Job Description Summary

The CRO/CIO will serve as a strategic and operational leader, driving both investment oversight and risk governance across GE Vernova Financial Services’ proprietary balance sheet and third-party managed capital. This dual-role executive will be accountable for maintaining the Investment Approval Process (IAP), ensuring investment discipline, leading risk oversight, and maximizing long-term value through asset management, development and portfolio stewardship. The role also plays a critical part in shaping the firm’s culture, building and retaining a high-performing team, and representing GE Vernova Financial Services in Investment Committee and enterprise risk discussions.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Investment Oversight and Strategy

• Own and update the Investment Approval Process (IAP) across both balance sheet and fund / investment vehicles
• Review and ensure compliance of all investments with applicable parameters, fund mandates, and approval protocols
• Work with deal teams to guide the preparation of investment memorandums and supporting materials for committee and board approvals
• Actively participate as a voting member of Investment Committee(s), bringing sound commercial and risk judgment
• Liaise with GE Vernova’s Head of Risk on enterprise-wide risk impacts of new investments and coordinate new investments and portfolio related corporate reporting
• Lead the strategy for risks associated with revenue generation, such as market fluctuations or changes in customer behavior
• Reimagine investment committee for Financial Services to ensure deal flow risk vetting

Risk Governance

• Define and manage the risk appetite framework, authority delegations, and control environment
• Lead the independent risk review function across new investments, restructurings, development and divestitures
• Monitor market, credit, and operational risk across the portfolio, ensuring alignment with GEV’s policies and investment vehicle/fund requirements
• Maintain risk and operational policies compliance across jurisdictions (i.e. U.S. and global jurisdictions)

Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight

• Create a strategy of asset attainment and sustainment
• Oversee post-investment monitoring, asset performance tracking, and risk mitigation
• Lead valuation processes and portfolio analytics in coordination with Finance
• Implement asset optimization strategies including refinancings, exits, and value enhancement initiatives
• For fund / investment vehicles, ensure accurate and timely portfolio reporting and other updates including policy compliance and operational matters & mitigations, valuation, etc.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and industry standards. Stay informed of changes in regulatory environments and adapt strategies accordingly.

Leadership and Team Building

• Build, lead, and retain a high-performance, cross-functional, global team (with direct and indirect reports) that is responsible for investment strategy, operational strategy and Lean rigor
• Set a strong cultural tone based on accountability, collaboration, and excellence
• Act as a mentor and people developer, investing in leadership pipeline and team resilience
• Represent the firm internally and externally with credibility and integrity

Candidate Profile:

Experience

• 15+ years of global experience in infrastructure or energy development investment, project finance, asset management, and/or risk oversight
• Deep familiarity with structured investment products (equity, debt, hybrid), capital markets, and fund governance
• Proven track record of managing complex transactions and overseeing investment portfolios
• Experience interfacing with institutional investors, investment committees, and regulators

Leadership Attributes

• Strategic, commercially rigorous, and outcomes-driven
• A natural talent magnet with a track record of building high-performance teams
• Values-led leader who fosters an inclusive, performance-driven culture
• Decisive, influential, and comfortable navigating ambiguity and trade-offs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Law, Engineering, or Economics and/or related field
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in infrastructure or energy development investment, project finance, asset management, risk and/or related field
• Fluent in English
• Ability to travel ~10% 

Desired Characteristics

• Strong financial statement analysi