Hybrid Principal People Risk and Compliance Analyst
Join the People team and play a crucial role in driving risk management and compliance across the organization. The People team is dedicated to providing expertise, resources, and guidance to help employees, contractors, and partners reach their full potential. Collaboration, trust, and an unwavering focus on results fuel our dynamic culture.
If you're passionate about making a difference and want to join a team that supports professional growth and values forward-thinking, this is the environment for you. The People team includes:
- People Partners
- Labor Relations
- People Solutions
- People Development & Growth
- Talent Acquisition & Mobility (Recruiting)
- Workforce Development
- Benefits
- Compensation
- Inclusion & Belonging
- Enterprise Change Office
Position Overview
As Principal People Risk and Compliance Analyst, you will serve as the Subject Matter Expert—responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving the risk management and compliance framework for the People Organization. You’ll combine strategic thinking with practical, hands-on execution, working closely with People Leadership, Legal, Internal Audit, and additional stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate operational and regulatory risks.
This hybrid role involves a blend of remote work and scheduled in-person collaboration at company headquarters, with location requirements based on business needs.
Compensation
- Bay Area Minimum: $136,000
- Bay Area Midpoint: $184,000
- Bay Area Maximum: $232,000
Final salary will be based on experience, education, skills, internal equity, licenses or certifications, market value, and other factors, with most offers targeting the minimum to midpoint of the range.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and continuously refine the People risk management framework to ensure alignment with enterprise risk strategies, relevant laws, regulations, and PG&E standards
- Build and maintain the People risk register, create controls documentation, and define mitigation actions by leveraging analytics to identify risk trends and anomalies
- Interpret complex regulatory, audit, and legal findings and translate them into actionable, scalable controls for the People team
- Provide expertise for CPUC oversight activities, including regulatory audits, inquiries, data requests, and remediation efforts related to People practices
- Lead efforts to standardize processes, document improvements, and promote a strong risk and compliance culture through Lean governance and continuous improvement methods
- Monitor evolving regulations and compliance requirements, translating them into clear operational guidance for the People team and flagging potential risks for executive stakeholders in advance
- Prepare and deliver executive-level materials, dashboards, risk assessments, and recommendations, ensuring leadership visibility into risk posture and mitigation plans
- Collaborate with People leaders, internal audit, subject matter experts, Legal, and other stakeholders to address new or changing risks, ensure effective issue resolution, and reinforce audit readiness
- Mentor and coach peers and stakeholders on risk and compliance best practices, fostering widespread accountability and ownership across the People organization
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Management, Risk and Insurance, Business, Accounting, Finance, or a closely related area, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in risk management, compliance, utility operations, or a similar discipline
Preferred Experience and Skills
- Master’s degree or equivalent senior-level experience
- Background applying PG&E Lean standards and process improvement strategies for risk mitigation and operational efficiency
- Ability to apply business insights to aid strategic decision-making and operational improvements
- History of leading large or complex cross-functional projects
- Skilled in handling sensitive situations with diplomacy, tact, and discretion
- Strong analytical capability for business process review and solution identification
- Demonstrated success in driving and executing key process improvements for regulatory compliance
- Ability to inspire, lead change, and create buy-in across multiple levels of an organization
- Highly collaborative approach to working with multiple departments and building productive relationships
- Ability to communicate complex information and risk findings to a range of audiences, including executives and industry regulators
Join a trusted People team committed to supporting and energizing our workforce, partners, and communities. If you are ready to champion risk management and compliance in a forward-thinking utility, we invite you to apply.