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We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career.\nERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at alllevels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverseworkforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future.\nLeads ERCOT’s Data Products and AI Strategy organization, driving enterprise data product development, analytics and business intelligence solutions, and AI capabilities that enable ERCOT’s vision to be the most reliable and innovative grid in the world. 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