Location
Oakland, CA | United States
Job description
Expert Technical Product Manager
Location: Oakland, California
Requisition ID # 155569-en_US
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Our IT professionals are at the enterprise's core, leveraging modern technology to deliver safe and reliable energy to our customers. We use AI, the cloud, data science, and the latest tools and programming languages to solve hard, interesting problems and tackle challenges like the ever-growing threat of climate change, wildfires, and breaches of cyber security. Join us and experience the satisfaction of being a technology enabler for a company that leads the industry in innovation.
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Benefits
PG&E is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits program to help you take care of your physical, emotional and financial health. In addition to the offerings below, you can expect inclusive programs in areas such as performance recognition, training and employee development, mentoring and more.
Paid Time Off
Vacation, Sick Hours, Holidays, Family Leave
Employee Resource Groups
16 ERGs at the core of our DEIB culture that support employee development and foster business relationships
Professional Development
Leadership and Employee Development Courses, LinkedIn Learning, Mentoring Program and up to $8,000 for Tuition Reimbursement
Healthcare
Low-Cost Medical, Dental, Life/Accident/Disability Insurance and Free Vision
Healthcare & Dependent Care FSA
Pre-tax employee-funded accounts that cover certain out-of-pocket medical and dependent care expenses
Retirement Plans
401(k) Matching up to 8% AND Cash Balance Pension (no Cost to you)
Job Details
Requisition ID # 155569
Job Category: Project / Program Management
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Information Technology
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
PG&E’s Information Technology (IT) organization is comprised of various unified departments which collaborate effectively in order to deliver high quality technology solutions.
The IT Data, Analytics, & Insights organization is an enterprise team that is responsible for working collaboratively across various lines of business (e.g., Gas Operations, Electric Operations, Safety, Energy Procurement, etc.) and is focused on unlocking the value of PG&E’s data to support the company’s Wildfire Safety Program and True North Strategy. As part of that focus, we focus on delivering data and AI/ML centric products to support these initiatives. Some of the products that are being delivered include Remote Inspections, AI Enabled Inspections, Vegetation Management through LiDAR capabilities, Transmission Line Asset Master, Electric Distribution Asset Master, Asset Risk Modeling, and a Cloud Native Foundational Platform.
A critical part of how we operate is to apply design thinking, work and observe the SAFe Agile development methodology, and co-location. Through these principles, we work as product teams to help deliver a valuable product to our business.
Current and past projects include:
Predicting electric distribution equipment failure before it occurs allowing for proactive maintenance
Selection and scoping of one of the largest PG&E’s programs, the 10k miles Undergrounding
Undergrounding Optimizing non-wires alternative resource portfolios, including location and resource adequacy considerations
Analyzing customer demographic, program participation, and SmartMeter interval data to build program targeted propensity models
Assessing the impact and viability of grid edge technologies and distributed energy resources
Position Summary
We have an opening for a full time Technical Product Manager to facilitate and enable data driven decision making efforts. In this role you will work as part of cross functional teams, including developers, data scientists, technology experts, and subject matter experts to develop data driven solutions. Through a focus on iterative development, clear communications, and facilitative leadership this role will help the team continue its history of success. Qualified candidates will have a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of the utility industry and gain a comprehensive view of the nation’s most advanced smart grid. It is the perfect role for someone who would like to continue to build upon their professional experience and help advance PG&E’s sustainability goals.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland, CA approximately 1 - 2 days per week and/or based on business needs.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $144,000.00
Bay Area Maximum: $244,000.00
OR
California Minimum: $137,000.00
California Maximum: $232,000.00
Job Responsibilities
Leads complex or major products with high corporate or functional priority.
Develops and drives clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap in partnership with Business Sponsors and Owners
Transforms product strategy into well-articulated business requirements, as well as using qualitative and quantitative data effectively to inform product direction and prioritization.
Coordinate and conduct SAFe Agile events and cycles as appropriate for the project
Owns end-to-end feature delivery, including working with user experience on prototypes, creating and prioritizing user stories, analyzing user data to drive decision making and documenting delivery of releases.
Solve and document roadblocks the project team faces as part of continuous improvement efforts
Analyzes work plan and schedules to reallocate resources and establishes team to deliver.
Provides product feedback and customer insight to support product development.
Conduct user testing sessions as part of an iterative development process
Identifies the appropriate customer audience, their preferred communication channels, and potential customer response benchmarks.
Support the development of external communications explaining PG&E’s analytical capabilities, current project portfolio, vision for the future, and relevant policy positions
Work with leadership to continually improve analytics at PG&E via demonstrations, mentoring, disseminating best practices, etc.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to handle both executive-level discussions as well as functional / technical deep dives.
Leadership through influence rather than organization structures. Proven ability to motivate, lead, and collaborate within product team, including cross-functional product development teams and manage interactions.
Qualifications
Minimum:
BA/BS or equivalent experience in appropriate technical discipline (computer science, engineering, applied sciences, mathematics, statistics, econometrics or similar quantitatively focused subject areas) or equivalent experience
Project Management certification (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, etc.),
8 years of relevant professional experience in managing moderately complex product/software development cycles/projects in advanced analytics, data science, or software development.
Desired:
History of working on complex multi-stage projects with a diverse team
Experience as Product Manager, Agile Environment, 8 years
Humble - is open to being coached, has high EQ and is self-aware
Hungry - desires to get things done while honoring people, and seeks better way to do the job
Collaborative - has strong interpersonal skills; cares about and works well with teammates
Willingness to impact beyond defined role
Promote a continuous improvement mindset by conducting after action reviews and sharing learnings
Involvement or strong interest in the energy/clean tech industry
Experience with data & analytics product development
Works well in ambiguous environments and is flexible to take on different roles and responsibilities.
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