Job Summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Sr Director OT Cyber Security to define, lead, and operationalize the enterprise Operational Technology cybersecurity program spanning all manufacturing sites, labs, and OT-connected environments across GE Vernova's global business units. This highly visible leader will own the OT security strategy, governance framework, and multi-year roadmap driving risk reduction across manufacturing operations while enabling operational resilience. The role requires close coordination across the CISO, CTO, and Business Unit DT organizations and demands a leader equally comfortable setting strategy and driving hands-on execution.

Responsibilities

- Define and maintain the OT cybersecurity program strategy. Develop long-term vision aligned to GE Vernova manufacturing and lab security objectives across all global manufacturing sites and enterprise-connected labs.
- Establish OT-specific governance frameworks and security standards. Author and enforce minimum security requirements for OT network segmentation, access control, asset management, vulnerability management, and wireless controls.
- Guide OT security investment and budget prioritization.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of OT security programs, including: network segmentation across manufacturing sites and labs; OT visibility and detection platform deployment.
- Drive continuous asset inventory governance, enterprise-connected lab security formalization, and OT vulnerability management standard work.
- Translate strategy into executable roadmaps. Manage program timelines, ensure workstreams are resourced and milestones tracked, and report progress to ELT.
- Define and track OT security KPIs.
- Lead the global OT Cybersecurity team, and work closely with the CTO organization and the Business Unit DT Global Supply Chain Teams.
- Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, translating OT cyber risk into business-relevant insights and investment priorities for the DT Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
- Partner across CISO, CTO,



and Business Unit functions to balance safety, quality, delivery, and cost in all OT security decisions, including contingency planning for vulnerabilities that cannot be patched.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems (IS), Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Engineering from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in Enterprise IT.
- At least 5 years of the above experience to include leading employee direct reports.

Desired Characteristics OT / Industrial Technology Subject Matter Areas

- Experience in OT/ICS network architecture and security, including Purdue Model implementation, Next-Gen Firewall deployment, VLAN segmentation, and OT DMZ zone design across manufacturing and lab environments.
- Hands-on experience with OT asset management platforms, ServiceNow asset inventory integration, Qualys, CrowdStrike, and Splunk in OT/IT contexts.
- Strong working knowledge of OT remote access security controls: Jumpbox architecture, multi-factor authentication, and HPA account management.
- Experience with OT vulnerability management programs, including non-intrusive OT scanning, OEM-approved patching, compensating controls for legacy assets, and EVM standard work.
- Experience managing cybersecurity for large-scale global manufacturing operations across multiple business segments.

Leadership Non-Technical Characteristics

- Proven strategic security leader with the ability to influence, build coalitions, and drive progress in matrixed organizational environments.
- Ability to operate across CISO, CTO, and Business Unit DT organizations, clarifying roles, resolving governance gaps, and driving accountability.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills with instincts for root cause identification across technical and organizational domains.
- Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Qualified).
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex OT security topics for executive and non-technical audiences.

📌 Sr Director - OT Cyber Security (Bengaluru)
🏢 GE Vernova
📍 Bengaluru