Senior Director, SAP - IT

Requisition ID # 156869 

Job Category: Information Technology 

Job Level: Senior Director

Business Unit: Information Technology

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Position Summary

The Senior Director, SAP - IT will report to the Vice President, Energy Systems & Solutions.  This role will help lead the Propel program at PG&E which is a full scale business transformation coupled with migration of SAP from ECC to S4/HANA.  The Propel program will drive significant business value in our engineering, operations, supply chain, finance and HR business areas.

The technical scope includes key elements of the SAP S/4HANA application and adjacent platforms to be determined during the design phase of the program. You will lead external partners as well as internal IT resources to execute the program. You will collaborate and interface with the Business Process Transformation team daily to ensure that there is alignment of the technical solution to business objectives.

This position will be based at PG&E headquarters in Oakland, California. The candidate should be willing to fully relocate to San Francisco Bay area, if not already local, and commute into Oakland, CA office at least 3 days a week

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.  Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $216,000

Bay Area Maximum: $292,000

Job Responsibilities

• S4/HANA Migration: Drive and lead all aspects of the successful migration from legacy SAP systems to S4/HANA across the organization. Collaborate with business area teams to define the migration roadmap, ensure project timelines are met, and minimize disruptions to business operations.
• Lead SAP Fit to Standard Strategy: Implement SAP through configuration of software out of the box and by adopting industry best practices in supply chain, finance and HR.
• Vendor Management: Oversee relationships with SAP solution providers, system integrators, and consultants. Evaluate and select external vendors as needed. Negotiate contracts and ensure service level agreements are met.
• SAP System Operations: Maintain high levels of reliability and performance of current ECC system while building S4/HANA system to high levels of reliability and performance.  Architect dual system architecture to enable incremental deployments.
• SAP System Governance: Establish and maintain effective governance processes to ensure compliance, security, and data integrity across SAP systems. Develop and implement standards and policies for SAP system management.
• Team Management: Upskill current coworkers and bring in new coworkers that will own best practices and possess SAP S/4HANA functional product expertise.. Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.
• Team Member Engagement: Collaborate closely with key team members, including executives, business leaders, and IT teams, to understand business requirements and align SAP initiatives with business
• Budget and Resource Management: Develop and lead the SAP budget, including forecasting and cost control. Optimize resource allocation to improve efficiency and effectiveness of SAP initiatives.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with the latest advancements and trends in SAP technology. Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and innovation to drive business value.

Leadership Qualities

PG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.

Transformational Leadership:

• Demonstrates a holistic view of the engineering, asset and work management and delivers a compelling enterprise vision of how the technology platforms can contribute to growth and performance.
• Creates long-term goals that inspire others and demonstrate innovative thinking.
• Plots a path from the present to the future and understands what must change to get there.

Strategic Mindset

• Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

A Leader in the Community and Industry

• Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Demonstrates Safety Leadership

• A safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.
• Maintaining an environment of open dialog and free of retaliation.

Influences and Inspires

• Using various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.
• Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related dynamics.

Optimizes Team Performance

• Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Creating a climate where people are developed and motivated to do their best to help the organization.

Values Diversity and Creates Inclusion

• Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Fiscally Responsible

• Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Leads Ethically and in a Compliant Manner

• Sponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes ethics, safety and compliance.
• Building on necessary level of industry, company and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations.

Provides a High Level of Customer Service

• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Background Qualifications

Minimum

• Minimum of B.A./B.S. degree or equivalent work experience in computer science, information technology, business administration, engineering, or other relevant field requires
• Minimum of 12 or more of relevant technical and leadership experience within a company or industry consulting responsible for technology strategy, planning, and client relationship work experience required
• Experience in leading large / complex SAP S4/HANA program (budget of >$100M)

Preferred

• Has led or operated in production dual systems during implementation – ECC and S4/HANA
• Utility industry experience or adjacent industry experience
• Minimum of 20 years of experience in SAP program delivery and operations, with at least 10 years in a leadership role.
• Production operations experience with SAP S4/HANA (any deployment – data center, hyperscaler, RISE)
• In-depth knowledge of SAP modules, including but not limited to Finance, Supply Chain, Plant Maintenance, Project Systems and HR
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to encourage and empower a team.
• Proven experience in vendor management, contract negotiation, and budget management.
• Strategic problem solver who translate business needs into SAP solutions.