Distribution Transformers HRBP
GE Vernova · Remote · $196,000–$294,000 (stated in the posting)
Job Description Summary
The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) for Distribution Transformers (DTR) is responsible for driving business success by shaping HR strategy aligned to business needs, strengthening organizational effectiveness, and building leadership capability across a global manufacturing organization.Supporting approximately 3,900 employees globally and a business representing approximately $1.7B in revenue, this role serves as a strategic partner to the DTR Product Line Leader and leadership team. The HRBP translates long-term business strategy into talent, workforce, capability, and organization plans that enable growth, productivity, innovation, and operational excellence.
A key focus of the role is driving the successful cultural onboarding and integration of the DTR business, enabling leaders from a legacy Prolec background to effectively adopt and model GE Vernova’s culture, leadership expectations, and operating principles.
The role is accountable for leading organizational transformation, building future workforce capabilities, enabling adoption of emerging technologies and AI-enabled work processes, and ensuring enterprise HR strategies are effectively translated into business execution. As a member of the leadership team, the HRBP shapes decisions related to talent, succession, organizational design, culture, and business transformation while providing strategic direction to HRPP teams supporting the business.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Talent & Workforce Strategy
- Set workforce strategy for the DTR business by translating long-term strategic objectives into workforce, talent, and capability plans.
- Develop talent strategies in partnership with Talent Leaders and Centers of Excellence.
- Drive strategic workforce planning using build, buy, borrow, bot, automation, and AI-enabled capability strategies.
- Utilize workforce, engagement, succession, and performance data to develop talent narratives that guide leadership decisions.
- Identify future technical and leadership capability requirements and create plans to acquire, develop, or reskill talent.
- Ensure succession pipelines and leadership readiness plans are in place for critical roles.
- Partner with HRPPs and COEs to ensure workforce strategies are effectively executed and scaled globally.
Organizational Effectiveness & Transformation
- Lead organizational design initiatives that optimize structure, decision-making, and operating effectiveness.
- Drive the cultural onboarding and integration of the DTR organization, enabling adoption of GE Vernova culture and ways of working.
- Lead complex reorganizations, integrations, and transformation initiatives that align organizational structures with business strategy.
- Enable business transformation associated with automation, robotics, AI, and digital technologies through workforce planning and organizational redesign.
- Partner with business leaders to improve organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and team performance.
- Scale best practices across regions to improve productivity and organizational effectiveness.
Strategic Advisor to Business Leaders
- Serve as trusted strategic advisor to the DTR Product Line Leader and leadership team.
- Coach and challenge leaders on organization strategy, talent decisions, succession planning, leadership effectiveness, and organizational performance.
- Influence senior leadership decisions through data-backed workforce and talent insights.
- Lead discussions regarding talent risk, succession, organizational capabilities, and long-term workforce requirements.
- Coach leaders through organizational transitions and complex people-related situations.
- Operate as an active member of leadership staff reviews, strategic planning sessions, and business operating reviews.
- Provide strategic guidance and leadership to supporting HRPP teams.
HR Strategy Alignment
- Translate enterprise HR strategies and programs into business-specific execution plans.
- Drive adoption of enterprise HR operating models, standard work, and scalable people solutions.
- Partner seamlessly with Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Organizational Effectiveness, Labor Relations, and People Operations teams.
- Provide feedback to COEs to improve enterprise-wide HR solutions and business impact.
- Ensure compliance with employment regulations, labor requirements, and enterprise policies globally.
- Champion a culture of accountability, inclusion, engagement, and performance excellence.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience supporting senior executives within large global organizations.
- Significant HRBP experience supporting a full business unit in a matrixed environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale integrations, reorganizations, organizational redesigns, and transformations.
- Expertise in workforce planning, talent strategy, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness.
- Proven ability to influence senior leadership and operate as a strategic advisor.
- Experience supporting global manufacturing, industrial, or technology organizations.
Desired Characteristics:
- Strong executive presence with the confidence to influence and challenge senior leaders.
- Strategic mindset with strong business and financial acumen.
- Demonstrated ability to connect business strategy, workforce strategy, and talent outcomes.
- Strong data fluency, including the ability to build strategic workforce narratives from workforce, engagement, and talent analytics.
- Experience leveraging HR technologies, AI, automation, and digital tools to improve workforce outcomes.
- Ability to balance competing business, regional, and functional priorities.
- Lean mindset and strong problem-solving capability.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, coaching, and influencing skills.
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $196,000 and $294,000 USD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
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