Business System Specialist, Expert

Requisition ID # 171621

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Procurement Organization includes a staff of more than two hundred sourcing managers, buyers, analysts, and supplier diversity personnel. Our mission is to deliver cost effective and valued procurement services through strategic, diverse, and sustainable business solutions. Our work requires close integration with all functional areas, finance, and our suppliers.

The Procurement Excellence Center (PEC) is a strategic function dedicated to driving procurement transformation, operational efficiency, and value creation across the organization. Within the Procurement organization, the PEC establishes best practices, standardizes processes, and leverages systems, advanced analytics, and market intelligence to enable data-driven decision-making. The PEC collaborates with all Procurement teams to enhance capabilities, improve performance, and optimize costs. Key focus areas include systems, market intelligence and analytics, digital procurement transformation, risk management, supplier relationship management, governance, and capability development.

Position Summary

The Expert Business System Specialist serves as the single front door and technical authority for Power Platform demand within the Procurement organization. This role is responsible for intake, prioritization, design, development, delivery, and lifecycle management of Power Platform solutions, including Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.

This is a hands-on expert role requiring deep technical proficiency, strong business partnership skills, and disciplined execution within a regulated enterprise environment. The individual partners closely with Procurement stakeholders, IT, and governance teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, auditable, and aligned to Procurement strategy.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland based on business needs or company requirements.

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount 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 range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint . The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Bay Area Min: $122,000

Bay Area Mid: $158,000

Bay Area Max: $194,000

Responsibilities

- Power Platform Demand Management & Intake

- Own and manage the end‑to‑end intake process for Power Platform requests across Procurement, serving as the primary point of contact for dashboards, apps, and automations.

- Translate ambiguous business requests into clear problem statements, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans.

- Assess requests for feasibility, complexity, risk, and value; recommend appropriate solutions (Power BI vs Power Apps vs Power Automate vs alternative tools).

- Drive prioritization and backlog management in partnership with Procurement leadership, balancing new demand with sustainment and enhancement work.

- Solution Architecture, Development & Delivery

- Design, build, test, and deploy enterprise‑grade Power Platform solutions, including:

- Power BI dashboards and semantic models (performance‑optimized, secure, and reusable)

- Power Apps (complex forms, multi‑step workflows, role‑based experiences)

- Power Automate flows (robust automations, integrations, approvals, and exception handling)

- Ensure solutions follow standard design patterns, naming conventions, and documentation practices to support maintainability and scale.

- Lead user acceptance testing, production readiness, and post‑deployment stabilization.

- Governance, Risk & Compliance

- Ensure all Power Platform solutions comply with Procurement governance, SOX controls, data security, and audit requirements.

- Act as an escalation point for production issues, performance risks, and control gaps related to Power Platform assets.

- Stakeholder Partnership & Enablement

- Serve as a trusted advisor to Procurement leaders and business partners, helping them understand what is possible and what is scalable on the Power Platform.

- Coach and mentor other team members on Power Platform best practices, fostering consistency and reducing single points of failure.

- Continuous Improvement & Innovation

- Monitor demand trends, solution usage, and pain points to identify opportunities for standardization, automation, and reuse.

- Stay current on Power Platform enhancements and industry best practices, translating new capabilities into practical Procurement use cases.

Qualifications

Minimum

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

- 7 years of experience in procurement or other job-related discipline

- Advanced, hands‑on expertise in:

- Power BI (data modeling, DAX, performance optimization, enterprise reporting patterns)

- Power Apps (complex apps, validations, integrations, role‑based security)

- Power Automate (enterprise workflows, approvals, integrations, error handling)

- Demonstrated experience owning end‑to‑end solution delivery, from intake through production support.

- Strong requirements elicitation, stakeholder communication, and prioritization skills.

Desired

- Experience supporting or working within Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, or Operations.

- Familiarity with SAP, Ariba, or other enterprise systems commonly integrated with the Power Platform.

- Experience designing intake models, backlogs, or operating frameworks for digital delivery teams.