Senior Manager, IT Business Technology
PG&E · Oakland · $163,000 (stated in the posting)
Requisition ID # 175325
Job Category: Information Technology
Job Level: Senior Manager
Business Unit: Technology & Security
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
Information Systems Technology Services is a unified organization comprised of various departments which collaborate effectively in order to deliver high quality technology solutions.
Position Summary
Oversees SAP technical operations and provides strategic and technical leadership for the integrated SAP and non-SAP system landscape supporting Project Propel and PG&E’s transition to SAP S/4HANA under the RISE with SAP model. Accountable for environment strategy, architecture, governance, operational readiness, and technology delivery, the Senior Manager ensures alignment with Project Propel objectives and broader enterprise IT strategy.
Leads SAP Basis and Change Control functions, providing direction across environment planning and provisioning, testing, deployment, go-live, and operational transition. Partners with the PMO, solution teams, business stakeholders, enterprise IT, and application vendors to drive technical strategy, delivery governance, risk management, and resolution of complex cross-platform dependencies. The role requires deep SAP technical expertise, strong organizational leadership, and executive-level stakeholder management to drive enterprise-scale technology outcomes within a complex, regulated environment.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland, CA 3 days per week, or more, based on business needs or company requirements.
Compensation
PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be between the minimum and midpoint listed below. The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Bay Area Min: $163,000.00
Bay Area Mid: $220,000.00
Bay Area Max: $277,000.00
Job Responsibilities
- Leads Basis and change control teams in developing, prioritizing, coordinating, and communicating goals, strategies, and processes necessary to successfully deliver the portfolio and critical projects.
- Own the SAP environment management plan overseeing capacity planning, system sizing, environment scheduling and refresh strategy to deliver integrated SAP landscapes that support test cycles, dress rehearsals and cutover.
- Own end to end accountability for the non SAP environment readiness workstream supporting SIT and UAT. Track and manage system provisioning, connectivity, security and access readiness, data preparation and refresh, and system integration validation
- Establish and maintain environment readiness reporting, metrics, and dashboards to provide transparency into environment status, risks, and dependencies across SAP and non SAP systems, enabling informed decision making by PMO and program leadership.
- Drive execution of the SAP S/4HANA integration strategy, establishing integrations with SAP and non SAP systems to enable the successful delivery of integrated enterprise business solutions.
- Drive cost-efficient SAP landscape operations by managing RISE subscription sizing and scaling, controlling SAP BTP service consumption, and aligning capacity forecasting with project demands and long-term scalability goals.
- Partner with system integrator to develop and execute technical roadmaps to support SAP S4HANA implementation, ensuring alignment with Clean Core principles.
- Manage the SAP ECS relationship, including SLA tracking, escalation management, and governance cadence, while driving continuous improvement through operational feedback to enhance system stability and reliability.
- Provide governance over SAP and integrated landscape change and release management, ensuring disciplined execution of transports, configuration changes, and environment controls to maintain stability and readiness across test cycles, cutover, and go live.
- 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:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8 years of overall IT experience ideally supporting large, complex SAP systems.
- Broad technical architecture knowledge across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP BTP and SAP cloud-based applications (e.g. SuccessFactors, Ariba, Concur, Fieldglass).
- Demonstrated capability to operate in and support highly complex, heterogeneous enterprise environments, managing large‑scale SAP and non‑SAP system landscapes with a high volume of integrated systems and dependencies.
- Strong capability to engage stakeholders, define and manage system delivery and environment readiness for enterprise test cycles and go‑live, and drive disciplined execution across complex, integrated SAP landscapes.
Desired:
- Master’s degree in related discipline.
- 5+ years in SAP technical delivery leadership roles (SAP Basis and/or SAP BTP).
- 2 full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementations, including at least one using RISE with SAP (Private Cloud Edition) and production cutovers.
- Strong working knowledge of the RISE shared responsibility model across SAP ECS, hyperscale's, system integrators, and customer teams.
- Hands‑on experience with SAP Activate and familiarity with Waterfall, Hybrid, and Agile delivery models used by system integrators.
- SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Cloud Architecture, or RISE‑related certifications.