Sr. Director Data, AI Strat & Adoption

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location ranging from:

Orange CT - $189000 - $236000

What We Offer:

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities

• Generous performancebased bonuses

• 12% 401(k) match

• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance

• Tuition reimbursement

• Professional development and clear careeradvancement pathways

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Job Summary:

The Sr. Director Data AI Strategy & Adoption (D&AI) role serves as the enterprise leader responsible for defining and executing the enterprise data & artificial intelligence strategy ensuring alignment with the business goals while driving measurable adoption across the organization. This role collaborates with business stakeholders translating data and AI capabilities into tangible business value. This position is instrumental in defining operationalizing and scaling AVANGRIDs Data & AI strategy across all business units.

The Sr. Director Data AI Strategy & Adoption (D&AI) role is responsible for working with business process owners to redesign end-to-end processes to deliver measurable business value using advanced analytics GenAI automation and machine learning technologies. This role is also responsible for leading a dynamic and expanding team comprised of managers business engagement leaders process analysts and AI specialists.

The incumbent is a senior-level leader who demonstrates a proven track record in leading AI enterprise-wide transformation modernizing E2E business processes and providing cross-functional leadership at scale.

The Sr. Director Data AI Strategy & Adoption (D&AI) role reports into the Chief Data & AI Officer.

Key Responsibilities:

This role oversees Data & AI Strategy & Adoption engaging with the business and technical areas to align on the enterprise Data & AI strategy.

Strategy & Leadership:

• Define and evolve the enterprise Data & AI strategy longterm roadmap and capability maturity model aligned with business objectives.

• Engage and partner with leaders across business areas to understand priorities and identify highimpact AI use cases and value realization metrics.

• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform strategic direction.

• Facilitate Data & AI in enterprise strategic planning cycles including LongTerm Outlook (LTO) and investment planning.

• Develop change management strategies to promote AI solutions and drive adoption including data products across the organization.

• Promote AI and data literacy and awareness through training and enablement programs.

• Collaborate with business technical teams to scale solutions.

• Serve an advisor to leadership translating AI capabilities risks and impacts into clear business language.

• Manage an enterprise portfolio of AI solutions.

• Support enterprise Data & AI governance including Responsible AI policies and compliance alignment in partnership with Legal Risk Security and Compliance.

• Drive AI literacy and changemanagement programs to enable enterprise adoption and cultural transformation. Foster a culture of innovation experimentation and continuous improvement.

• Develop talent strategies including hiring upskilling and vendor/partner ecosystems.

• Develop ROI for opportunities in coordination with business areas and Finance.

• Reinforcement endtoend accountability for the enterprise Data & AI operating model.

• Emphasis on governance regulatory risk management auditability and longterm talent sustainability.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Data Science Engineering AI/ML Business Analytics or related field and a minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

• Relevant experience includes leading enterprise Data & AI programs including leadership experience leadership driving transformative initiatives.

• Proven experience defining and executing data/AI strategies at enterprise scale.

• Strong understanding of data and AI platforms and AI/ML concepts.

• Strong understanding of core utility business processes.

• Demonstrated success in driving business adoption of data and analytics solutions.

• Experience working in a regulatory environment e.g. energy and utilities including regulated T&D operations utility data domains (AMI OMS/DMS asset management) and reliability/system planning.

• Leadership communication and presentation.

• Expertise in Generative AI/LLMs retrievalaugmented generation (RAG) model risk management and AI governance.

• Deep understanding of process redesign/ reengineering automation and operational excellence.

• Strong crossfunctional leadership and portfolio management; change leadership and workforce transformation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in computer science Data Science Engineering AI/ML Business Analytics or related field.

• Deep understanding of regulatory environments (PUC FERC ISO/RTO) and their impact on AI data and operations.

• History of building enterprisewide transformation programs.

• Knowledge of bigdata/cloud platforms (Azure/AWS Databricks) and modern MLOps tooling.

• Professional certifications in AI Cloud Architecture or process redesign.

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Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission operations and cyber security business areas in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections training audit engagement and required evidence retention and will be communicated by the employees management.

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