Strategy Analyst

Requisition ID # 174046 Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy Job Level: Manager/Principal Business Unit: Energy Delivery Work Type: Hybrid Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City Department Overview California's evolving wildfire risk environment—driven by extreme weather, drought conditions, vegetation stress, and expanding exposure across the electric system—requires PG&E to continuously improve how it reduces ignition risk and protects customers, communities, and the environment. The Wildfire Mitigation department leads critical work to understand, reduce, and manage wildfire risk across PG&E's service territory. The organization supports the company's broader wildfire safety strategy through risk-informed decision-making, operational improvements, regulatory engagement, and data-driven programs that strengthen system safety and resilience. Within Wildfire Mitigation, the Ignitions Investigations team is responsible for investigating, analyzing, and reporting ignition-related information to help PG&E identify trends, understand drivers, meet regulatory obligations, and inform risk-reduction strategies. The team partners across Electric Operations, Vegetation Management, Asset Risk Management, Risk and Data Analytics, ATS, Engineering, Regulatory, and other stakeholders to support accurate and timely ignition analysis, reporting, and continuous improvement. The Ignition Investigation Team is responsible for: * Ignition data collection, quality review, trend analysis, and reporting * Ignition analysis and development of insights that inform wildfire risk reduction * Regulatory reporting, compliance support, and response to external data requests * Cross-functional coordination with field, engineering, operations, vegetation management, asset and regulatory teams * Process improvement and development of tools, standards, and procedures that improve investigation consistency and data accuracy * Drive innovative approaches to prevent and mitigate ignition impacts This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory. PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation 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, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. Bay Minimum: $140,000 Bay Maximum: $238,000 &/OR CA Minimum: $133,000 CA Maximum: $226,000 This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs. Position Summary Provides strategic planning, analysis, policy support, and program leadership for wildfire mitigation and ignition investigation initiatives. Develops strategies, insights, and recommendations that support ignition risk reduction, regulatory compliance, operational performance, and continuous improvement. Partners with internal departments, regulators, industry peers, and cross-functional stakeholders to influence current and future priorities, improve investigation processes, strengthen reporting accuracy, and help translate ignition data into actionable wildfire risk mitigation strategies. Job Responsibilities * Undertakes assignments of the highest complexity and impact to PG&E. * Coaches, mentors and trains others in strategy development and implementation of Lean tools and practices. * Evaluates and develops new analytic methods and tools, processes, procedures for the department. * Solves unique and complex strategic issues and problems. * Manage major cross-functional projects and initiatives. * Works with all levels of leadership (up to and including EVP) across functions to influence decisions. * Anticipates issues and develops innovative solutions. * Continually applies and guides others to apply understanding of company goals and strategies. * Collaborates and influences policy and program strategy at other utilities and regulatory agencies. * Leads development of testimony on complex analysis and policy issues. * Pilots innovative approaches to wildfire risk reduction * Tracks and maintains the wildfire Tactical Implementation Plan (TIP) and containment strategies Qualifications Minimum: * Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Policy, Engineering, Physics or other related fields or equivalent work experience * Job-related experience, 8 years * Ability to travel up to 40% of working time Desired: * Graduate Degree in Engineering, Economics or job-related discipline or equivalent experience * Utility operations / engineering experience * Job-related technical experience, 10 years * Ability to lead department wide modeling and data initiatives of the highest complexity and impact * Ability to present highly complex data and findings to diverse audiences which may include upper management, industry and regulatory stakeholders * Ability to use understanding of the business to help drive strategic decision making, and to recommend operational improvements * Deep knowledge and expertise of business and or industry drivers, regulatory policy and policy strategy and development processes * Ability to analyze business processes and recommend improvements to gain efficiency and effectiveness * Ability to lead and implement key process improvements * Ability to integrate macro and micro economic factors and statistical analysis into decision making