Job Description Summary
The Opportunity
GE Vernova is seeking a highly seasoned executive to lead Enterprise Security, which includes: global crisis management, investigations, Executive Protection/Event Security Risk Management and Organizational Resilience. This role carries global responsibility for protecting the company’s people, assets, operations, and reputation, while advising the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors on risk, readiness, and response in an increasingly complex global environment.
The successful candidate will bring enterprise-level judgment, deep functional expertise, and the leadership presence required to guide the organization through high-impact, high-visibility events.
Job Description
Executive Profile
- Senior enterprise executive with extensive and progressive experience leading global security, crisis management, investigative, business resiliency, or related functions within large, complex, asset-intensive organizations.
- Recognized technical and professional authority capable of determining strategic and technical approaches within areas of expertise.
- Demonstrated record of navigating ambiguous, high-risk situations requiring complex judgment, innovative problem solving, and trade-off decisions.
- Exceptional judgment, integrity, executive presence, communication and credibility at the CEO and Board level.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of industry dynamics; energy, industrial, or infrastructure sectors strongly preferred.
- Global perspective with experience operating across diverse political, regulatory, and cultural environments.
Enterprise Impact
- Company-wide authority for security, crisis management, investigations, and resilience across GE Vernova’s global operations.
- Direct engagement with the Executive Leadership and Business Teams.
- Significant impact on the security and crisis management discipline, including standards, governance, and execution.
- Building and influencing a transformative Enterprise Security program and diverse team.
- Leadership of complex, enabling activities requiring sophisticated judgment, analytical depth, and selection among multiple high-consequence alternatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set, execute, and continuously evolve a globally integrated, risk-based Enterprise Security and crisis management framework aligned with business strategy and industry realities.
- Execute enterprise business plans and contribute directly to the development of functional strategy across security, investigations, crisis management, and business resilience.
- Advise Company stakeholders during major crises, geopolitical events, and enterprise disruptions, providing calm, decisive leadership and sound executive counsel.
- Manage and develop global teams of experienced professionals and leaders, including management through supervisory staff, ensuring depth of capability and succession.
- Exemplify comprehensive understanding of multiple disciplines within the function—and how they interact—to drive effective, commercially informed decisions.
- Advising senior leadership on emerging threats, enterprise risk exposure, and resilience priorities based on in-depth analysis and interpretative thinking.
- Ensure security and crisis management capabilities are embedded across businesses, regions, and operating models.
- Strong collaborative engagement and influence among senior internal and external stakeholders including: senior government, intelligence, emergency response, and industry partners globally.
Required Experience and Qualifications:
- Minimum of 15+ years of progressive leadership experience, with substantial tenure in enterprise security, investigative, crisis management, resilience, risk enabling functions within large, complex, global organizations.
- Demonstrated experience operating at the enterprise executive level, with regular engagement and advisory responsibility to CEOs, executive leadership teams, and boards of directors.
- Proven leadership of global, multi-layered organizations, including management through senior leaders and supervisory management structures.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college
- Ability to travel globally as required (30% or more)
Preferred Experience and Qualifications:
- Military or Law Enforcement Experience
- Master’s Degree
- Experience with Aviation Coordination
Why GE Vernova
GE Vernova operates at the center of the global energy transition, with assets and operations critical to energy systems worldwide. This role offers a rare opportunity to shape enterprise security, crisis leadership, and resilience at scale—ensuring the company can operate safely, reliably, and decisively in an increasingly complex world.
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $192,000 and $250,000 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
#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
Application Deadline:
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position only:
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on June 26, 2026.
Available 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.
GE 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.
