Risk Analyst, Senior - OGO/Sacramento
Requisition ID # 172606
Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Strategy & Growth
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland; Sacramento
Department Overview:
The Strategy and Growth functional area is dedicated to long-term strategic and infrastructure planning. With electricity demand expected to double over the next 15 years, we’re building an energy system of the future for the world’s fourth-largest economy. It includes Energy Policy and Procurement, Strategy and Innovation, Integrated Long-Term Planning, and the Commercial Growth Organization.
Position Summary:
The Risk Analyst is responsible for supporting the identification, assessment, and monitoring of regulatory and compliance-related risks for Electric Operations. This role maintains enterprise-aligned compliance risk registers, supports the implementation and effectiveness of compliance controls, and contributes to audit readiness activities across operational and regulatory domains.
The incumbent collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate compliance risks, support mitigation strategy development, and help sustain effective compliance practices. This individual serves as a subject matter expert on regulatory compliance frameworks and contributes to efforts that enhance operational readiness for audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation 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, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $95,000.00
Bay Area Maximum: $143,000.00
Responsibilities:
- Provides risk management and compliance expertise to assigned line of business departments.
- Implements effective risk management framework across assigned line of business.
- Develops and analyzes metrics related to risk and regulatory compliance management.
- Updates compliance risk register coordinating with risk champions for various asset families.
- Tracks progress and provides monthly status updates on status of risk and compliance management initiatives and activities.
- Supports the identification, assessment, and monitoring of regulatory and compliance-related risks across federal and state requirements for Electric Operations.
- Contributes to the development and enhancement of compliance risk management processes, tools, and metrics.
- Partners with Internal Audit, Regulatory Affairs, subject matter experts, and enterprise risk functions to support compliance initiatives.
- May engage with industry groups and external stakeholders to stay informed on regulatory trends and best practices.
- Supports and develops risk management guidance documents.
- Supports deployment of best practices in risk management across line of business.
- Participates in special projects related to risk management or regulatory issues.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Five years of experience in risk management, utility operations, and/or related field
Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s degree
- Knowledge of risk analysis and assessment
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Knowledge of gas and/or electric operations business
- Strong communication skills for all levels of organization, both verbal and in writing
- Project management skills
- Ability to work with and across all levels within the business
- Ability to build strong working relationships
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
