Supervisor, Business Technology

Requisition ID # 167863 

Job Category: Information Technology 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Position Summary

The Supervisor of IT Business Technology plays a critical role in delivering a unified vision for data governance, data quality, records management across Vegetation Management. This individual ensures that vegetation data and records are traceable, verifiable, accurate, and complete to support sound decision-making and meeting regulatory oversight requirements.

The Supervisor will direct teams responsible for solution and portfolio strategy and planning, business architecture, requirements definition, program and project delivery and deployment, application development, testing and quality assurance, and operations and maintenance support.

The supervisor will also build strong relationships within Vegetation Management and collaborate across various lines of business and with external partners to align and deliver jointly owned goals. This role is responsible for developing the technology, processes, people, and documentation needed to fulfill regulatory commitments and advance data maturity and delivery of PG&E system applications.

Beyond execution, the Supervisor will help shape the strategic direction of how data is governed, used, and trusted across PG&E. They will lead initiatives that foster a culture of data ownership and enable consistent, insight-driven operations. These initiatives will require cross-functional coordination and a strong commitment to data integrity and regulatory excellence. 

This position is hybrid. You will work from your remote office and your assigned location based on business needs. The headquarters location is in Oakland, CA. 

Salary Range

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, particular skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity. Although we estimate that 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, taking into account these factors.
 
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $126,000
Bay Area Mid-Point: $163,000
Bay Area Maximum: $200,000
&/OR
CA Minimum: $120,000
CA Mid-Point: $155,000
CA Maximum: $190,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Job Responsibilities

Management/Leadership (70% - 80%)
•    Responsible for one or more day-to-day functions in either requirements, application development, testing, project delivery, or maintenance/ operations support, including implementing new systems, reducing costs, and increasing productivity, facilitating organizational and business effectiveness
•    Develops and manages meaningful metrics to demonstrate and increase the effectiveness of the department and team on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
•    Monitors program results against technical specifications.
•    Ensures compliance with standards/regulations and governance processes
•    Ensures appropriate resources are assigned to each project/program
•    Manages employees, contractors, and vendors for the efficient delivery of services.
•    Continuous monitoring of emerging tools and technologies to assure the most appropriate technology is being proposed and deployed

Customer Relationship: (15% - 20%)
•    Develops relationships across IT to increase business relationships that will facilitate collaborations and communications.
•    Work collaboratively, cross-functionally to build relationships and partner effectively
•    Communicates and champions the business technology requirements necessary to execute the IT portfolio

Strategy: (5% - 10%)
•    Recommends sourcing strategies for projects, and works with business unit and appropriate IT personnel to ensure the distribution of IT resources and to set priorities based on business goals

Supervisory Responsibility

•    Typically responsible for a staff of technical resources consisting of professionals and support positions who develop, test, deploy, and/or support systems
•    Establishes Development Plans for staff
•    Provides performance feedback and guidance to staff
•    Achieve results through others by setting and communicating goals and metrics, monitoring progress, providing ongoing coaching and feedback, and reinforcing behaviors that drive high performance.

Qualifications

Minimum:

•    Minimum of a B.A./B.S. degree or equivalent work experience in computer science, information technology, business administration, engineering, or other relevant field required
•    Minimum of 5 or more years of experience in programming/systems analysis, project management, and/or IT strategy planning, or other related area required

Desired:

•    Leading IT project teams
•    Experience leading initiatives in data governance, data management and records management
•    Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationships and gain alignment from senior leaders, team members, and stakeholders
•    Hands-on experience with data governance tools such as Collibra
•    Experience with cloud-based data platforms including Snowflake
•    Experience in implementing or supporting Master Data Management (MDM) programs 
•    Knowledgeable in functions supported, such as requirements, application development, testing, project delivery, and/or support
•    Proficient understanding of the relevant technologies required to perform the support function