Director Operational Excellence Jobs in Oregon

Power Your Greatness

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion and belonging.

General Purpose

Drive operational excellence and strategic performance across a region or cross-functional portfolio, influencing outcomes that directly support enterprise-wide objectives. You’ll lead the development and execution of business strategies, optimize resource allocation, and ensure the success of O&M plans through data-driven cost and resource planning. As part of the Delivery Assurance model, you’ll play a critical role in maintaining plan feasibility while delivering transparency into cost performance. This role also offers the opportunity to grow and lead high-performing teams coaching talent, shaping culture, and championing company programs that enable long-term success.

Responsibilities

- Support the PacifiCorp monthly and quarterly external and managerial reporting processes.
- Direct the reporting of financial and operational performance variances against target including trend analysis and interpretation of movements in key performance indicators at the executive level.
- Responsible for performance reporting, technical accounting and complex analytical services to PacifiCorp executives.
- Develop monthly performance reports with incisive measurement of actual performance against targets.
- Manage relationships throughout the organization.
- Link business strategy and financial planning.
- Liaise with PacifiCorp businesses and corporate functions to support performance management and advise best practice and process methodology.
- Direct the consolidation of PacifiCorp financial information for monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
- Develop and manage operating plans and objectives for the Finance organization.
- Influence continued change in culture and mindset towards performance management.
- Direct the internal controls for specified cycles on a monthly basis.
- Coordinate unit cost delivery results with Asset Management as part of the 10 year planning process.
- Manage, mentor and evaluate employees.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in senior performance reporting or performance management role.
- A minimum of five years of direct people management.
- Leadership and teamwork skills to negotiate with and influence peers and management on policy and strategic issues.
- Management skills including the ability to establish objectives, develop and execute policy, direct and monitor resources, and recommend and oversee development or implementation of systems, programs, or processes.
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP.
- Ability to deliver high quality results at pace, manage parallel processes, and consistently meet tight deadlines.
- Communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to manage and motivate employees.
- Knowledge of the Company’s strategic plan, regulatory and political environment, as well as the Company’s policies, procedures and practices, and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Preferences

- Advanced Degree.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- Utility experience.
- Working knowledge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Uniform System of Accounts.

Additional Information

Req Id: 114703

Company Code: PacifiCorp #PM25

Primary Location: PORTLAND

Department: Power Delivery

Schedule: Full Time, 100% onsite

Hiring Range: $155,300 - $213,510

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 20.00%.

BENEFITS:

At PacifiCorp, we understand that living a healthy lifestyle isn’t just about your physical health — your mental, financial, and social wellbeing also play an important role. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to help you live a more balanced lifestyle.

Our Benefits include:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option. For union employees, matching contributions vary by union. For nonunion, PacifiCorp makes a fixed contribution equal to 4% of your eligible pay each year for new hires. In addition, PacifiCorp matches 100% of the first 6% you contribute.
- Life insurance
- Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
- Tuition Assistance
- Mass Transit Pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.

Work Life Balance:

- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - Time off varies by employee type (Union or Non-Union)
- Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Bereavement Leave
- Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.

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