Hybrid Expert, Business Analyst

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Expert, Business Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $108,000 - $182,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Ramon, United States

About the role

• Business Analyst responsible for research, data analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting at PG&E. Involves business process improvement, quality control, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Data Analysis: Compiles and analyzes data. May develop and maintain data models for what-if analysis and other business purposes.
• Metrics and Reporting: Develops and tracks business metrics. Develops and maintains standard, custom, and ad-hoc reports.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Develops or works with budgets and forecasts.
• Research: Researches best practices; develops internal and external benchmarks supporting business decisions.
• Quality Assurance & Business Process Improvement: This position may perform quality assurance and business process improvement activities in support of the business. Activities may include developing, managing, or coordinating performance or quality assessment, business process re-engineering, change management, communication, and training.
• Project Management: Lead projects, determining scope, budget, timeframes, forming teams, assigning tasks, managing resources, and addressing issues.

Requirements

• BS in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience required
• Six years of related work experience
• MBA or graduate degree
• Extensive knowledge of different analytical methods, approaches, and tactics
• Broad expertise in what-if modeling analysis, concepts, methods, and techniques, and analysis of how different factors affect business outcomes
• Creative problem-solving skills to develop solutions
• Strong analytical and writing skills to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs
• Influence skills to effectively gain buy-in from leaders inside and outside the department.
• Knowledge and understanding of key drivers affecting business results
• Project management skills to lead large and complex projects working with cross-functional teams
• Organizational, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills
• Adaptable to changing business conditions and ambiguity.

Benefits

• This job can also participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.