Senior Director, Value Delivery

Requisition ID # 161119 

Job Category: Accounting / Finance 

Job Level: Senior Director

Business Unit: Finance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

Position Summary 

As the Senior Director, Value Delivery, you will lead a transformative effort to optimize our strategy to realize value in order to support the company’s long-term growth while maintaining affordability for our customers. With the goal of improving our Cap/Expense ratio over a six-year period – representing $1-$2B in savings, you will spearhead the enterprise plan to deliver operational efficiency and financial performance.  

 

Reporting Relationship  

Reports directly to: VP of Finance & Planning 

 

Department Overview  

The Business Finance teams provide financial planning and reporting services to PG&E and is responsible for providing strategic direction and coordination in respect to strategic functional area planning processes, financial planning, forecasting, analytics and reporting. This position serves as the enterprise lead for the Value Delivery strategy in support of our Simple Affordable Model.  . The Senior Director position also plays a critical role in the broader finance transformation effort underway at PG&E, which include implementing new standards for reporting financial data and building more flexibility and resiliency into the enterprise planning processes while improving financial controls. The Business Finance department provides a place for energized and talented employees to launch their career, make a meaningful contribution, and be recognized for high performance. As a Senior Director within the Business Finance department, you can expect to engage in a variety of challenging and meaningful work, including:  

 

Job Responsibilities 

 

Team Leadership and Strategy Execution 

• Build and lead a high-performing team tasked with building a plan that delivers the multi-year Cap/Expense ratio improvement goals 

• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to develop and execute strategies that align expense planning with projected growth while controlling costs 

Outcome-Based Metrics 

• Define and implement outcome-based metrics that empower operations leaders to deliver savings 

• Provide clear visibility into annual progress and ensure alignment with the company’s financial objectives 

Operational Playbook Development 

• Leverage the Lean playbook to enhance adoption and enrollment across the organization, at all levels 

• Create and roll out a playbook for operational teams, facilitating their understanding and adoption of expense strategy 

• Ensure buy-in across various teams to promote sustainable, long-term improvements 

Enterprise Expense Planning Strategy 

• Lead the development of the company’s enterprise-wide expense planning strategy to ensure alignment with long-term financial goals 

• Drive innovation in cost management across all business units 

Executive Financial Updates 

• Lead monthly updates with the Senior Executive Team, presenting on the progress, risks and opportunities associated with the multi-year expense strategy 

• Ensure transparency and provide data-driven insights to support decision-making 

Enterprise Reporting and Visual Management 

• Design and implement enterprise-wide reporting tools to visually track progress against the expense strategy