, risks, and resolutions
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nnGovernance mindset: Applies rigor without slowing the business; knows when to challenge, when to enable, and how to drive closure
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nnInfluence: Can shape decisions across functions and levels, including senior executives
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nnExecution focus: Brings structure, pace, accountability, and follow-through in a fast-moving environment
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nnPeople leadership: Builds strong teams, develops finance talent, and creates a high-performance culture
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n nGE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal 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.
nGE 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).
nRelocation Assistance Provided: Yes
nFor candidates applying to a U.S. based position only:
nBonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
nThis posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 17, 2026.
nAvailable benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity Executive Services. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off, and the Restoration Plan, a nonqualified plan with company credits on eligible pay above IRS limits.
nGE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, "GE Vernova") sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
nGE Vernova is an Equal 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.
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