Chief Data Officer.

About the role

The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and expert guidance to executive management in BPA and DOE, as well as the Chief Technology Office, on all data-related matters. They will guide the development of secure data pipelines and robust datasets, regularly evaluating proposals for new data solutions, and drive innovation through cross-functional teams to mature advanced data analytics and AI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Guide the development of secure data pipelines and robust datasets, regularly evaluating proposals for new data solutions, and driving innovation through cross-functional teams to mature advanced data analytics and AI capabilities through architectural methods.
• Provide crucial data-centric expertise and guidance to Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance and delivery programs, ensuring AI initiatives and advanced analytics are rigorously built on high-quality, accessible, and well-governed data.
• Exercise a high degree of independence and professional expertise to ensure the organization's data assets are managed effectively and in compliance with federal mandates like the Evidence-Based Policymaking Act.
• Develop data governance policies, provide oversight for the enterprise data architecture, enable BPA's data science community to leverage data to enhance bottom-line results across the enterprise.
• Lead the strategic interpretation and implementation of federal data mandates (e.g., Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, Federal Data Strategy, OMB guidelines, and DOE directives concerning data and AI), establishing robust data governance structures and risk management and reporting practices.

Requirements

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed above.
• A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-14] in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience for this position is defined as:
• Developing and managing enterprise-wide vision for data including data architecture roadmaps, supporting standards for data integration, and data repositories (such as data lakes, warehouses, or marts) to align organizational technology infrastructure with strategic business objectives;
• Interpreting and implementing federal data mandates and policies (e.g., the Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, Federal Data Strategy, OMB guidelines, or NERC/FERC standards) to establish organizational data governance structures, risk management frameworks, and compliance reporting practices;
• Setting and enforcing enterprise-wide standards for data repositories, data sources, and data pipelines using technical acumen in data architecture, data quality management, and advanced analytics/AI integration;
• Representing the organization in departmental or interagency forums to negotiate, build consensus, and resolve complex or controversial data management, policy and design/implementation issues among diverse stakeholder groups as the principal leader and advisor accountable for all data-related matters.

Qualifications

• BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four (4) competencies listed above.
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-14] in the Federal service.

Pay

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Schedule

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Benefits

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