Manager – IT Contract & Financial Management

Requisition ID # 166548 

Job Category: Information Technology 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Information Technology

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Office of the CIO (OCIO) represents the cross-functional IT Management capabilities that enable running the business of IT. The OCIO focuses on supporting IT's operation model by ensuring a consistent, transparent, and efficient approach to the way the IT organization delivers value to its partners. The core of the OCIO consists of four areas essential to the long-term success of IT: Contract Management, Business Operations, Program Management Office, and Investment Management.

Position Summary

The Manager position of the IT Contract Management is responsible for the strategic planning and consolidated management of contracting activities across the entire IT department. This role will lead a team responsible for a combination of IT contract and financial management for a portfolio valued at $250M of annual spend. This role is a leadership position, reporting directly to the Senior Manager of the Office of the CIO.

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.  

Pay range:  $144,000.00 - $213,000.00

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.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the collection, consolidation and reporting of data on vendor contracts, performance, risk and relationships to key stakeholders and vendors.

• Coordinate with asset management resources (where applicable) to assist in the management and tracking of software and hardware assets.
• Manage the maintenance of the contract management database to track key dates (expirations, renewals) financial forecasts and assess contract demand.
• Maintain an inventory of vendor spend (often in collaboration with other areas, such as finance and procurement) by category (software, hardware, telecom, staff augmentation, services).
• Classify and rationalize the vendor portfolio in partnership with Sourcing so that focus can be applied to the most strategically important vendor relationships and engagements.
• Ensure that the metrics used to evaluate performance are properly tied to business outcomes and contractual obligations.
• Puts together contract forecast and provides insight and analytics to the contacting process by collecting and reporting quality data.
• Oversees the administration of executed contracts including the goods receipts and the reconciliation of invoicing with an eye to keep the billing correct.
• Provides leadership and tactical support to contract management analysts, data analysts to develop and complete the annual planning process of updating forecasts and developing budgets for the following fiscal year.
• Manages a portfolio of Telecom Expense Management personnel which are responsible for maintaining critical IT communication and ISP services for the entire company in an affordable and effective manner.
• Oversee a team of 15 professionals that originate contracts via the company’s procurement system in partnership with IT leadership and the Sourcing Department.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience in IT-Information Technology, 6 years
• Experience in program management, large-scale

Desired:

• Experience in Sourcing/Procurement/Contracts – 8 years
• Experience in Financial Management – 8 years

• Leadership Experience, minimum 2-4 years
• Master's Degree in job-related discipline
• Competency in building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• Competency in interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
• Competency in planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
• Strong knowledge of business and financial planning, professional concepts as they apply to the IT organization
• Experience with budgeting process
• Solid problem-solving skills (i.e., exercises independent judgment and discretion to perform assigned tasks from low to average complexity using established procedures, standards, and guidelines)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and detail oriented
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills