Manager, Electric Operations Strategy

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Location

MUST BE LOCAL TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Must Have Skills

• Strategic Leadership - Ability to translate high level strategic requirements into executable plan and actions
• Cross Functional Influence & Coordination - Proven strength in working across operations, technical teams, and enterprise stakeholders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and move complex, matrixed initiatives forward without direct authority
• Systems Thinking & Problem Solving - Ability to understand how people, processes, and tools connect across the business landscape, identify root causes, and develop structuralized solutions

Position Summary

The Manager, Electric Operations Strategy leads the planning, governance, and execution of a portfolio of strategic initiatives, programs, and pilots that advance Electric Operations priorities. This role serves as a critical bridge between strategy and execution—providing structure, discipline, and crossfunctional coordination to ensure initiatives are prioritized effectively, delivered on schedule, and scaled for sustained operational impact. The Manager partners closely with operations, data and digital teams, and executive stakeholders to drive performance transparency, resolve crossorganizational dependencies, and translate leadership direction into measurable, repeatable outcomes.

This is a fast-paced, high-impact and high-visibility role that puts this individual right in the center of the Electric strategy org, to enable catastrophic wildfire risk reduction, climate adaptation, climate mitigation, and improved affordability for the customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Help define scope and objectives of pilot projects
• Support project planning and permitting
• Align on roles and responsibilities with partners and relevant cross-functional teams
• Maintain ongoing communications cadence with partner organizations
• Identify, analyze, and address project performance issues
• Ensure quality of project delivery, troubleshooting with pilot partners as needed to accomplish project goals
• Track and review project deliverables
• Communicate project status to wildfire resilience partnerships team
• Coordinate partner projects with operations as needed
• Assess project risk and develop contingency plans; and identify and communicate lessons learned and best practices
• Manage technical implementation plan across projects
• Coordinate and participate in field visits
• Support financial forecasting and budget development
• Support implementation of new project valuation methodologies as needed
• Support development and recruitment of matching funding sources for partnership projects as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• 8 years of experience managing portfolio of related or relevant experience
• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in business
• Experience leading or supporting programs, initiatives, or portfolios within operations, strategy, or operational excellence functions
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams or initiatives simultaneously
• Experience working in a crossfunctional, matrixed environment with operations and business stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience supporting leadershiplevel updates and decisionmaking

Desired Qualifications

• Background in wildfire, forestry, and/or climate
• PMP Certifications
• Ability to work effectively with senior staff members and management
• Ability to effectively collaborate with external regulatory, governmental, business or customer groups