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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Digital & Data Services Supervisor - **Company:** Oregon Metro - **Location:** Portland, OR, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $105,735.0 - $141,695.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence Development, Cloud Computing, Data as a Services, DevOps, IT Management, Software Engineering, Data Management, Legacy Systems - **Published:** June 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e5ea1443ff0cc16a ## About the Role Do you have experience in Supervising experience?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Demonstrated experience directing the work of a technical team - formally or as a lead, product owner, or de facto manager - with clear accountability for outcomes, not just tasks. * A track record of translating organizational problems into scoped technical work - conducting discovery, managing a portfolio of initiatives, and ensuring the team builds things that create real value for users and stakeholders. * Technical fluency across data and digital domains - sufficient to have credible conversations with data engineers, BI developers, automation specialists, and productivity platform owners, and including practical fluency with AI tools - not to do their work, but to direct it effectively. * A Service Leader who listens before building - someone who earns credibility with internal customers by understanding their problems before reaching for a solution. * A Product Thinker who defaults to asking "what problem are we actually solving?" before reaching for a solution - and who knows how to keep a team pointed at outcomes even when the work gets technical. * Comfortable with Ambiguity - you see an emerging mandate and a team still finding its shape as an opportunity, not a liability. * Genuinely AI-Capable - you've integrated AI tools into how you actually work, and you're ready to lead a team that builds with them, not just alongside them. * Unwaveringly Passionate for using technology to make government work better for the people it serves., * Bachelor's degree in the assigned program area, and * Four years of progressively responsible experience leading or directing technical teams in a digital services, product management, data, or software engineering context, or * Any combination of education and experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the classification duties and responsibilities., You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider them when identifying the most qualified candidates. Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience, including the military, or life experience that are relevant for this position. * Experience in civic tech, government digital services, or mission-driven technology organization - or demonstrated interest in transitioning into public service work. * Experience directing or contributing to the development of a BI or analytics platform - particularly work aimed at making data more accessible and useful to non-technical organizational customers. * Experience building or standing up a new internal capability rather than inheriting a mature one. ## Description * Deliver the evolution of Metro's data-as-a-service capability - directing the team's work to turn existing BI infrastructure into a self-service platform that helps Metro divisions make fast, data-informed decisions. * Direct the team's internal services roadmap - balancing a self-directed portfolio of automation and self-service initiatives with responsive support for organizational demand across Metro's divisions. * Shape organizational problems brought by internal customers into scoped, prioritized technical work, conducting discovery conversations and ensuring the team builds the right things for the right reasons. * Modernize the team's approach by guiding adoption of modern practices - DevOps, agile delivery, cloud, and AI-assisted workflows - while stewarding the transition from legacy systems and retiring institutional knowledge. * Partner with division leaders, IT management, and internal customers, bridging Metro's organizational needs and the team's technical capacity. * Develop team members through coaching and evaluation, supporting their professional growth and building a culture of continuous improvement and technical depth across modern tools and platforms., This position is designated as "hybrid telework." You will be required to work onsite and at times have the option to work away from your assigned work location. The specific schedule and balance of onsite and telework will be discussed with the hiring manager at the time of offer. Employees must reside in Oregon or Washington to work at Metro. Please note, the designation of hybrid telework may be subject to change at a future time., The selection process: We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows. 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