Expert Program Manager

Jobs at Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

PG&E’s Executive Protection Organization, part of the PG&E Security Organization, is dedicated to navigating the evolving landscape of cyber and physical security threats. Our motto, “led by security, owned by all,” drives our commitment to continuous improvement through strategic resource deployment, standardized security practices, and enterprise-wide security awareness. Within this organization, the Corporate Security function develops and manages enterprise security programs that support risk-informed decision-making, operational resilience, and executive safety. This includes overseeing governance structures, enhancing program maturity, and driving alignment across multiple security disciplines, including Executive Protection. The Executive Protection team ensures the safety and security of high-profile individuals, including executives and Board members, through intelligence-driven risk assessments, threat monitoring, and strategic security measures. The External Threat Intelligence (ETI) team provides forward-looking intelligence by identifying, analyzing, and translating external threat activity into actionable insights, supporting proactive threat detection and data-driven prioritization. ETI collaborates closely with Executive Protection to inform protective intelligence, travel risk assessments, and response planning. The Corporate Security Program Manager is the enterprise lead for designing, governing, and evolving corporate security programs, including Executive Protection (EP) and External Threat Intelligence (ETI). This strategic role shapes long-term program direction, defines standards, and drives alignment across Corporate Security and business partners, establishing frameworks for scalable, intelligence-driven security operations. The position ensures effective integration of ETI outputs into executive protection strategy, corporate security decision-making, and enterprise risk prioritization. The role focuses on building systems, processes, and governance structures for consistent program delivery, integrating threat intelligence, protective intelligence, and operational security. The Program Manager partners with senior leadership to translate business priorities and evolving risks into actionable program strategies, leveraging ETI insights and EP feedback to shape program direction and inform investment decisions. Key responsibilities include program strategy and maturity, governance and policy development, performance management and analytics, financial and resource planning, and developing tools to enhance operational efficiency and intelligence visibility. This is a hybrid position, with work conducted remotely and at the Oakland General Office as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Management, Information Systems, Operations, or related discipline) or equivalent experience
Job-related experience, 8 years
Must be able to qualify for NERC/CIP clearance

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field (e.g., MBA, Public Administration, Information Systems, or similar)
8+ years of program management experience, preferably in complex, regulated, or enterprise environments
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing program governance frameworks, policies, and performance management systems
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders
Experience managing budgets, forecasting, and enterprise-level resource planning
10+ years of experience in corporate security, risk management, or related enterprise programs
Experience establishing or maturing programs at scale (e.g., building from fragmented → standardized → optimized)
Experience developing data-driven reporting environments (e.g., Power BI, analytics platforms, workflow tools)
Strategic familiarity with Executive Protection programs (governance, standards, oversight—not just operations)
Advanced certifications in program, risk, or security management (e.g., PMP, CPP, CISM)

Responsibilities

Define and drive the long-term strategy and maturation of corporate security programs, including Executive Protection and External Threat Intelligence.
Serve as the program authority for governance, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk priorities, regulatory requirements, and industry standards, including intelligence-led security practices.
Advise leadership on program direction, investment decisions, and risk-informed tradeoffs, incorporating insights from threat intelligence and executive risk posture.
Identify and prioritize strategic initiatives that enhance program scalability, effectiveness, and resilience, including the integration of intelligence and protective functions.
Establish and institutionalize governance frameworks, operating models, and program standards across Corporate Security, including EP and ETI coordination.
Lead the development and lifecycle management of policies, procedures, and program documentation, including those related to protective intelligence and external threat monitoring.
Define maturity models and drive structured program evolution through formal assessments and roadmaps across both operational (EP) and analytical (ETI) functions.
Ensure consistency and standardization across security programs while enabling agility in response to dynamic, intelligence-driven threats.
Define KPIs, metrics, and success criteria for Executive Protection, External Threat Intelligence, and broader corporate security programs.
Build and oversee dashboards, reporting frameworks, and executive-level briefings that integrate threat intelligence outputs, executive risk insights, and program performance.
Lead recurring operating reviews with leadership, synthesizing performance, intelligence trends, emerging threats, and improvement actions.
Translate complex intelligence data and operational trends into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
Own program-level financial planning, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource prioritization across EP and ETI programs.
Provide strategic guidance on allocation of personnel, technology, and vendor resources, including intelligence platforms and protective capabilities.
Evaluate and recommend investments in capabilities, tools, and services that enhance intelligence collection, analysis, and executive protection readiness.
Drive the design and implementation of systems, tools, and data architectures that enable program visibility, intelligence integration, and operational efficiency.
Champion automation, process standardization, and workflow optimization across security programs, including intelligence collection and dissemination processes.
Ensure integration of data sources (e.g., threat feeds, internal reporting, operational inputs) to support analytics, reporting, and decision-making.
Lead or influence cross-functional initiatives to modernize corporate security program infrastructure, including intelligence and protective systems.
Establish the strategic vision, standards, and governance framework for the Executive Protection program, supported by intelligence-driven insights.
Partner with Executive Protection leadership to ensure alignment between program design, intelligence inputs, and operational delivery.
Provide oversight and strategic alignment for the External Threat Intelligence program, ensuring intelligence outputs are actionable, prioritized, and aligned to executive and enterprise risk.
Oversee compliance, training frameworks, and capability development, including intelligence-informed training and protective readiness.
Provide strategic guidance on high-impact initiatives (e.g., executive risk posture, major event security, emerging threat environments) without direct operational ownership.
Build and sustain relationships with senior stakeholders across the organization to drive alignment between intelligence, protection, and business priorities.
Serve as a key liaison between Executive Protection, External Threat Intelligence, and functional partners (e.g., Legal, HR, Operations, IT).
Influence decision-making through data-driven insights, intelligence products, strategic recommendations, and executive communication.
Represent Corporate Security, Executive Protection, and External Threat Intelligence programs in cross-functional forums and with external partners as needed.
Lead complex, ambiguous, and high-impact projects that advance Corporate Security capabilities, particularly in the integration of intelligence and protection functions.
Conduct strategic analyses, intelligence-informed risk assessments, and program reviews to inform leadership decisions.
Anticipate emerging threats and proactively evolve program capabilities through enhanced intelligence and adaptive protective strategies.