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Evergreen, Insight Global’s Manage Service Division partners with a large local utility company and we are seeking a Technical Product Manager to support the Data Mgmt & Analytics team to support the delivery of high impact applications across multiple functional areas. Current and past projects include:

• Integrated Planning Undergrounding Tool Development: Supporting the strategic selection and scoping of one of the largest PG&E’s programs, the 10k miles Undergrounding

• Epic 3.20: Using machine Learning to predicting electric distribution equipment failure

• EV Flexible Load Analysis: strategic forecast of our electric grid's ability to serve 3M additional connected Electric Vehicles by 2035

• Geospatial Electrification Tool: Identifies the best places to transition current gas customers to all-electric power

The Expert Technical Product Manager within the DM&A Product Management organization plays a central role in managing the client centered delivery of Electric data products that reduce risk and improve operations. In this role you will work as part of cross functional teams, including developers, data scientists, technology experts, and subject matter experts to develop solutions and enable data driven decision making efforts. This position will be primarily supporting digital tool development for P&GE’s System Hardening and Undergrounding program. PG&E is upgrading our electric system by installing stronger poles and covered powerlines and burying 10,000 miles of powerlines in the highest wildfire risk areas. This system hardening work is one of PG&E’s largest programs and is helping to reduce wildfire risk, improve reliability during severe weather, decrease the need for future tree work, and protect the environment. The current tools/suite of products are based in Foundry and integrate multiple data sources such as wildfire and reliability risk models to increase scale and transparency of back-office activities including the 10K portfolio selection, scoping, & portfolio management through a common technology platform.

Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Leads complex or major projects with high corporate or functional priority. Typically, between $1,000,000 - $10,000,000.

• Plans all associated work to meet project goals and develops metrics, procedures, objectives and methods to assess project progress

• Monitoring critical project milestones, and identifying ways to Solve and document roadblocks the project team faces as part of continuous improvement efforts

Strategy Development

• Develops and drives clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap in partnership with Business Sponsors and Owners.

• Provides alternatives and recommendations that impact achievement of program goals.

• Works with leadership to continually improve analytics at PG&E via demonstrations, mentoring, disseminating best practices, etc.

Product Delivery:

• Transforms product strategy into well-articulated business requirements, as well as using qualitative and quantitative data effectively to inform product direction and prioritization.

• Uses waterfall, agile (SAFe), and hybrid approaches to determine the operating model that works best for the project and team.

• Owns end-to-end feature delivery, including working with user experience on prototypes, creating and prioritizing user stories, analyzing user data to drive decision making and documenting delivery of releases.

• Reviews all product deliverables to assure the offering is complete and meets customer and operational needs

• Provides product feedback and customer insight to support product development.

Leadership and Communication:

• Leadership through influence rather than organization structures. Proven ability to motivate, lead, and collaborate within product team, including cross-functional product development teams and manage interactions.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to handle both executive-level discussions as well as functional / technical deep dives.

• Support the development of external communications explaining PG&E’s analytical capabilities, current project portfolio, vision for the future, and relevant policy positions

• Often serves as a technical coach, trainer, or mentor for others.

• Acts as lead on cross-functional projects/initiatives

Technical:

• Develops solutions applying deep knowledge of Electric Systems, Data Management principles, and technical architecture.

• Understands principles of technical/engineering fields such as data engineering and software development, and is able to troubleshoot issues with technical team members

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

• BA/BS or equivalent experience in appropriate technical discipline (computer science, engineering, applied sciences, mathematics, statistics, econometrics or similar quantitatively focused subject areas)

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in managing complex product/software development projects in advanced analytics, data science, or software development.

• Exposure to data products (Azure, AWS, ArcGIS, etc.).

• PMP knowledge (framework familiarity; certification not required).

• Front-end development and data engineering familiarity.

• Ability to translate business requirements for stakeholders. • Foundry experience.

• Project Management certification (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, etc.),

• Utility industry experience (assets, risk, reliability).