Principal Business Functional Consultant, Transformation

Xcel Energy•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for. Position Summary: Looking for a business subject matter expert who understands the outcomes we deliver our customers through products and programs. The Prin Business Functional Consultant serves as a strategic business partner within the Business Area to drive enterprise level transformation outcomes. The role provides deep subject matter expertise, operational insights, and high impact process recommendations to support business readiness and the successful delivery of transformational or major project initiatives. Focused on non-technical domains, the role bridges current state operations with future state capabilities by representing functional needs, identifying gaps, and enabling sustainable change through collaboration, communication and stakeholder engagement. The Prin Business Functional Consultant influences senior leaders, guides cross-functional teams and ensures customer centric outcomes are prioritized and operationalized effectively.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field; or equivalent combination of training and relevant experience.
Strong understanding of utility processes and performance drivers.
Excellent communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
7+ years in operations, business process improvement or service delivery.

Nice To Haves

Expert in business process and business outcomes associated with Products and Programs portfolio.
Previous experience in program or product management

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic advisor for business functional teams by providing deep subject matter expertise, operational insights and high impact process recommendations across business functions.
Represent functional operations in major program activities, shaping business process design, policy and procedure development, business benefits, KPIs and future state functional architectures.
Identify, assess and communicate broad operational impacts of proposed changes, proactively addressing enterprise level risks and misalignments.
Guide business functional testing strategy, inform training and change design and ensure user adoption approaches enable sustainable transformation.
Partner with cross functional leaders to ensure end-to-end business process integration and customer centric operational continuity.
Champion enterprise continuous improvement by elevating systemic pain points and shaping long-term design decisions.
Lead development of enterprise performance metrics, reporting frameworks and post implementation value realization measures.

Benefits

Annual Incentive Program
Medical/Pharmacy Plan
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
Health Care Reimbursement Account
Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
Transportation Reimbursement Account
Short-term disability (STD)
Long-term disability (LTD)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
Tuition reimbursement
Transit programs
Employee recognition program
Pension
401(k) plan
Paid time off (PTO)
Holidays
Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
Parental Leave Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.