Columbus, Ohio, United States
Onsite
Job Posting End Date
09-29-2026Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
Job Summary
Responsible for the strategic direction, delivery, and support of technology solutions that enable AEP's Metering organization, including metering operations, meter data management, advanced metering capabilities, and related Meter-to-Cash business processes. Partners closely with business leaders to align technology strategies, roadmaps, and investments with operational objectives and customer needs. Promotes and applies Technology processes and solutions to meet the needs and align with the strategies of the Metering organization. Responsible for directly managing and developing technology staff, building and sustaining collaborative relationships with operating companies, business units, and technology teams. Lead the teams to complete projects and/or services and perform all technology work activities via efficient processes and effective use of resources.Job Description
What you’ll do:
Build and foster strategic and effective business and/or technology peer relationships and represent the Technology organization when collaborating with operating companies and business unit leaders.
Provide safety leadership and compliance without exception; enhance a strong safety culture.
Promote a winning culture that is actively engaged, mutually supportive and high-performance oriented.
Provide corporate compliance leadership and accountability for NERC CIP, physical and cyber security, ethics, corporate policies, etc., without exception.
Ensure ongoing reliability of the technology infrastructure and business solutions.
Provide financial leadership, including strategic forecasting and planning; establish and manage departmental O&M and capital budgets in coordination with the plans of the Technology organization
Develops diverse and inclusive teams (hiring, training, performance management, culture curation) that deliver world-class technology services with a focus on an efficient and intuitive customer experience.
Provide training opportunities for employees to learn and share knowledge, strengthen skills, and deepen and broaden technical and professional capabilities; ensure that all employees are well-trained, knowledgeable, enabled and focused on the success of the company.
Prioritize and direct area work activities, and optimize utilization of resources.
Manage resources to provide safe and timely service restoration during storms and other outages.
Lead and/or direct business continuity planning and disaster recovery for the Technology organization as needed.
What we’re looking for:
Education:
Experience:
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Compensation Data
Compensation Grade:
SP20-010Compensation Range:
$136,539.00 - $177,503.00The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
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