Sets the enterprise vision and direction for communications and marketing across shared services areas supporting the California utility companies (SDG&E and SoCalGas), integrating external, internal and employee communications, public relations, advertising and marketing communications, executive communications, brand stewardship, and stakeholder engagement. Advises executive leadership on reputation, narrative, cultural and business risks; directs communications during pivotal events and major incidents; and builds the operating model, talent, partnerships, platforms and measurement systems needed to strengthen trust, advance corporate strategy and sustain long-term organizational value across the utilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establishes corporate affairs and communications vision, strategy, governance, narrative pillars and standards for shared services areas supporting the California utility companies, aligned with organizational and utility-specific priorities.
• Provides strategic insights and recommendations to the chief executive officer, executive leadership and other senior leaders on reputation, stakeholder expectations, organizational voice, critical messaging and communications risk, leveraging stakeholder insights and communications expertise to inform enterprise decision-making, manage risk and advance business priorities.
• Integrates public relations, media relations, internal and employee communications, executive communications, advertising and marketing communications, brand, sponsorships and strategic partnerships into a cohesive enterprise approach.
• Directs communications for major incidents, crises, business transformation, regulatory or public issues, organizational changes, transactions and other pivotal events affecting shared services areas and the California utility companies, ensuring alignment with legal, operations and executive priorities.
• Shapes long-term corporate identity and market perception by governing brand architecture, major campaigns, portfolio relationships, narrative strategy and high-impact external engagement.
• Represents the organization with top media, community leaders, decision-makers, industry leaders and strategic partners in high-stakes communications and reputation matters.
• Directs internal and employee communication frameworks that support business strategy, leadership alignment, culture, workforce engagement and organizational transformation.
• Establishes enterprise planning, measurement and reporting systems to evaluate communication effectiveness, stakeholder response, message penetration, issue response and return on significant investments.
• Sets the corporate affairs and communications operating model and capability roadmap, including organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, agency and partner models, platforms, tools, research and resource allocation.
• Builds organizational capability through leadership development, coaching, training, thought leadership and mentorship across the corporate affairs and communications function.
• Exercises broad discretion and enterprise decision-making authority while balancing reputational, legal, regulatory, financial, cultural and operational considerations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.