Senior Director, Executive Communication

Requisition ID # 163782 

 

Job Category: Corporate Affairs / Communication 

Job Level: Senior Director

Business Unit: Customer & Enterprise Solutions

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

 

 

Department Overview

 

PG&E’s Marketing and Communications function shapes how PG&E communicates with the people it serves in Northern and Central California and the company’s workforce. The function’s responsibilities include keeping customers, coworkers and others informed about PG&E’s progress in delivering safe, reliable energy; ways the company is helping customers save money on their bills; and how PG&E is harnessing innovation to achieve its bold climate goals. Additionally, the function drives marketing efforts to encourage customer participation in programs that promote energy efficiency, provide income-qualified bill discounts, and support electric vehicle owners, among others.

 

Position Summary

 

We are seeking a highly motivated communications leader to join our team in support of shaping, delivering and measuring communications strategy primarily for the CEO. The position involves a full complement of communications support, including working cross-functionally to develop communications plans and messaging, identify and arrange speaking opportunities, prepare visual presentation materials, and assist with social media content production, all focused on driving meaningful, high-impact engagements that help shape public perceptions, improve brand trust and build partnerships. The role would also oversee building an executive communications team that supports similar work for a broader scope of C-suite executives.

 

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

 

Reporting Relationship

 

Reports into the Vice President, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Proactively define communications strategy and messaging and serve as communications counselor
• Work cross-functionally and with external partners to identify, pursue and organize speaking opportunities for the CEO
• Assist in preparing talking points, Q&A materials and briefing memos
• Assist in creating slides and other visual communications to convey key messages
• Adhere to Lean principles in planning key metrics, tactics and impact of activities
• Manage and develop a team of executive communications professionals

 

Leadership Qualities

 

PG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.

              

Strategic Mindset

• Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

 

A Leader in the Community and Industry

• Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.