Strategic Analyst, Principal

Requisition ID# 170832

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Customer & Corporate Affairs

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Rates department within PG&E's Customer & Corporate Affairs organization develops and provides expertise on gas and electric customer rates in regulatory proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

With a primary focus on ensuring fair, equitable, and stable rates for our customers, the Rates department designs rate plans, conducts cost of service analyses, forecasts revenues, and analyzes trends and drivers impacting customer rates and bills. We support other organizations in understanding energy usage in order to enhance various programs and policies that support our customers.

Position Summary

PG&E is seeking a highly motivated Principal-level Strategic Analyst in the Electric Rates, Analysis, and Planning team with a unique combination of data analysis, visualization, and interpretation and Lean management skills. The Principal Strategic Analyst will lead technical teams to conduct detailed quantitative analysis in support of regulatory proceedings and strategic initiatives, while integrating and advancing Lean management principles across the department to drive continuous improvement, standardization, and effective execution. The Principal Strategic Analyst drives company-wide rate-related initiatives, develops actionable insights based on detailed analysis of drivers impacting rate levels and presents findings to senior leadership; develops testimony in regulatory proceedings assessing the impact of proposals on customer affordability; and responds to internal and external data requests regarding rate trends, analysis, and benchmarking.

The successful candidate will embody a balance of analytic capability, ambition, intellectual curiosity, structured thinking, written and verbal communication skills, and team-orientation.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland General Office once per week and 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.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $140,000

Bay Area Maximum: $238,000

Qualifications

Required

* BS/BA degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Policy, Sociology, Engineering, Physics or other related fields or equivalent work experience.

* 8 years of job-related experience.

Desired

* Master's degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Public Policy, Sociology, Engineering, Physics or other related fields or equivalent work experience

* 10 years of job-related experience.

* Expert knowledge and experience in policy development, revenue requirements, rates or accounting, and energy markets.

* Demonstrated ability to influence leaders inside and outside of the department through data analysis, insights and recommendations.

* Self-starter with the ability to lead large and complex projects working with cross-functional teams.

* Ability to address complex strategic issues and takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.

* Demonstrates high level of innovative thinking focused on strategy and operational implementation.

* Expert skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

* Develops key insights from rate-related analysis to influence executive decision making on strategic initiatives.

* Creates impactful materials and presents findings to senior leaders.

* Champion the use of Lean management playbook tools to strengthen problem-solving, execution, and continuous improvement across the Rates organization.

* Leads and collaborates with teams across the company to develop, confirm, and pursue rate-related initiatives.

* Organizes and presents expert testimony on complex and controversial issues involving rates and rate trends.

* Applies breakthrough thinking to solve unique and complex strategic issues and provides findings and recommendations to stakeholders.

* Collaborates with and directs other team members in the development of new analytic tools including complex modeling, forecasting, data analysis, and evaluation to support strategic planning and decision making.

* Coordinates with stakeholder departments to identify and address potential business and operational impacts across the company resulting from rate-related initiatives.

* Responds to time-sensitive requests for quantitative and qualitative analysis of rate forecast scenarios and benchmarking.