Hybrid Chief Securities Counsel

at GE Vernova

• Job title: Chief Securities Counsel
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $260,000 - $350,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cambridge, United States

About the role

• Chief Securities Counsel managing legal aspects of public company disclosure and Board governance at GE Vernova. Ensuring compliance with securities law and effective stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise system for public company disclosure, including quarterly and annual reporting, earnings disclosures, and required SEC filings.
• Ensure disclosures are accurate, timely, consistent, and escalated appropriately, with clear framing of risks, tradeoffs, and decisions.
• Serve on the Disclosure Committee, providing legal judgment on materiality, timing, and completeness.
• Partner with Finance, Investor Relations and Executive Compensation to integrate legal judgment early into disclosure development.
• Ensure disciplined planning and execution across recurring disclosure, earnings, proxy, and governance cycles.
• Maintain disclosure standards that produce decision‑ready outputs and minimize rework.
• Architect and maintain the public company disclosure and reporting framework, including standard work, escalation thresholds, review protocols, and use of outside counsel.
• Oversee resourcing and outside counsel engagement for securities and disclosure matters to ensure quality, consistency, and efficiency.
• Own the legal framework and execution for Board and committee governance matters, including agendas, materials, and follow‑ups.
• Lead the legal aspects of the annual proxy statement and Annual Stockholders’ Meeting, including governance disclosures and shareholder proposals.
• Advise on shareholder engagement during governance season, including legal risk and escalation.
• Support the Board with concise, legally sound materials that enable effective decision‑making.
• Identify and manage securities law and disclosure risk across the enterprise, including earnings sensitivity, strategic initiatives, and shareholder activity.
• Translate legal requirements into business‑relevant options and tradeoffs for senior leaders.
• Monitor securities law and governance developments and proactively advise on implications.
• Ensure consistent legal posture across filings, communications, Board materials, and shareholder interactions.
• Provide legal oversight for market‑facing financial and non‑financial communications to ensure alignment with public disclosures and governance posture.
• Define and manage escalation of material securities and governance matters through the Chief Corporate Counsel to the Chief Legal Officer.
• Anticipate emerging disclosure, governance, and shareholder issues and surface them early, with clear framing and options, to prevent reactive or last‑minute executive decision‑making.
• Engage directly with senior executives to frame issues, options, and implications clearly, enabling confident and timely decisions.
• Oversee outside counsel on securities and governance matters, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Serve as a credible legal representative in regulator, shareholder, and external engagements as appropriate.
• Maintain enterprise credibility through disciplined legal judgment and predictable execution.

Requirements

• J.D. from top tier U.S. law school
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in relevant U.S. public company securities law and corporate governance; mix of top-tier law firm and in-house experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in SEC reporting, disclosure controls, proxy and shareholder matters, and Board governance.
• Track record advising Boards of Directors and senior executives on disclosure risk and materiality judgments.
• Experience managing high‑stakes disclosure decisions under time pressure.
• Proven ability to frame complex legal issues into clear options and recommendations.
• Experience directing outside counsel on complex securities and governance matters.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Professional fluency in English is required.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off
• Restoration Plan, a nonqualified plan with company credits on eligible pay above IRS limits