Section Manager, Office of the SVP, Corporate Affairs

The Section Manager reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, serving as a strategic advisor and lead of the organizations operations, programs, and special projects. The Section Manager has a direct span of control of three employees and leads a total team of four. Responsible for managing deliverables for executives, coordinating board and leadership materials and activities, leading organizational planning and change management efforts, and overseeing cross-functional projects with significant visibility across the company. Partners closely with senior leaders to translate business priorities into actionable plans, communications, governance processes, and employee programs that advance departmental objectives and strengthen organizational culture. Leads the infrastructure, processes, and strategic initiatives that enable the Corporate Affairs organization to operate effectively driving workforce planning, leadership development, employee engagement, and continuous improvement efforts.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead organizational effectiveness efforts, including strategic planning, workforce planning, goal-setting processes, organizational change initiatives, and continuous improvement activities
• Provide leadership and oversight of departmental budget planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial management activities, ensuring alignment of resources with business priorities
• Establish and maintain operational processes, governance structures, and management routines that enable effective alignment, decision-making, accountability, and execution across Corporate Affairs
• Manage high-profile, cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation, coordinating stakeholders, priorities, risks, and deliverables to achieve strategic objectives
• Oversee leadership team operations, including meeting governance, action tracking, strategic planning sessions, offsites, and other planning activities
• Directly supervise, coach, and develop a team of professionals; establish performance expectations, assign and monitor work, conduct performance evaluations, support career development, and ensure achievement of departmental goals and objectives.
• Provide leadership and oversight of employee engagement, internal communications, culture-building programs, leadership development initiatives, and organizational events to help strengthen the employee experience and organizational performance within Corporate Affairs
• Oversee department communications channels, knowledge management resources, and related programs to ensure effective information sharing and employee connectivity
• Direct the development and execution of executive, leadership, and board-level communications, presentations, briefing materials, governance reports, and other strategic deliverables
• Exercise independent judgment in addressing complex business issues, managing sensitive and confidential information, and recommending solutions to senior leadership
• Performs additional tasks when necessary to support the organization and the Company.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of work experience or
• Master's Degree and 6+ years of work experience

Preferred Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Communications, Public Affairs, Political Science, or a related field

Relevant Work Experience

• Progressive experience in strategy, policy, government relations, communications, operations, or a related function, required.
• Experience partnering directly with senior leaders and providing strategic support to executive-level decision-making, required.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and high-visibility deliverables, required.
• Experience managing projects from conception to execution, required.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment and manage sensitive and confidential information, required.
• Experience leading and developing employees, required.
• Experience working in a utility or regulated industry, preferred.
• Experience managing board, executive, steering committee, and/or other leadership materials, preferred.
• Knowledge of stakeholder engagement practices, strategic communications, and/or employee communications, preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Promotes information sharing
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Develops and delivers effective presentations
• Project Demonstrated project management skills

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.