About Us
At SoCalGas, we believe that every Californian deserves a resilient energy future. We are working to achieve that future by empowering California to reach its sustainability goals through innovation, collaboration, and decarbonization. As our state’s energy needs change, we will be there providing reliable energy that is clean, safe, and affordable to our 22 million customers.
In addition to helping shape the future of hydrogen technology and clean energy, as an employee of SoCalGas you’ll also enjoy an aggressive total compensation plan, multiple upward mobility opportunities and the ability to find a true work life balance. We also strive to reflect the communities we serve by attracting top talent and maintaining a diverse workforce. To discover more about how rewarding it is to work here, we invite you to visit these pages on our website: Our Mission; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Sustainability, In the Community, and Employee Benefits. Join SoCalGas today to share in our mission to build the cleanest, safest, and most innovative energy company in America!
Primary Purpose
Directs teams in the delivery and support of strategic technology solutions for SoCalGas. Areas of focus include shared technology platforms, data platforms and governance, and project portfolio delivery. Collaborates with others across technology organizations and business functions to drive the development and delivery of innovative and industry leading technology solutions. Leads the development of strategies and technology roadmaps from assessment to architecture design through implementation and adoption. This includes considering organizational impacts and the management of change (MOC). Communicates the digital vision and strategy to Senior leaders. Effectively manages the financial investments in technology with the objective to of maximize the value of those investments. Effectively manages the technology lifecycle of these investments in order to minimize technical debt and cyber risk.
Duties & Responsibilities
Advance and Deliver Technology Capabilities:
- Responsible for the delivery of a broad spectrum of innovative digital platforms and solutions, including Artificial Intelligence/AI, Application and information management platforms, big data & analytics and data management platforms.
- Leads the capital project delivery efforts across Systems and Technology. Facilitates effective capital portfolio governance efforts that emphasizes value-based prioritization while balancing the needs across multiple stakeholders and business objectives. Consistently delivers high-quality projects with an emphasis on disciplined execution.
- Leads the delivery of responsible AI solutions in partnership with business sponsors and stakeholders. Contributes to the development of AI standards, policies, and enterprise capabilities.
- Collaborates with others to implement the data governance program vision, promoting the role of governance and enforcing the use of common frameworks, policies, and standards.
- Acts as a thought-leader, driving digital innovation and influencing strategic technology direction (e.g., Cloud migration, dev/ops, advanced analytics/ artificial intelligence, and agile ways of working, etc.).
- Assesses digital footprint, developing short and long-term plans for improvements. Develops and delivers proposals and recommendations that drive understanding and buy-in for digital investments.
- Works with key vendors and strategic partners to build a ‘one team’ delivery model with a focus on agility, collaboration, and high performance.
- Represents the company at industry functions to remain current on new technologies.
Organization Alignment & Support:
- Facilitates alignment of technology / digital initiatives and strategies with broader business priorities and opportunities through engagement and collaboration.
- Acts as a liaison and develops effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. - Demonstrates effectiveness in problem-solving and a continuous improvement mindset as it relates to managing technology risk and optimizing operational excellence.
- Effectively manages financial performance and communicates project updates / status to senior leadership in a timely manner.
- Collaborates with, supports, and engages with other business areas that depend on technology to support successful business outcome.
Leadership & People Management:
- Works with the broader leadership team to build alignment and trust. Models’ behaviors of authentic and forward-looking leadership, and commitment to high performance as "one team." - Responsible for departmental leadership and direction setting with a focus on collaboration and conflict resolution.
- Directs team to ensure goals and objectives are achieved and implemented. Inspires and motivates team to reach highest potential. Secures and allocates resources to successfully accomplish strategic and operational goals, optimize team performance, and achieve business results. Coaches, mentors, and develops staff while fostering a spirit of teamwork and unity. Establishes performance plans for team. Trains, monitors, and manages performance of employees, providing feedback several times per year, in compliance with company policy.
- Develops, attracts, and retains top talent so the organization is viewed as a model for high performance and agility.
Leadership & Culture Shaping:
- Demonstrates a work style that aligns with Sempra/SoCalGas values (Shape the future, Do the right thing, Champion people).
- Models and enhances the organization’s culture - trusted, accessible, inclusive, transparent, team oriented, professional.
- Creates a supportive work climate that enables project team members to develop professionally. Values diversity promotes teamwork and collaboration, and emphasizes quality, customer satisfaction, and cost effectiveness.
- Fosters a growth mindset and is outcome focused.
- Drives the efforts to enable new and innovate technology delivery through a variety of efforts including new skills development, internship programs, sourcing strategies, and industry partnerships.
- Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
$165300 - $248000 / year
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Education
- Bachelor's Degree Information technology, management information systems, computer engineering, or IT related field. Required
- Master's Degree MBA or Masters in the fields listed above. Preferred
Experience
- 12 years Practical, hands-on, and deep/diverse experiences along a broad technology spectrum including systems (i.e., Applications development, web / mobile applications, batch and real-time data integrations artificial intelligence, big data analytics, etc.) Required
- 7 years Broad IT experience: i.e., Applications Development, Project and Portfolio Management Office (PMO), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Organizational Change Management (included in the overall 12 years listed above) Required
- 5 years Experience managing large, high-performing teams, integrators and managed services providers (included in the overall 12 years listed above) Required
- 2 years Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Azure cloud solution implementation experience (both SAAS and PAAS), cloud migration experience. SAP implementation experience (e.g., ERP, Customer, S/4 HANA) Preferred
- Experience in the energy utility industry Preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Leadership - Outstanding organizational leadership skills with a track record of building strong teams, leading/influencing others, and gaining cooperation and support. Leverages broad thinking skills and considers long-term risk and implications when making decisions and setting strategies. Considers “internal and external stakeholder impact” when developing vision, strategy, and implementing solutions. Advanced Required
- Ability to engage and motivate employees and teams,, drive innovation, and successfully lead change initiatives. Advanced Required
- Product Management: Product management skills, including the ability to communicate and inspire product vision, strategy and roadmap. Advanced Required
- Strategic and Visionary Thinking: Excellent strategic and conceptual thinking skills, and the ability to apply unique business insights to make sound decisions aligned to business goals in order to create competitive advantage/successful outcomes for the organization. Advanced Required
- Technology Trends: Demonstrates a strong understanding of emerging trends in the technology landscape, including new technologies, processes, and ways of working. Able to determine the impact of technological advancement on the company's technology platforms, systems, applications, infrastructure, and practices. Advanced Required
- Financial Acumen: Strong financial acumen, including the ability to accurately report spending in the IT function and an understanding of both CapEx and OpEx budgets. Advanced Required
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to participate in co-operative working relationships including knowledge sharing and partnership in achieving solutions within and across business or operational functions. Advanced Required
- Agile Methodologies: Knowledge of concepts, including Agile Scrum and/or Kanban, and application of Agile methodology (e.g., Lean, SAFe, LeSS) for project management to be able to design, implement and manage projects. Intermediate Preferred
- DevSecOps Practices: Strong understanding of automation and security concepts and processes (e.g., test automation, code coverage, DevSecOps, Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, etc.), and ability to drive the integration of development, operations, and security into enterprise software development. Advanced Preferred
- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance processes, proceedings, and frameworks Intermediate Preferred
Licenses & Certifications
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Leading SAFe Certification Preferred
Other Qualifications
- Must be willing to relocate, if necessary, and live in the Los Angeles area.
- Must travel regularly to both San Diego and Los Angeles locations as appropriate
- May require 24/7 response availability or work outside of normal business hours.
- Requires valid CA drivers license or reliable transportation.
Benefits
SoCalGas offers a comprehensive benefits program to help support employees both personally and professionally. These benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive pay & Annual Bonus program
- Medical, dental, and vision packages (plus free Mental Health resources/sessions)
- 401K company match & Company provided Pension Plan
- Work/Life Balance including generous PTO
- Wellness Programs/Classes
- Tuition/Education Reimbursement
- Career Development Tools & Resources through SoCalGas University
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