Principal Product Owner, Electric T&D Propel
About The Position
The Principal Product Owner is a senior individual contributor responsible for shaping product strategy, driving business transformation, and delivering SAP-enabled capabilities that support Electric Transmission and Distribution operations. The role leads a portfolio of capabilities spanning work and asset management, integrated planning, work execution, asset maintenance, compliance, and operational analytics. It partners with Electric Operations leadership, business stakeholders, architects, delivery teams, and implementation partners to define product vision and translate it into functional requirements, ensuring that Propel delivers measurable business value. The position is hybrid, working from a remote office and an assigned location 2–3 days a week. Propel is PG&E’s business and technology modernization program to migrate to SAP S/4HANA, standardize end-to-end processes, clean the technology core, and enable modernization. Electric T&D Propel coordinates across Electric T&D, IT, Asset Management, Engineering, and implementation partners to deliver business capabilities, organizational readiness, and business outcomes.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Seven years of job-related experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Five years of experience as a Product Owner in an Agile environment.
- Agile certification.
- Experience with SAP, SAP S/4HANA, Work and Asset Management, Enterprise Asset Management, or utility business processes.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a multi-year product roadmap for assigned Electric T&D domains.
- Serve as the business owner for a portfolio of SAP Propel capabilities that enable Electric T&D.
- Establish product success metrics and track business value realization.
- Provide product feedback and customer insight to support product development.
- Lead Electric T&D PI Planning.
- Lead cross-functional efforts to redesign electric operations business processes for SAP Propel.
- Drive adoption of enterprise-standard processes and capabilities enabled through SAP Propel.
- Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, improve user experience and data quality, and reduce manual effort.
- Advocate for solutions that improve safety, reliability, compliance, productivity, and Electric T&D customer outcomes.
- Translate strategic objectives into product roadmaps, epics, features, and prioritized backlogs.
- Provide direction and guidance to product owners, business analysts, and agile delivery teams.
- Partner with architects and technology teams to ensure scalable, sustainable solutions.
- Participate in design reviews, testing strategy, release planning, and deployment readiness activities.
- Ensure delivered capabilities meet Electric T&D business requirements and expected outcomes.
- Build trusted relationships with leadership and operational leads across Electric Operations.
- Facilitate alignment across Electric T&D organizations.
- Lead stakeholder workshops, decision forums, and product governance discussions.
- Communicate product strategy, roadmap progress, risks, and outcomes.
- Define KPIs and operational metrics that measure product effectiveness and business performance.
- Use operational insights and user feedback to prioritize enhancements.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation across assigned product areas.
- Support reporting and analytics solutions.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
High school or GED
