Senior Externals Partnership and Program Manager (m/f/d)

SummaryThe Wind Engineering Advanced Systems team oversees the global wind technology roadmap, technology portfolio, and conceptual turbine design. As Senior Externals Partnership and Program Manager, you are going to support the business by developing and managing technology collaborations with strategic external research and development partners.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

Drive strategic technology development by

growing and maintaining a network in the wind engineering and science community

planning and coordinating collaborative and external programs in line with the technology roadmap, also by screening and utilizing external funding opportunities.

Provide administrative support by

processing NDAs & government registrations,

running internal approval process,

seeking legal support, negotiating contracts and collaboration agreements.

Manage externals programs by

interacting with the project leads, controlling spending profiles, implementing workplans, issuing technical reports,

overseeing the financial health of projects, identifying risks, and ensuring compliance with funding agreements,

managing financial reporting for all funding projects, ensuring correct cost allocation and smooth execution of external financial audits,

utilizing project management tools like OPS Central, pathfinder, dashboards to monitor financial performance and project progress.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Finance or other relevant field of study

Strong oral and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Desired

Demonstrated experience in managing external partnerships, funding programs and collaborative R&D projects

Program management experience

If you apply for Spain:

Non-national candidates are responsible to know the minimum documentation requirements to be able to be contracted in country: NIE- Social Security Affiliation Number in Spain (NAF) and Bank Account in Spain. They must be in possession of them at the time of start hiring. GE Vernova will not sponsor this requirement.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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