Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer

Cardiff, Glasgow, London

Ofgem works on behalf of energy consumers to ensure that every household and business in the UK can rely on a safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy supply.  We are playing a vital part in accelerating the transition to Net Zero and a carbon neutral energy system – a goal that everyone wants to achieve.

As the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer at Ofgem, you will spearhead the definition and implementation of our data strategy. This leadership role is an opportunity for an experienced data professional to make a significant impact on how data informs and enhances the functioning of the energy marketplace for consumers. Reporting to the Chief Digital and Information Officer, you will provide governance, process digitization, analytics, and artificial intelligence guidance to all teams at Ofgem.

Your leadership will extend to diverse teams, including, Data Business Partnering, Process Digitization, Data Insights, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Data and Information Governance, and Data Operations and Engineering. Through collaborative efforts, you will construct and communicate a clear vision for data in Ofgem, build relationships with organisational leaders, and set guidelines for the use of data and information.

Responsibilities include developing, planning, and delivering work outcomes, ensuring adherence to budget and resource requirements, supporting team development, and focusing on welfare and pastoral care. Furthermore, you will actively contribute to diversity and inclusion efforts within your team and across the wider organisation.

Specific duties involve championing the use of AI within Ofgem, creating a highly skilled AI advisory capability, improving data collation from external parties, and establishing robust governance for data use in decision-making. Your role extends to the creation of a vision statement, strategy, and roadmap for data, analytics, AI, and information in Ofgem.

In building key stakeholder relationships, you will collaborate internally with the Chief Data and Information Officer, Directors, Portfolio Managers, Heads of Professions, and externally with government departments, regulators, technology partners, service providers, data providers, and the energy sector.

Join Ofgem in this impactful leadership role and be a part of shaping a data-driven, sustainable future for the energy landscape. Together, let’s contribute to Ofgem’s strategic priorities and lead the way in fostering a culture of innovation and inclusion.

We foster a culture of inclusion that values, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues. In our inclusive workplace, every individual is welcome, encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work.

As Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer you will take the lead on defining and delivering our data strategy. Key to this will be leading and developing our Data team bringing together expertise in data governance, process digitisation, data insights, data science, data engineering and operations. This is an opportunity for an experienced, senior data professional to play a highly influential leadership role that can radically impact on how data informs and enhances how the energy marketplace operates for consumers.

This role will provide services in governance, process digitisation, analytics and artificial intelligence guidance to all teams at Ofgem using our Common Data Platform, CRM Platform and analytics software products to share data and insights effectively across and up through Ofgem to enable decisions and action.

Essential Criteria:

• Proven experience of delivering high quality data and digital strategic outcomes at enterprise level as CDO or equivalent. (Lead criteria)
• Sound insight, analytical skills and judgement with ability to manage data related change programmes in a complex environment. (Lead criteria)
• Demonstrable experience of data and information governance with a track record of delivering value.
• Demonstrable understanding of AI, it’s applications and governance
• An engaging, adaptable, collaborative leadership style that fosters and supports diversity and inclusion.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to enthuse stakeholders and colleagues promoting the effective use of data.

More information about the role and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details.

Alongside your salary of £75,000, OFGEM contributes
£20,250 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; Hybrid working, flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration
is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them
to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through
building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above.
This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions.
Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and
conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your
personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any
absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you
to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

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Job contact :

• Name : Sandra Segal
• Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk