IT Solution Lead (Corporate Platforms & Systems)

Xcel Energy Services Inc; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcel Energy is seeking a Solution Lead to guide end-to-end solution lifecycle, align IT solutions with architecture and governance, and partner with business stakeholders to ensure value and risk are well represented.

The role emphasizes adoption of enterprise applications, collaboration platforms, and digital capabilities, with hybrid work options and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Relationship Management: Partner with business areas, customers and other stakeholders to understand business needs and opportunities.
• Represent business partners/stakeholders in input to strategic planning and investment prioritization.
• Establish and maintain collaborative partnership with internal partners.
• Provide coaching and direction to less experienced team members.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, information management, and technology enablement that support business objectives.
• Solution Delivery: Participate in Demand Management preparation, lead and support delivery lifecycle activities, and ensure solutions are designed for great user experience and operational performance.
• Facilitate delivery meetings and ceremonies.
• Lead analysis and design.
• Provide needed plans, demo’s, artifacts, and procedural documentation.
• Lead requirements discovery, solution evaluation, and stakeholder alignment activities.

Job description

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy. Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best. Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday-Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Position Summary

The Solution Lead is responsible for leading work within or across end-to-end solution lifecycle. They hold accountability for meeting business needs, supporting business strategy, and ensuring IT solutions have sound operation. They provide in-depth knowledge of business needs, business processes, information management practices, and corresponding solutions. They provide technical guidance in partnership with cross-organizational team members to ensure solutions align with architecture and IT strategy, security, compliance, and governance requirements. They are a key contact to business, customer and stakeholder groups for their respective domain, helping ensure business needs and corresponding value and risk are well represented. The role helps drive adoption and effective use of enterprise applications, collaboration platforms, content management solutions, and emerging digital capabilities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Relationship Management: Partner with business areas, customers and other stakeholders to understand business needs and opportunities.
• Represent business partners/stakeholders in input to strategic planning and investment prioritization.
• Establish and maintain collaborative partnership with internal partners.
• Provide coaching and direction to less experienced team members.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, information management, and technology enablement that support business objectives.
• Solution Delivery: Participate in Demand Management preparation, lead and support delivery lifecycle activities, and ensure solutions are designed for great user experience and operational performance.
• Facilitate delivery meetings and ceremonies.
• Lead analysis and design.
• Provide needed plans, demo’s, artifacts, and procedural documentation.
• Lead requirements discovery, solution evaluation, and stakeholder alignment activities.