Expert Platform Product Owner

Requisition ID # 173950 

Job Category: Information Technology 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Technology & Security

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview 

Technology & Security delivers secure, resilient, and scalable enterprise platforms that support critical business applications, infrastructure services, cloud operations, automation, and emerging technology enablement. 

Position Summary  

The Expert Platform Product Owner will guide cross-functional Agile teams in delivering secure, scalable, and business-aligned across the various capability platforms. This role will translate product strategy into clear requirements, create product roadmaps, manage KPIs, across CI/CD, Compute, project delivery workstreams, manage and prioritize the product backlog, support delivery planning, and partner closely with business, engineering, operations, cyber, and product stakeholders to maximize value across enterprise technology initiatives. This role will work closely with other product owners and provide oversite across/ensure alignment across the products on all platforms. 

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

Job Responsibilities 

• Lead Scrum teams as the Product Owner, ensuring alignment among business priorities, product strategy, and delivery execution. 

• Identifies the developmental needs of resources and coaches and mentors resources to improve their knowledge or skills.  

• Analyzes work plans and schedules to reallocate resources or reprioritize program work.  

• Provide vision and direction to Agile development teams and stakeholders throughout project lifecycles. 

• Maintain a healthy, well-groomed backlog of prioritized work for the delivery team. 

• Own complex and major release planning and set clear expectations for delivery of new functionality. 

• Understand business pain points, desired outcomes, and value drivers to clearly articulate product value. 

• Communicate effectively with executive, business, functional, and technical stakeholders. 

• Serve as a bridge between business, product, and engineering teams to support shared understanding, vendor strategies, and evaluations. 

• Own BPD planning and support alignment between planning activities and delivery outcomes. 

• Drive and develop implementation plans across the products and platforms 

• Own and develop strategies to reduce technical debt and communicate product releases. 

• Coordinate asset management plans across the platform products. 

• Align product roadmaps for various technology capabilities with business priorities across the platforms. 

• Partner with stakeholders to manage contracts and licenses. 

• Own, define, measure, track, and report KPIs. 

• Drive process improvements through lean methodology of problem solving. 

• Introduce and drive platform supporting AI. 

Qualifications  

Minimum: 

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience. 

• Five years of job-related experience as a Product Owner or similar roles. 

Desired: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. 

• Five years of experience as a Product Owner in an Agile environment. 

• Product Owner, Scrum Master, or other Agile certification. 

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, or equivalent cloud platform certification.  

• Knowledge of Agile software development principles, values, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques relevant to the role. 

• Ability to influence stakeholders and lead behavioral change. 

• Ability to apply knowledge of the business and marketplace to advance organizational goals. 

• Willingness to contribute beyond defined role responsibilities. 

• Experience with BPD planning or related business planning processes. 

• Experience with Operating Systems, Cloud Service Providers and asset management. 

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. The final 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: $132,000.00

Bay Area Mid: $179,000.00

Bay Area Max: $226,000.00