Legal and Compliance Operations Leader – Wind

Job Description Summary The Legal and Compliance Operations role will be responsible for working across the Wind Legal and Compliance teams to enable the efficient and effective delivery of legal and compliance services to our business. The Legal and Compliance Operations role will manage key processes that are critical to the Wind entire Legal and Compliance teams including but not limited to: (i) the e-Billing system; (ii) law firm billing procedures and practices; (iii) department measurement and benchmarking; (iv) supporting the management of law firms and other service providers; (v) developing and managing core legal/compliance processes including risk roll ups, training and communications and third-party compliance and (vi) supporting other legal/compliance operations activities. The role will be based in Onshore Wind and will report to the General Counsel for GE Vernova Onshore Wind business, but will also liaison with the Onshore Wind, Offshore Wind and LM Wind general counsels. The work completed in this role will provide a better understanding of strategic risks, legal, compliance and operational processes and policy needs that will mitigate future risks. Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage the global projection, budget, spend and accrual process in partnership with global Wind Legal and Compliance teams, external law firm partners, and finance colleagues
• Project manage critical projects in collaboration and partnership with finance, information technology, and procurement, as necessary to support legal systems, process management, and performance reporting
• Prepare, monitor, and track legal and compliance department objectives. Create metrics and trends on key data points aligned to the Wind Segment general counsels’ key objectives and strategic plans, as well as overall Wind Segment effectiveness and efficiency
• Develop, administer, and track compliance training and communications in partnership with the business Compliance leaders, functional leaders and Communications team to deliver engaging, relevant content that addresses business risks and promotes open reporting culture.
• Lead the company wide risk roll up/ bottoms-up process to identify and summarize risks and develop action plans to mitigate the same.
• Manage business policies and procedures framework to ensure policies are regularly updated, maintained on accessible platforms and communicated timely to stakeholders and employees.
• Provide support to the compliance risk assessment processes based on business organization, relevant industry regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
• Execute due diligence and compliance onboarding processes, for higher risk commercial 3rd parties like channel partners, customers, consortium partners, high risk suppliers including government facing vendors, project site contractors, custom brokers etc. as per GE Vernova’s ‘Know Your Commercial Party/Supplier’ Standards.
• Continually review and evaluate laws and regulations and their impact on Wind and the regions.
• Assist with, other legal and/or compliance related duties and special projects as identified by the individual or as assigned by management.
• Undertake additional legal and compliance operations activities like managing legal matters, function’s portal, contractual guarantees, other compliance-related duties and special projects and support items as assigned by the General Counsel of ONW.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 8 years of experience with at least 5 years of legal, compliance and ethics, or similar relevant experience

Desired Characteristics

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple matters in a global environment, set priorities and drive tasks and projects to conclusion in an extremely fast paced environment.
• Strong oral and written communication; professional fluency in English
• Strong data analytics skills
• Foreign language skills a plus
• Strong perseverance to be a change agent with the business.
• Executive Communication: ability to simplify the complex.
• Pragmatic, action oriented and able to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Deep domain knowledge in key compliance risk areas (e.g., the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, turnkey projects, third parties, public procurement, competition law)
• Proficiency in tools like Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint.
• Solid judgment, clear thinker and business sense
• Ability to create an environment of continual learning, and to change the way the compliance is working to be simpler and more adaptive.
• Ability to work horizontally to deliver outcomes.

The salary range for this position is $145,300 – $242,100 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a 15 % variable incentive bonus. Available health and welfare benefits include healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; savings account options (such as a Health Care Flexible Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account); and an employee assistance program. Additional benefits include a defined contribution 401(k) plan, employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance, employee accidental death or dismemberment insurance coverage, short-term disability, optional long-term disability, pre-tax transportation/commuter program, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, a layoff plan for salaried employees, tuition refund program, use of CariLoop, adoption assistance, optional identity theft prevention insurance, optional personal legal assistance, and optional personal excess liability insurance.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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 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: Yes