Manager, Enterprise & Operational Risk Mgmt
Requisition ID # 170308
Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance
Job Level: Manager/Principal
Business Unit: Gen Counsel, Ethics, Risk & Compliance
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The Office of the Chief Risk Officer is responsible for enabling the business to effectively manage risk in key areas of the enterprise. The Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk Management (EORM) department is charged with overseeing all risk management related to PG&E’s operations and public safety including evaluating risks associated with wildfires, nuclear, dams, natural gas, cyberattacks and natural disasters. Functions include development and oversight of governance procedures, risk modeling and analytics, regulatory strategy, and the integration of risk into operational strategy, forecasting and work prioritization. EORM has responsibility for consistent implementation and continuous improvement of its risk management program across all aspects of the business. The EORM Governance and Oversight Manager position leads a team of 2-3 coworkers charged with establishing and maintaining guidance documents for the risk management process, ensuring risks are monitored in appropriate oversight forums, and building strong partnerships with Functional Area (FA) risk stakeholders across the business.
Position Summary
The EORM Governance & Oversight Manager plays a critical role in strengthening the company’s enterprise risk management capabilities. This position supports governance, oversight, and strategic execution of enterprise-wide risk processes. The role partners closely with Functional Area (FA) Risk Leaders, contributes to risk governance materials, advances risk analytics, and ensures alignment with corporate safety, culture, and performance expectations. The ideal candidate excels in cross-functional collaboration, data-informed decision-making, and continuous improvement.
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 <$Min - $Mid 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: $129,000
Bay Area Mid: $168,000
Bay Area Max: $207,000
Job Responsibilities
Maintain the quality of existing guidance documents
Establish new guidance documents to support changes in the EORM program
Oversee communication and rollout related to guidance document publication
Support Boards of Directors’ compliance requirements related to risk management
Develop Boardfacing materials for enterprise risks.
Prepare and deliver highquality Risk Deep Dive materials.
Engage FA risk stakeholders to support implementation and adoption of the EORM process
Strengthen alignment between EORM and FA Risk Leaders
Increase visibility into Key Risk Indicator (KRI) trends to enable proactive risk management
Maintain Tactical Implementation Plans (TIPs), corrective action dashboards, and workplan status visuals; embed Lean practices into workplan execution
Enhance KRIs to ensure meaningful measurement of top risks and to drive performance improvement
Support enterprise risk reduction using datainformed analysis and insights
Provide visibility to risk data to improve transparency and usability
Maintain the Corporate Risk Register including annual enterprise risk selection and system of record support (currently MetricStream)
Maintain industry relationships to support benchmarking
Create a team environment that promotes collaboration, trust and accountability
Foster ongoing dialogue to identify sources of joy at work, promote psychological safety, and exchange feedback
Qualifications
Minimum
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of job-related experience
Desired
Ethics and compliance management experience
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional business partners
Experience managing cross-functional program(s) that include obtaining agreement on complex roles and responsibilities
MBA or MS, or equivalent experience.
Experience at the corporate or operational level
Experience in the utility or highly regulated industry
Training or registration as ISO 31000 management systems
Certification in Lean/Six Sigma methodology
Strong analytical skills, including experience with risk data, dashboards, and performance metrics.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; experience preparing executivelevel materials.
Ability to manage complex workplans, timelines, and competing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across diverse functional areas.