Director, Enterprise Planning & Portfolio Management (SAP SAC / SAP EPPM)

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow?  A  position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Position Summary

Enterprise Planning Transformation Leadership

• Lead the enterprise implementation strategy for SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAP EPPM across Xcel Energy.
• Establish a long-term enterprise planning and portfolio management roadmap aligned with corporate strategy and S/4HANA transformation objectives.
• Drive modernization of financial planning & forecasting, capital & operating expense governance, and human capital planning
• Ensure alignment between enterprise planning capabilities and other strategic initiatives related to reliability, affordability, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and clean energy transition goals.

Capital Portfolio & Investment Governance

• Build integrated enterprise capabilities to support planning and governance in capital investments over a five-year horizon.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and PMO teams to improve investment prioritization, forecasting accuracy, scenario modeling, and portfolio visibility.
• Establish enterprise standards for project governance, capital forecasting, schedule management, and financial performance tracking.

SAP SAC & EPPM Delivery Leadership

• Oversee end-to-end implementation delivery, including strategy, design, build, testing, deployment, integration, and operational stabilization.
• Ensure tight integration between SAC, EPPM, SAP S/4HANA, enterprise data platforms, and reporting environments.
• Lead vendor and systems integrator relationships, including scope management, delivery oversight, and accountability for outcomes.
• Drive adoption of modern planning capabilities, including predictive forecasting, executive dashboards, analytics, and scenario modeling.

Executive Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the executive-facing technology and business leader for enterprise planning transformation initiatives.
• Communicate program progress, risks, investment priorities, and value realization outcomes to senior leadership and governance committees.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across Finance, Operations, HR, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and IT organizations.

Organizational Change & Adoption

• Lead enterprise change management efforts to ensure the successful adoption of new planning processes and technologies.
• Establish governance structures, training strategies, operating models, and support frameworks.
• Drive process standardization and enterprise-wide alignment around planning and forecasting methodologies.

Data, Analytics & AI Readiness

• Partner with enterprise data and analytics teams to establish scalable, AI-ready planning and forecasting capabilities.
• Support development of advanced analytics, predictive forecasting, and future AI-enabled decision support capabilities using enterprise planning data.
• Promote high-quality enterprise data governance and integrated reporting structures.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in large-scale ERP, enterprise planning, or digital transformation initiatives.
• 5+ years leading enterprise SAP implementations or major transformation programs.
• Experience implementing or managing SAP SAC, SAP EPPM, SAP BPC, SAP S/4HANA, or related enterprise planning technologies.
• Demonstrated success leading large cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing large consulting/vendor partnerships and enterprise program budgets.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience within utilities, energy, infrastructure, or other asset-intensive industries.
• Experience supporting large-scale capital portfolio management and financial planning processes.
• Familiarity with enterprise forecasting, workforce planning, project portfolio governance, and operational planning.
• Experience integrating enterprise planning solutions with cloud-based analytics and AI platforms.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Leadership Competencies

• Enterprise mindset with ability to connect technology investments to meas