Data Strategy & AI Transformation Manager

AEP; Columbus, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power in Columbus, OH seeks a senior technology leader to drive strategic direction for a technology domain, including AI data readiness, data migration strategy, and governance to enable trusted, AI-ready data. You will build and sustain relationships with operating companies and business units while ensuring safety, compliance, and high performance.

You will lead budgeting, staffing, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable technology solutions and a strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business, or related technical field is required.
• 8+ years of technology experience; 4–6 years of direct supervision experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build strategic relationships with operating companies and business unit leaders.
• Provide safety leadership and ensure compliance without exception.
• Promote a high-performance, inclusive culture and strong customer experience.
• Provide compliance leadership for NERC CIP, security, ethics and policies.
• Ensure reliability of technology infrastructure and business solutions.
• Lead financial forecasting and budget management for the Technology organization.
• Develop diverse teams and train staff to enhance technical capabilities.
• Direct area work activities and optimize resource utilization.
• Oversee disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Skills

Strategic leadership

People management

Relationship building

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business, or related technical field

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for the strategic direction of a technology domain, services, or process within a broader strategy of a Business Unit (BU) customer or technology functional area. Responsible for directly managing and developing technology staff, building and sustaining collaborative relationships with operating companies, BUs, and technology teams. Establish the integration and data readiness strategy for next-gen AI applications; lead the implementation of AI tooling for data readiness and discovery. Lead the enterprise data migration strategy and execution, including source system identification, migration patterns, interoperability standards, cutover readiness, and dual-landscape operations that support both legacy and future-state platforms. Establish and govern the data operating model by defining domain ownership, stewardship, critical data elements, business definitions, data quality standards, and governance processes that ensure trusted, AI-ready data.

Job Description

What you’ll do:

• Build and foster strategic and effective business and/or technology peer relationships and represent the Technology organization when collaborating with operating companies and business unit leaders.
• Provide safety leadership and compliance without exception; enhance a strong safety culture.
• Promote a winning culture that is actively engaged, mutually supportive and high-performance oriented.
• Provide corporate compliance leadership and accountability for NERC CIP, physical and cyber security, ethics, corporate policies, etc., without exception.
• Ensure ongoing reliability of the technology infrastructure and business solutions.
• Provide financial leadership, including strategic forecasting and planning; establish and manage departmental O&M and capital budgets in coordination with the plans of the Technology organization.
• Develops diverse and inclusive teams (hiring, training, performance management, culture curation) that deliver world-class technology services with a focus on an efficient and intuitive customer experience.
• Provide training opportunities for employees to learn and share knowledge, strengthen skills, and deepen and broaden technical and professional capabilities; ensure that all employees are well‑trained, knowledgeable, enabled and focused on the success of the company.
• Prioritize and direct area work activities, and optimize utilization of resources.
• Manage resources to provide safe and timely service restoration during storms and other outages.
• Lead and/or direct business continuity planning and disaster recovery for the Technology organization as needed.

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What we’re looking for:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business, or related technical field is required. An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
• Experience: In addition to any experience required above, 8 or more years of technology experience; 4-6 years of direct supervision experience preferred.

Compensation Data

• Compensation Grade: SP20-010
• Compensation Range: $136,539.00 - $177,503.00

Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work:

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently.
• (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
• Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.

At American Electric Power, we provide more than electricity to our millions of customers - we energize possibilities. We're redefining the future of energy by reducing our carbon footprint, empowering the communities we serve and building an engaged, talented workforce. All while delivering the reliable service our customers expect. It’s an exciting time in the energy industry. Are you ready to be part of it? We’re looking for team members to help create the grid of the future. Learn more about our commitment to creating a supportive, inclusive work culture that values different experiences.