Expert Business Project Manager

Requisition ID # 161401 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Finance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

Department Overview

 

The Finance True North Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for cross functional, multi-year projects supporting Finance’s transformation journey. In addition to ensuring the successful execution of projects related to core Finance functions such as financial reporting, accounting close, strategic modeling, and more, the PMO is responsible for the improvement of Finance’s foundational capabilities overall and supporting the culture shift along the way.

 

Position Summary

 

The Expert Business Project Manager will incorporate a disciplined project management approach and best practices for the projects within the Finance True North Program Portfolio. These projects include some of the most complex and cross functional projects within the Company and once executed will create long-standing changes and improvements in the ways that we operate in Finance and across the Company.

 

In this role, you will collaborate closely with executive sponsors and project leads to keep projects on track, provide training and support on project management tools and deliverables, connect interdependencies across the projects and Finance, and help remove any barriers to success. You will maintain a clear cadence and structure with project teams and support them in preparations for a monthly governance forum to allow for executive decision making. You will also facilitate trainings and provide newsletters and guides to reinforce concepts and build project management competencies within the Finance organization.

 

The role is hybrid working from your remote office and in-person at the Oakland General Office 1-2x weekly 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. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​ This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

 

A reasonable salary range is:​

 

Bay Area Minimum:        $118,000     

Bay Area Maximum:       $188,000

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Provide guidance, support, and coaching to workstream leads, sponsors, and teams
• Guide project team leads and sponsors to develop project charter, including problem statement, business case, project scope and objectives, and milestones
• Establish project team with agreed upon roles and responsibilities
• Monitor project performance, provide reporting and analysis, and maintain a repository of project information
• Facilitate working sessions as needed with project teams to address project issues / risks or to develop project deliverables
• Identify, analyze, and address project performance issues and help teams with escalation
• Enhance or establish policies, procedures, governance, structure, and templates to ensure the successful and consistent execution of all projects
• Provide training and support on project management tools and templates
• Identify and communicate lessons learned and best practices<