Principal Product Owner, Electric T&D Propel

As a senior Product Owner on PG&E’s Propel program, you will help shape product strategy and deliver SAP-enabled capabilities for Electric Transmission and Distribution (Electric T&D) operations. This hybrid role in Oakland, CA supports Electric Operations with a portfolio spanning work and asset management, integrated planning, work execution, asset maintenance, compliance, and operational analytics. You’ll also be eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the multi-year product roadmap for assigned Electric T&D domains to guide product development.
• Act as the business owner for a portfolio of SAP Propel capabilities that enable Electric T&D.
• Define product success metrics and monitor business value realization over time.
• Provide product feedback and incorporate customer insight into product development and prioritization.
• Lead Electric T&D PI Planning activities.
• Drive cross-functional redesign of electric operations business processes to adapt to SAP Propel.
• Promote adoption of enterprise-standard processes and SAP Propel capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, improve user experience, strengthen 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 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 solutions are scalable and sustainable.
• Participate in design reviews, testing strategy, release planning, and deployment readiness.
• Ensure delivered capabilities meet Electric T&D business requirements and expected outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with leadership and operational leads across Electric Operations and facilitate alignment across Electric T&D organizations.
• Lead stakeholder workshops, decision forums, and product governance discussions.
• Communicate product strategy, roadmap progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Define KPIs and operational metrics to measure product effectiveness and business performance.
• Use operational insights and user feedback to prioritize enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation within assigned product areas.
• Support reporting and analytics solutions.

Requirements

• High School or GED
• 7+ years of job-related experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years experience as Product Owner in an Agile environment
• Agile Certification
• Experience with SAP, SAP S/4HANA, and work and asset management and/or Enterprise Asset Management or utility business processes

Tech Stack

• SAP
• SAP S/4HANA

Compensation: USD 151,000 - 257,000 per year.
Location: Oakland, CA (hybrid).