Job Description Summary
The Senior Commercial Risk Mitigation Manager is responsible for the end-to-end management of risk processes during the commercial (Inquiry-to-Order) phase. This role serves as a subject matter expert for complex contract negotiations, risk reviews, and compliance—with a specialized focus on commercial and U.S. Government contracting. The incumbent drives rigorous risk assessment, contract redlining, and strategic engagement with internal and external stakeholders to ensure commercial intensity, policy adherence, and successful deal closure throughout the project lifecycle.
This position does not manages others.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
- Government Contracting & Compliance: Serve as the primary lead for the review, interpretation, and negotiation of U.S. Government-specific contract requirements. Ensure full compliance with FAR/DFARS, agency-specific provisions, flow-down requirements, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
- Risk Mitigation & Contract Strategy: Lead the negotiation and redlining of complex commercial agreements (including MSAs, Teaming Agreements, MOUs, and NDAs). Analyze and mitigate legal, contractual, execution, and operational risks to ensure terms are executable and aligned with business objectives. Identify, develop, and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
- Regulatory & Security Oversight: Evaluate and manage complex compliance obligations, including Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, export controls, and government-mandated cybersecurity requirements.
- Risk Governance & Approval: Own the Risk Assessment Management (RAM) process. Build and operate Risk Review sessions that engage cross-functional experts (Legal, Finance, Tax, EHS, Security) to secure leadership alignment on high-stakes proposals.
- Strategic Commercial Support: Partner with Sales and Tendering teams to provide clear, actionable guidance on contract structures. Translate complex contractual requirements into clear business strategies to maximize margin while protecting the organization from excessive liability.
- Operational Excellence & Change Management: Drive the development of standardized contract templates and commercial models. Challenge existing processes to reduce cycle times and costs, and conduct proposal post-mortems to refine future risk mitigation strategies.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as a key resource for the business, influencing cross-functional stakeholders and ensuring a seamless, compliant handover of signed contracts to the Order-to-Remittance (OTR) execution teams.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Legal, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university or college.
- Experience: Minimum of 10–15+ years of experience in government contracts, contract management, commercial risk mitigation, and bid development and management.
- Government Expertise: Demonstrated professional experience in U.S. Government contracting with the USG and/or major defense contractor, including advanced knowledge of FAR/DFARS, CMMC/NIST compliance, federal acquisition processes, and the ability to efficiently and effectively research such requirements. Advanced understanding of Government contracting requirements.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of varied contract types (Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials, Cost Reimbursement).
- Software Proficiency: Experience with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce/SPEAK4GE) and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Experience with managing multiple contract negotiations simultaneously across diverse product lines, coordinating cross-functional inputs to ensure timely contractual terms review.
Desired Characteristics
- Contractual Acumen: Strong didactical negotiation skills; ability to identify and resolve high-risk, ambiguous, or unfavorable contractual provisions.
- Analytical Thinking: Highly analytical mindset with a focus on attention to detail; capable of balancing business growth objectives with disciplined risk mitigation.
- Soft Skills: Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; demonstrated ability to influence decision-making across all levels of the organization.
- Domain Expertise: Familiarity with Energy industry infrastructure (Grid Automation, SCADA, HMI, or Electrical Power projects) and associated cyber/physical security requirements.
- Strategic Leadership: Ability to operate as a change agent, managing complex projects with urgency and operational rigor.
- Note:
To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.
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: November 04, 2026
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $108,600.00 and $181,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 04, 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 resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
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.