Principal Product Manager

Department Overview

Join the Innovation Strategy & Programs (IS&P) team within PG&E’s Grid Research Innovation & Development (GRID) department and help us change the electric utility industry from the inside!

In 2022, PG&E articulated its True North Strategy (TNS), a bold breakthrough vision that charts a course toward achieving our purpose and climate commitments over the next 10 years. The mission of Innovation Strategy & Programs (IS&P), where this role sits, is to ensure that PG&E can bring the technologies that support the TNS vision of a resilient, decarbonized, optimized energy system from conception to reality through a rigorous R&D practice.

To do so, IS&P leads PG&E’s R&D Strategy, by maintaining an R&D Strategy Report in line with our TNS objectives and conducting large scale Innovation Summit and Innovation Pitch Fest events to bring our strategy to life and build coalitions with external stakeholders.

Our team also leads PG&E’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program which is funded at around $19M/year and represents one of the nation’s biggest and most advanced utility R&D programs. EPIC enables PG&E and other California organizations to demonstrate novel technology solutions to meet emerging grid needs and achieve the state’s ambitious energy policy goals. PG&E is currently running its 4th multi-year EPIC cycle and preparing for the 5th.

The Principal Product Manager on the IS&P team will be responsible for leading PG&E’s EPIC program. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the development of PG&E’s investment plan for the next multi-year EPIC funding cycle. They will serve as the primary point of coordination with our regulators and other internal and external stakeholders, ensure PG&E’s compliance with a myriad of program compliance requirements, drive the overall execution of our EPIC portfolio, and directly support and oversee a subset of the portfolio’s projects.

The Principal Product Manager will also be responsible for developing and implementing process improvements that support the transition of successful R&D projects into scalable technology roadmaps and investment plans for broader technology integration and deployment.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location is in Oakland, CA. The team has an expectation of working from Oakland office up to several days per month.

PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary 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, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location.

The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area: $ to $

Portfolio Planning

• Facilitates EPIC R&D project ideation, prioritization, project selection, and strategic alignment
• Supports EPIC project teams in creating robust project concept proposals and business plans including documentation of scope, timeline, budget, benefits, risks/mitigations, and programmatic compliance requirements. This also includes performing benchmarking, vendor, and technology due diligence, and facilitating alignment on project objectives, scope, use-cases, etc.

Regulatory & External Coordination

• Serves as the primary point of coordination with the CPUC for the EPIC R&D program
• Leads the preparation for, and facilitation of, program deep dives and other meetings with the CPUC
• Represents PG&E at formal workshops with the general public
• Leads the development of content for formal regulatory filings such as PG&E’s upcoming EPIC 5 investment plan, leads quarterly and annual reporting to the CPUC, and manages data requests.
• Ensures compliance with the myriad of CPUC requirements over the EPIC program, including…