Sr Director — Commercial & Regulatory Services
About this role
Job Description Summary
GE Vernova is seeking a dynamic and visionary Senior Director to lead our Commercial & Regulatory Services function within the Product Cybersecurity organization. This high-impact, HQ-based role serves as the connective tissue between GE Vernova’s diverse business units and the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity commercial obligations, customer-facing requirements, and global regulatory mandates.The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in cybersecurity contracting and compliance, a strategic command of the emerging regulatory environment, and an explicitly AI-forward mindset. This leader will be expected to actively identify and deploy intelligent tooling, automation, and AI-enabled workflows to reduce friction in customer engagements, accelerate business unit regulatory readiness, and position GE Vernova as a cybersecurity-trusted partner across every sector we serve. Embracing AI is not optional in this role — it is a core competency and a strategic imperative.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Services
- Lead the strategy and response for complex customer cybersecurity contract proposals (MSAs, SOWs, and RFPs).
- Serve as the authoritative voice in contract negotiations, balancing risk, liability, and market competitiveness.
- Deploy AI-assisted tools to automate and accelerate responses to security questionnaires, contract reviews, and risk analyses.
- Partner with Legal, Finance, and Sales to align cybersecurity contract positions with deal strategy.
Regulatory Readiness
- Monitor and interpret global cybersecurity regulations (NIS2, NERC CIP, IEC 62443, EU CRA, etc.) into actionable business guidance.
- Design and operationalize a regulatory readiness framework, helping business units assess gaps and build remediation roadmaps.
- Utilize AI-enabled tools for continuous gap analysis and prioritized compliance reporting.
- Represent GE Vernova’s cybersecurity regulatory perspective in industry and government forums.
Cross-Business Unit Enablement
- Act as the HQ liaison for commercial and regulatory matters, ensuring a consistent enterprise security posture.
- Harmonize cybersecurity obligations across business units for shared customers to reduce conflict and duplication.
- Build intelligent knowledge management systems and AI-augmented tools to empower business units to self-serve.
- Establish governance and escalation paths to ensure all engagements align with enterprise policy.
Qualifications
Required
- 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, focusing on commercial, regulatory, or policy-facing roles.
- Proven track record managing cybersecurity contract negotiations in industrial, energy, or critical infrastructure.
- Deep expertise in energy-sector regulatory frameworks (e.g., IEC 62443, NERC CIP, NIS2, EU CRA).
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to distill complex technical/legal concepts for executive audiences.
- Strong stakeholder management skills in a global, matrixed organization.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical, legal, or related discipline.
Preferred
- Enterprise-level experience in the energy, utilities, or industrial technology sectors.
- Practical experience applying AI/ML tools to compliance and knowledge management workflows.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CRISC).
- Advanced degree (JD, MBA, or Master’s).
- Experience building and scaling commercial cybersecurity programs from the ground up.
Additional Information
GE 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.
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: No
Company at a glance
GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world.
It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Electrification, and Wind -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come.
GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
Together, we have the energy to change the world.
Top Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Health coach
- Employee assistance program
- 401(k) savings plan
- Company matching contributions
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Permissive time off
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