Global Engineering Center - Transformation Leader

Job Description Summary The Global Engineering Competency Center (GECC) India - with teams in Noida and Chennai - is at the heart of Grid Automation's Engineering ambition. GECC India is embarking on a bold transformation journey to evolve from an engineering back-office into a world-class Global Solutions Center that delivers high quality, scalable, cost-competitive and harmonized solutions across all GA regions globally. The GECC Transformation Leader will serve as the architect and catalyst of this change - partnering with the relevant functional leaders & Regional teams to build a scalable, high-performing, globally trusted Global Solutions Center in India. This role demands a combination of Strategic vision, Operational rigor, Stakeholder influence, Talent / People Growth mindset and Change leadership - someone who can implement transformation while delivering measurable business outcomes - including 3x improvement of HCR:BCR mix. Job Description Build the Global Engineering Centre That Will Define How GE Vernova Delivers at Scale GE Vernova's Grid Automation (GA) business is ready to take its Global Engineering Competency Centre (GECC) in India - with teams in Noida and Chennai - to an entirely new level. The ambition is clear: evolve GECC India from an engineering support function into a world-class Global Solutions Centre that delivers high-quality, scalable, cost-competitive, and harmonised engineering solutions across all GA regions worldwide. As GECC Transformation Leader, you will be the architect and principal driver of that evolution. This is a senior People Leader role with individual contributor depth - combining strategic organisational design, cross-regional stakeholder engagement, operational performance leadership, and talent development into a single, high-accountability mandate. You will partner with functional leaders and regional teams across the globe to design, execute, and embed a transformation that reshapes how GE Vernova engineers and delivers for its customers. If you want a role where your decisions shape an entire organisation - and where the outcomes you deliver will be measured, visible, and lasting - this is it. What You'll Do Lead end-to-end transformation strategy and execution - own the full phased transformation roadmap from initial strategy approval through to full Global Solutions Centre readiness, ensuring milestones are met at each governance stage; drive change management adoption across all levels of the organisation; lead GECC India's evolution from design and configuration support to full project engineering ownership. Build and manage stakeholder alignment - develop and execute a comprehensive Voice of Customer (VoC) programme across all GA regions to understand pain points, build trust, and design the transformation roadmap; establish and manage a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) framework covering workload forecasting and rolling annual commitments between regions and GECC; and facilitate regular cross-regional collaboration forums, face-to-face workshops, and governance reviews to ensure sustained partnership and executive sponsorship. Drive operational excellence and quality - define, implement, and track core operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); lead the development and implementation of a Quality Framework across regions and GECC to close delivery gaps; champion AI-powered process automation and digital engineering tools to unlock productivity gains; and drive lean, standardised, and automated engineering processes that eliminate non-harmonised workflows. Lead capability building and talent strategy - partner with Human Resources (HR) and Talent Acquisition to attract and retain engineering talent in line with the growth plan; develop a structured capability assessment and ramp-up plan including training academies, knowledge transfer from regional teams, and induction programmes; establish clear career pathways and progression frameworks to support talent rete