Senior Manager, IT Business Technology

PG&E; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

PG&E is seeking a Senior Manager to oversee SAP technical operations and lead the integrated SAP/non-SAP landscape for Project Propel and SAP S/4HANA transition. You will drive environment strategy, governance, and delivery across SAP Basis and change control, partnering with PMO, vendors, and stakeholders.

You will manage environment readiness, testing cycles, and go-live activities, ensuring alignment with enterprise IT strategy in a regulated, complex environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years IT experience ideally supporting large SAP systems.
• Broad technical architecture knowledge across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP BTP and SAP cloud-based apps.
• Experience in complex, heterogeneous enterprise environments with large SAP/non-SAP landscapes.
• Strong ability to engage stakeholders and manage system delivery and environment readiness.

Responsibilities

• Leads SAP Basis and Change Control teams; set goals, strategies and processes for delivery of portfolio.
• Own SAP environment management plan: capacity planning, system sizing, environment scheduling and refresh.
• Oversee non-SAP environment readiness: provisioning, connectivity, security, data prep, system integration validation.
• Maintain environment readiness reporting, metrics, dashboards for transparency and risk management.
• Drive SAP S/4HANA integration strategy with SAP and non-SAP systems for integrated solutions.
• Manage RISE subscription sizing and SAP BTP service consumption for cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with system integrator to develop technical roadmaps for S/4HANA implementation.
• Govern SAP ECS relationship: SLA tracking, escalation, governance cadence.
• Govern change and release management across SAP landscapes; ensure transports and config changes are controlled.
• Mentor teams and drive high performance through coaching and feedback.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

SAP ECC

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Change control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

8+ years IT experience

Job description

Requisition ID# 175325

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Level: Senior Manager

Business Unit: Technology & Security

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Information Systems Technology Services is a unified organization comprised of various departments which collaborate effectively in order to deliver high quality technology solutions.

Position Summary

Oversees SAP technical operations and provides strategic and technical leadership for the integrated SAP and non-SAP system landscape supporting Project Propel and PG&E's transition to SAP S/4HANA under the RISE with SAP model. Accountable for environment strategy, architecture, governance, operational readiness, and technology delivery, the Senior Manager ensures alignment with Project Propel objectives and broader enterprise IT strategy.

Leads SAP Basis and Change Control functions, providing direction across environment planning and provisioning, testing, deployment, go-live, and operational transition. Partners with the PMO, solution teams, business stakeholders, enterprise IT, and application vendors to drive technical strategy, delivery governance, risk management, and resolution of complex cross-platform dependencies. The role requires deep SAP technical expertise, strong organizational leadership, and executive-level stakeholder management to drive enterprise-scale technology outcomes within a complex, regulated environment.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland, CA 3 days per week, or more, based on business needs or company requirements.

Compensation

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 between the minimum and midpoint listed below. Thefinal 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: $163,000.00

Bay Area Mid: $220,000.00

Bay Area Max: $277,000.00

Job Responsibilities

• Leads Basis and change control teams in developing, prioritizing, coordinating, and communicating goals, strategies, and processes necessary to successfully deliver the portfolio and critical projects.
• Own the SAP environment management plan overseeing capacity planning, system sizing, environment scheduling and refresh strategy to deliver integrated SAP landscapes that support test cycles, dress rehearsals and cutover.
• Own end to end accountability for the non SAP environment readiness workstream supporting SIT and UAT. Track and manage system provisioning, connectivity, security and access readiness, data preparation and refresh, and system integration validation
• Establish and maintain environment readiness reporting, metrics, and dashboards to provide transparency into environment status, risks, and dependencies across SAP and non SAP systems, enabling informed decision making by PMO and program leadership.
• Drive execution of the SAP S/4HANA integration strategy, establishing integrations with SAP and non SAP systems to enable the successful delivery of integrated enterprise business solutions.
• Drive cost-efficient SAP landscape operations by managing RISE subscription sizing and scaling, controlling SAP BTP service consumption, and aligning capacity forecasting with project demands and long-term scalability goals.
• Partner with system integrator to develop and execute technical roadmaps to support SAP S4HANA implementation, ensuring alignment with Clean Core principles.
• Manage the SAP ECS relationship, including SLA tracking, escalation management, and governance cadence, while driving continuous improvement through operational feedback to enhance system stability and reliability.
• Provide governance over SAP and integrated landscape change and release management, ensuring disciplined execution of transports, configuration changes, and environment controls to maintain stability and readiness across test cycles, cutover, and go live.
• Achieve results through others by setting and communicating goals and metrics, monitoring progress; providing ongoing coaching and feedback, and reinforcing behaviors that drive high performance.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8 years of overall IT experience ideally supporting large, complex SAP systems.
• Broad technical architecture knowledge across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP BTP and SAP cloud-based applications (e.g. SuccessFactors, Ariba, Concur, Fieldglass).
• Demonstrated capability to operate in and support highly complex, heterogeneous enterprise environments, managing largescale SAP and nonSAP system landscapes with a high volume of integrated systems and dependencies.
• Strong capability to engage stakeholders, define and manage system delivery and environment readiness for enterprise test cycles and golive, and drive disciplined execution across complex, integrated SAP landscapes.

Desired:

• Master's degree in related discipline.
• 5+ years in SAP technical delivery leadership roles (SAP Basis and/or SAP BTP).
• 2 full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementations, including at least one using RISE with SAP (Private Cloud Edition) and production cutovers.
• Strong working knowledge of the RISE shared responsibility model across SAP ECS, hyperscale's, system integrators, and customer teams.
• Handson experience with SAP Activate and familiarity with Waterfall, Hybrid, and Agile delivery models used by system integrators.
• SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Cloud Architecture, or RISErelated certifications.