Compliance & Risk Consultant, Expert

Requisition ID # 171030 

Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Gen Counsel, Ethics, Risk & Compliance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Enterprise Governance and Shared Compliance (EG&SC) group within the General Counsel, and Ethics, Risk and Compliance (GC ERC) department provides leadership, strategic direction, and critical oversight of cross-cutting governance and compliance matters, including overseeing and expanding existing enterprise programs for compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) cybersecurity and privacy requirements. One aspect of this function is to lead and support coordination, governance, and implementation of critical cross-functional compliance requirements and adherence with standardized enterprise and operational compliance risk mitigations. The group also provides enterprise-wide governance over Information and Records Governance (IRG) requirements.

Position Summary

The Compliance & Risk Consultant's core function is to support/monitor the compliance and/or risk management framework & tools that enable the organization to conduct business in compliance with applicable standards, laws & regulations, and/or to identify, manage, and mitigate operational and compliance risk. With a focus on NERC Compliance, the Compliance & Risk Consultant, Expert will support the development, implementation, and maintenance of the framework for the Enterprise NERC Compliance program, as well as function as the primary support lead for NERC related audits (typically led by the WECC). Serving as the audit lead for NERC audits, this roll will be responsible for providing actionable business intelligence to drive accountability in areas with functional compliance responsibilities and deliverables to WECC.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business needs or company requirements. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory and will be agreed upon by the successful candidate and hiring leader.

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint of the range. The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Bay Area Min: $122,000

Bay Area Mid: $158,000

Bay Area Max: $194,000

Job Responsibilities

• Provides expertise to leadership and cross-functional teams regarding development, implementation, and monitoring of controls and mitigation plans.
• Develops compelling data-driven business cases for or against specific courses of action and potential risk mitigation alternatives as appropriate.
• May lead company response to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries.
• May Act as lead for NERC comment and balloting initiatives.
• Regularly updates leadership on changes to requirements/standards, metrics, program effectiveness, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead and/or support root cause analysis.
• May lead or participate in enterprise risk management forums.
• May act as a team lead but does not have any direct reports.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience managing compliance/risk programs or controls.

Desired Requirements

• Demonstrates broad expertise and applies advanced knowledge to wide-ranging compliance and/or risk management issues
• Expert level knowledge of assigned area of business including processes and procedures
• Advanced knowledge of and ability to apply internal control concepts and/or risk analysis & assessment
• Strong problem solving, project management, and change management skills
• Ability to analyze large sets of data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate complex data effectively to a variety of audiences including executives
• Ability to influence others in order to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment to act
• Highly flexible, self-directed, and able to adapt well to a rapidly changing environment
• Advanced skills in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint

• Master's degree desired
• 4 years experience managing compliance/risk programs or controls
• 4 years experience with NERC Compliance (CIP and O&P)
• Prior Audit Experience
• Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP)
• Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance (LPEC)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Risk Management Professional (RISM-CRMP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Other compliance or risk related certifications, as applicable
• Project Management experience
• SQL and PowerBI experience is a plus