Technology Vendor Manager
PG&E · Oakland · $85,000–$106,000 (stated in the posting)
Requisition ID # 174368
Job Category: Project / Program Management
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Technology & Security
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The Office of the CIO (OCIO) represents the cross-functional IT Management capabilities that enable running the business of IT. The OCIO focuses on supporting IT's operation model by ensuring a consistent, transparent, and efficient approach to the way the IT organization delivers value to its partners. The core of the OCIO consists of four areas essential to the long-term success of IT: Contract Management, Business Operations, Program Management Office, and Investment Management.
Position Summary
The Technology Vendor Manager serves as a strategic partner and trusted advisor in managing the organization’s technology vendor ecosystem. This role bridges business strategy, IT leadership, and vendor relationships to ensure technology investments deliver maximum value, are cost-optimized, and align with long-term capital and operating plans.
The Technology Vendor Manager has a genuine passion for operational excellence and vendor management, possesses robust communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrates high analytical capabilities, is vendor-focused, team-oriented and highly capable of working independently and cross functionally to meet PG&E operational and business objectives.
The Technology Vendor Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Architecture, and Sourcing, to define vendor-specific requirements, and oversee performance through KPIs and SLAs. Success in this role requires agility in communication, with the ability to engage confidently with executives while working closely with technical teams and individual contributors.
The Technology Vendor Manager plays a critical role in aligning vendor strategy with the organization’s technology and business objectives. This position works across operations, enterprise architecture, sourcing, and IT leadership to manage vendor and support program reporting to executives to enable strategic decision-making. The role ensures technology purchases are optimized, integrated, and aligned with the company’s multi-year capital and expense investment plans.
- 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 around the minimum and the midpoint $85,000 - $106,000. 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: $ 85,000
Bay Area Max: $ 127,000
Job Responsibilities
Through strong partnerships with internal stakeholders – including sourcing, IT, architecture, finance, legal and business teams – ensures vendor relationships contribute measurable results to PG&E performance objectives
Partner with Operations, Architecture, IT Leadership, and other stakeholders to align and document vendor capabilities
Manage the full lifecycle of vendor relationships, including onboarding, governance, performance reviews, and contract compliance.
As a senior individual contributor within the Vendor Management function, this role ensures suppliers deliver consistently against contractual commitment, service level agreements, and compliance requirements while driving operational excellence and innovation
Manage vendor relationships across the lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology roadmap
Other duties include:
Build strong, value-driven relationships with key suppliers to drive:
Performance accountability
Innovation and continuous improvement
Ensure alignment between vendor capabilities and Digital strategy and priorities
Cost Optimization
Identify and support execution of cost optimization opportunities across all strategic vendor engagements
Partner with Supply Chain to institutionalize end-to-end visibility into vendor spend, including, Professional services and staff augmentation, SaaS and subscription costs
Deliver standardized reporting and dashboards to provide vendor-level spend insights
Define and track clear savings targets and value realization metrics
Qualifications
Minimum:
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
3 years job-related experience in IT vendor management, sourcing, or technology strategy
Desired:
Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline
Professional certifications such as Certified Professional in Supplier Management (CPSM), Certified Technology Procurement Professional (CTPP), or ITIL certification
Experience managing vendors within large, complex enterprises and multi-year investment planning cycles
Experience with ERP, vendor management or procurement tools (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa, ServiceNow, GEP)
Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and risk management considerations in IT vendor contracts
Strong track record of driving innovation and value creation through vendor partnerships
Other Skills:
Skilled in project management, time management, and reporting to executives
Vendor Management: Expertise in managing and optimizing relationships with Tier-1 suppliers
Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop supplier strategies that align with PG&E objectives and enhance supplier relations
Project Management: Proficiency in managing large scale projects, including implementation of new technologies and process improvements
Cost Optimization: Partner with Sourcing to identify levers to secure favorable terms and manage supplier contract costs effectively
Leadership: Proven ability to provide