Geospatial Analytics Lead

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years.

Our Vision: Our vision is to become the most admired utility in the United States through the execution of our long‑term growth strategy. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Our Commitment: CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

The Geospatial Business Analyst / Product Owner is responsible for managing the strategic direction, functionality, and performance of CenterPoint Energy's Enterprise geospatial data, analytics and AI environments. The position serves as the primary liaison between business units, IT, and data teams to ensure that geospatial data are leveraged to enhance operational efficiency, system reliability, compliance, safety, and decision‑making.

This role integrates business analysis, product ownership, and geospatial data management expertise to align initiatives with CenterPoint Energy's organizational goals, supporting electric and natural gas operations, customer, supply chain and other corporate functions across the enterprise.

• Own and maintain the geospatial product vision, roadmap, and priorities in alignment with corporate objectives and business requirements.
• Translate operational needs into actionable user stories, requirements, and technical specifications for developers and IT teams.
• Manage product lifecycle activities, including planning, backlog management, release coordination, and continuous improvement.
• Define and monitor performance indicators for product adoption, reliability, and business value.
• Ensure products and solutions comply with corporate cybersecurity, regulatory, and data governance standards.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for business units on capabilities, enhancements, and service delivery.
• Conduct business process reviews, workflow mapping, and requirements analysis to identify and prioritize geospatial solutions.
• Facilitate cross‑functional workshops, stakeholder interviews, and demonstrations to capture feedback and align expectations to support geospatial or imagery‑based projects.
• Develop and maintain business requirements documentation, functional specifications, and user guides.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment reviews, and communication for system updates and new releases.

• Oversee integration of geospatial solutions with enterprise systems such as SAP, asset management, work management, and outage systems.
• Evaluate and recommend geospatial tools, data models, and spatial data services to support CenterPoint's operations.
• Support cloud‑based geospatial environments (e.g., GCP and Azure) and ensure performance, scalability, and availability standards are met.
• Collaborate on configuration and customization of geospatial web and mobile applications in collaboration with the GIS.

• Support the enterprise geospatial data governance framework by maintaining standards for accuracy, completeness, and metadata management.
• Coordinate with data stewards to ensure spatial datasets are updated, validated, and version‑controlled in accordance with operational needs.
• Promote data consistency across divisions by enforcing data models and integration protocols.
• Develop and maintain documentation on geospatial data architecture, processes, and business rules.

• Act as an advocate for geospatial technology and its strategic use throughout the organization.
• Provide subject matter expertise to leadership, engineers, planners, and field personnel on geospatial capabilities.
• Prepare and…