Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.PSE'sData/Automationteam is looking for qualified candidates to fill anopenDirector Data Servicesposition!Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.Job DescriptionPuget Sound Energy is on a journey to deliver on our clean energy goals with the first major milestone occurring by 2030. In order to support a decarbonized energy system, PSE is seeking a Director of Data Services to join our team. This role will support this journey by taking the foundation and elevating it to allow PSE to make data driven decisions through analytics and AI.The Director Data Services owns the vision, roadmap, strategy, and execution of data, analytics/BI, and AI capabilities throughout the company. This includes overseeing data management, data architecture, data governance, data quality, KPIs, and driving business enablement on an enterprise-wide level. This role is a strategic leader and subject matter expert to ensure that data and AI play a crucial role in achieving the company's goals within a compliant framework. To do so, they must effectively communicate the strategy and plan to all levels of the organization, including executives.As the head of the IT Data Services team, this individual is accountable for the overall performance of the team and reports to the CIO. They manage a team of data architects, data engineers, and analysts, leveraging data as a cross-functional strategic asset to lead initiatives and provide valuable insights to stakeholders. They understand the unique needs of each area and foster a collaborative, world-class data organization that empowers stakeholders with a deeper understanding of their data, including trends and insights that drive business growth.In addition to their data-related responsibilities, they uphold safety compliance standards and promote a culture of total safety within the company. They also demonstrate a commitment to conducting business honestly, ethically, and in alignment with the company's core values and Code of Conduct. They ensure that all duties are performed in accordance with regulatory compliance obligations.Job ResponsibilitiesEmployee Safety, Development Team Building - Providing employees with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities and building effective teams:Demonstrates a passion for safety. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety including eliminating at-risk behaviors by conducting safety audits and inspections, eliminating hazards and near misses, and attending safety meetings.Sets clear expectations and holds employees accountable for performance as well as safety goals/targets where applicable.Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions. Ensures required training is successfully completed.Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.Accountable to ensure employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements, as well as safety standards.Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews and development plans.Provides coaching, direction and leadership support to team members in order to achieve employee, business, customer and safety results.Establishes data policies, standards, organization, and enforcement of data and enterprise information management concepts.Oversees and reports on data metrics, and has director-level responsibility for all enterprise information/data management budgeting and initiatives.Implements policies, standards, structures, procedures, roles and responsibilities to govern data.Establishe