ERP Modernization - SAP EAM & Information Technology Delivery, Project Manager

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become an ERP Modernization - SAP EAM & Information Technology Delivery, Project Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. NextGen ERP is a large, complex multi-year program designed to transform the way the electric utility operates. This critical strategic program leverages advanced technology innovations, such as machine learning, business process intelligence capabilities to enable an enterprise-wide future-focused business transformation.   

In this job, you’ll be a part of the business transformation re-imagining the way SCE works. We are building a team to lead SCE’s NextGen Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program focused on motivating change through streamlining and modernizing our processes/systems across the ERP landscape. Our migration to the next generation of SAP’s ERP software and enabling new digital solutions will increase automation, integrate artificial intelligence, and improve data access and quality.

Key Focus:

• Project Management: Heading the EAM Work Management portfolio with direct responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business outcomes. 
• Risk Mitigation: Identifying, measuring, and mitigating risks within EAM Work management and raise problem areas to other Solution Towers.
• Program Oversight:  Leading solution analysis, design, and implementation within program scope, schedule, and budget to ensure adherence to design principles and value targets defined in the NextGen program.
• Vendor Management: Focus on managing vendors, tracking deliverables, schedules, quality commitments, contracts, risks/issues, team collaborators and customers to ensure successful program execution.  
• Systems Integration: Facilitate meetings with System Integrators on regular basis to discuss status, open issues, discuss opportunity for improvisation on deliverables, discuss risk/mitigation.
• IT Liaison: Leading cross-functional teams (Cybersecurity, Finance, IT Architecture, IT Grid Services, IT Operations, Supply Management, OU partners) and activities related to the development of plans, schedules, and execution of assigned projects.  
• Digital Transformation: Instrumental in supporting SCE’s digital transformation by employing and advocating for agile techniques throughout the project lifecycle. 

As a ERP Modernization - SAP EAM & Information Technology Delivery, Project Manager, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Manages the activities of one or more moderate to large, short to mid-term projects with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and outcomes
• Exercises considerable latitude and judgement in developing plans, budgets, and resources, directing activities and actions, and determining deliverable
• Decides appropriate methods, procedures for new projects with significant independence
• Engages with all levels of management and acts as a key consultant for both functional and business issues
• Manages complex user story decomposition, dependency mapping, and backlog prioritization
• Analyzes velocity trends, quality metrics, and team capacity to forecast release plans
• Drives process improvements by analyzing sprint metrics and refining ceremonies, workflows, documentation, and tools
• Implements Agile software development practices including test-driven development (TDD), pair programming, continuous integration, and refactoring
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in IT project management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of experience leading implementation of projects in waterfall and agile delivery.
• Three (3) or more years of experience facilitating workshops with various functional teams and end user customers and collaborators to translate complex business needs and requirements into appropriate technology solutions preferably within an enterprise SAP ERP solution footprint covering SAP and non-SAP solutions.
• Experience and knowledge of SAP/ERP applications/modules in the EAM T&D business processes and operating models spanning one or more business process domains.
• Five (5) or more years of experience serving as a Project Manager in very complex enterprise application environments; this includes project related experience with upgrade or implementation projects.
• Five (5) or more years of experience managing suppliers, service contracts, project metrics, and contracts to meet project objectives.
• Experience involving the execution of at least 1 or more full lifecycle implementations of SAP ERP or S/4 HANA ERP implementation.
• Associate’s degree or higher in Business, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or relevant technical major.
• PMP Certification and/ or Scrum Master Certification
• Experience communicating via both, written and oral communications, with senior executive management

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.  Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California.  Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Pomona, CA. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time in the field throughout the SCE service territory. 
• Position will require up to 25% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory. 

• Relocation may apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.