Job Description

:Company Summary StatementAs one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities - PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy - provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPL\'s companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.
OverviewPPL\xe2\x80\x99s Data & Analytics Office is seeking a Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics Manager to be an integral part of the Digital Transformation. The BI and Analytics Manager is a key role within PPL and is responsible for leading the enterprise initiatives around data visualizations and across the company. Successful candidates have excellent communication and networking skills, a passion for data and reporting, ability to lead a team through data driven initiatives successfully, strategic mind set, execution focused and expertise in data visualization and machine learning principles. They will need to work with stakeholders across the organization to extend the visualization Center of Excellence and steer the company to a unified visualization platform and tools. Key to success will be working closely with all business units and engineering teams to develop the strategy for PPL\xe2\x80\x99s data footprint. The role will report to the VP, Customer Experience & Data & Analytics.PLEASE NOTE: This position is Hybrid to our local offices in: Allentown, PA ; Louisville, KY ; Providence, RI
Responsibilities

• Provide strategic input, leads, and coordinates data visualization efforts across the Company.
• Oversee and manage the data visualization and machine learning engineering team responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the Company\xe2\x80\x99s managed information.
• Directs efforts to define, modify, and review controls, processes and/or procedures to improve data visualization across PPL.
• Collaborate with Data Science team to build and maintain strong MLOps framework.
• Provide thought leadership on the use of visualization tools for the organization.
• Define and maintain visualization workspaces and it\xe2\x80\x99s associated deployment processes for the organization
• Serve as an interpreter or an intermediary between the users of data (business groups or other IT functions) identifying data needs of a particular group and explaining the importance and use of the data applicable to
• Lead the efforts in training, user adoption of visualization tools for company wide adoption
• Oversee development of a style guide detailing the standard for best practice on data visualization for the IT
• Organize and facilitate meetings with stakeholders and business leaders across the organization.
• Collaborate with the rest of the Data & Analytics team to develop strategies for enterprise reporting leveraging Snowflake, Oracle etc.
• Establish and be the primary owner for Data Visualization strategic meetings throughout the organization. Communicate to management and stakeholders through summary reports, review decks, project plans, agendas, minutes, issue / risk tracking, etc.
• Contribute to a positive culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence by identifying and implementing process improvements where appropriate.
• May be assigned an Electric Utilities emergency and storm role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule.

Qualifications

• 7+ years progressively responsible experience in Data Visualization and Data.
• Strong analytical and data visualization skills.
• Ability to recognize and analyze data patterns and discrepancies.
• Ability to resolve complex issues independently and escalate to management as needed.
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving skills.
• Effectively communicates complex information with both internal and external contacts at a variety of organizational levels.
• Experience establishing metrics/key performance indicators to measure business impact
• Knowledge of ad hoc reporting and analytics tools. Ability to learn and adapt to changing technology.
• Show a strong sense of ownership for their deliverables
• Initiative and passion for finding solutions to ambiguous problems and ability to work in difficult situations and across organizational boundaries.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal, with ability to communicate or convey the results to audience at all levels.
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Preferred Qualifications:1. Utilities industry experience.

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