Enterprise Data and AI Manager

Pierce County•Tacoma, WA

About The Position

The Enterprise Data and AI Manager will build and lead Pierce County’s enterprise data and AI program, establishing countywide strategies, governance, policies, platforms, and tools to improve decision-making and operations. Reporting directly to the CIO, the role partners with County departments and technology leaders to support responsible use of data and artificial intelligence, improve efficiency, and deliver public value. The position leads development and implementation of a countywide data and AI strategy; establishes governance, privacy, data management, and responsible AI standards; and maintains the enterprise data architecture and roadmap. It directs shared data platforms and services, oversees AI and intelligent-automation solutions through their lifecycles, and leads applied research, program evaluation, performance measurement, forecasting, analytics, and data products. The manager builds and leads multidisciplinary teams across data architecture and engineering, research and analytics, AI, privacy, governance, and intelligent automation. The role includes management of supervisors, team leads, and staff, as well as workforce planning, performance management, employee development, and succession planning. It also builds countywide data and AI literacy and promotes stewardship, trust, accountability, and public value. Pierce County’s Information Technology team has 130 staff and supports technologies used for essential public services, including commercial applications, geographic information systems, custom software, and hybrid on-premises and cloud infrastructure. The department describes its environment as positive and collaborative, with opportunities for continual learning and professional development. Applicants must authorize and complete a background check. The County is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Requirements

Nine years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise data management, governance, analytics, applied research, privacy, artificial intelligence, intelligent automation, or a related field; post-secondary education in a related field may substitute for up to four years on a year-for-year basis.
Three years supervising professional or technical staff and leading complex enterprise or cross-functional programs.
Experience developing and leading organization-wide programs that improve how data and artificial intelligence are managed and used to support business operations and decision-making.
Experience evaluating, implementing, and managing artificial intelligence, automation, and other emerging technologies to improve services, increase efficiency, and support organizational goals.
Experience managing data systems, cloud-based platforms, and processes that ensure information is accurate, accessible, secure, and appropriately shared across an organization.
Experience developing and managing practices that protect sensitive information, support responsible use of artificial intelligence, and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
Experience leading and developing teams, collaborating across departments, advising executive leadership, and implementing new programs, technologies, and organizational changes in complex environments.
Authorize and complete a background check as a condition of employment.
Submit a resume and cover letter.

Responsibilities

Lead development and implementation of a County-wide data and AI strategy aligned with County, department, and technology priorities.
Work with the CISO and CIO to establish and administer a federated data and AI governance framework defining ownership, stewardship, decision rights, prioritization, and accountability.
Establish and maintain standards for data classification, quality, metadata, lineage, access, sharing, retention, and lifecycle management.
Establish and oversee the County-wide privacy program, including privacy-by-design, data minimization, privacy assessments, data-sharing requirements, and responsible handling of sensitive information.
Establish standards for responsible AI, procurement, vendor assurance, and risk assessment, addressing privacy, ethics, transparency, performance, accessibility, compliance, workforce impacts, and public trust; coordinate security requirements with the CISETO.
Establish and maintain the enterprise data architecture and roadmap.
Direct development and operation of shared data platforms and services.
Oversee the County’s AI and intelligent-automation portfolio and govern solutions throughout their lifecycle.
Lead applied research, program evaluation, performance measurement, forecasting, analytics, and data products.
Build and lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for data architecture and engineering, research and analytics, AI, privacy, governance, and intelligent automation.
Manage assigned supervisors, team leads, and staff, including workforce planning, performance management, development, and succession planning.
Build County-wide data and AI literacy.
Foster a culture of stewardship, trust, accountability, and public value.
Collaborate across departments, advise executive leadership, and implement programs, technologies, and organizational changes in complex environments.