Expert, Business Analyst | Hybrid (Oakland)

Requisition ID # 175817 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Special Projects & Innovation (SP&I) department within Electric Operations Strategy drives strategic initiatives, operational innovation, and technology-enabled solutions that enhance safety, reliability, efficiency, and overall business performance across Electric Operations. Through cross-functional collaboration, the department identifies operational challenges and leverages advanced analytics, visual management, predictive modeling, process design and automation, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to develop innovative solutions, strengthen operational capabilities, and translate strategic priorities into actionable improvements.

Position Summary

Business Analysts are responsible for research, data analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to support business decision-making, strategy, and operations. They may also be involved in business process improvement, quality control, special projects, and other initiatives.

Responsibilities typically include many or all of the following:
•    Data Analysis: Compiles and analyzes data. May develop and maintain data models for what-if analysis and other business purposes.
•    Metrics and Reporting: Develops and tracks business metrics. Develops and maintains standard, custom, and ad-hoc reports
•    Budgeting & Forecasting: Develops or works with budgets and forecasts.
•    Research: Researches best practices; develops internal and external benchmarks supporting business decisions.
•    Quality Assurance & Business Process Improvement: This position may perform quality assurance and business process improvement activities in support of the business. Activities may include developing, managing, or coordinating performance or quality assessment, business process re-engineering, change management, communication, and training.
•    Project Management: Lead projects, determining scope, budget, timeframes, forming teams, assigning tasks, managing resources, and addressing issues.
•    Process Documentation & Standardization: Develops, maintains, and updates business process documentation, standard operating procedures, and process maps to support operations 
•    Visual Management & Performance Monitoring: Develops and maintains visual management tools

Work Location

This position is hybrid and requires two onsite days per week in Oakland, CA. You will work from your remote office on the remaining days, based on business needs.

Compensation

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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point 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: $122,000
Bay Area Mid-Point: $158,000
Bay Area Maximum: $194,000

Job Responsibilities

•    Performs analysis on highly complex data models that have cross-functional impact.
•    Applies advanced knowledge to broad-ranging issues.
•    Develops innovative data solutions to address complex business issues. Presents findings and proposed recommendations to leaders.
•    Develop business cases in support of strategy or change initiatives.
•    Works with and leverages relationships with Directors and Managers across functions / PG&E.
•    Manages cross-functional projects or initiatives.
•    May provide direction and coaching to other Business Analysts.
•    Evaluates existing business processes, and recommends improvements to support continuous improvement initiatives
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather business requirements

Qualifications

Minimum:

•    BS in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience required
•    Six years of related work experience

Desired:

•    MBA or graduate degree
•    Extensive knowledge of different analytical methods, approaches, and tactics
•    Broad expertise in what-if modeling analysis, concepts, methods, and techniques, and analysis of how different factors affect business outcomes
•    Creative problem-solving skills to develop solutions
•    Strong analytical and writing skills to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs
•    Influence skills to effectively gain buy-in from leaders inside and outside the department. Knowledge and understanding of key drivers affecting business results
•    Project management skills to lead large and complex projects working with cross-functional teams
•    Organizational, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills
•    Adaptable to changing business conditions and ambiguity