Expert Program Manager Jobs in USA, CA, San Ramon | Rose International Job

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred License/Certification:

• PMP Certification preferred

Required Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• 6-8 years of experience managing programs, portfolios, or related initiatives
• Experience supporting operations, strategy, or operational excellence functions
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and initiatives simultaneously
• Experience working in cross-functional and matrixed environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience preparing leadership-level updates and supporting decision-making
• Strategic leadership and execution planning
• Cross-functional coordination and stakeholder management
• Systems thinking and problem-solving capabilities

Preferred Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• Background in wildfire, forestry, and/or climate-related initiatives
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior leadership
• Experience working with regulatory, governmental, business, or customer groups
• Financial forecasting and budget support experience
• Risk assessment and contingency planning
• Technical implementation planning experience

Required Soft Skills:

• Strategic Leadership
• Ability to translate high level strategic requirements into executable plan and actions
• Cross Functional Influence & Coordination
• Proven strength in working across operations, technical teams, and enterprise stakeholders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and move complex, matrixed initiatives forward without direct authority
• Systems Thinking & Problem Solving
• Ability to understand how people, processes, and tools connect across the business landscape, identify root causes, and develop structuralized solutionsPosition SummaryThe Manager, Electric Operations Strategy leads the planning, governance, and execution of a portfolio of strategic initiatives, programs, and pilots that advance Electric Operations priorities.

This role serves as a critical bridge between strategy and execution—providing structure, discipline, and cross-functional coordination to ensure initiatives are prioritized effectively, delivered on schedule, and scaled for sustained operational impact. The Manager partners closely with operations, data and digital teams, and executive stakeholders to drive performance transparency, resolve cross-organizational dependencies, and translate leadership direction into measurable, repeatable outcomes.

This is a fast-paced, high-impact and high-visibility role that puts this individual right in the center of the Electric strategy org, to enable catastrophic wildfire risk reduction, climate adaptation, climate mitigation, and improved affordability for the customers that client has the privilege to serve.

Job Responsibilities:

• Help define scope and objectives of pilot projects
• Support project planning and permitting
• Align on roles and responsibilities with partners and relevant cross-functional client teams
• Maintain ongoing communications cadence with partner organizations
• Identify, analyze, and address project performance issues
• Ensure quality of project delivery, troubleshooting with pilot partners as needed to accomplish project goals
• Track and review project deliverables
• Communicate project status to wildfire resilience partnerships team
• Coordinate partner projects with client operations as needed
• Assess project risk and develop contingency plans; and identify and communicate lessons learned and best practices
• Manage technical implementation plan across projects
• Coordinate and participate in field visits
• Support financial forecasting and budget development
• Support implementation of new project valuation methodologies as needed
• Support development and recruitment of matching funding sources for partnership projects as needed
• Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.
• Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.

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