Location:
JACKSON, MI, US
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Company: Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, e.g., H-1B, TN, etc. Please do not apply if you will need immigration sponsorship for a work visa now or in the future, including sponsorship for H-1B, TN, etc., now or in the future. We are unable to hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT for this position as the position is not eligible for participation in the H-1B lottery program and is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa.
Location: This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to the One Energy Plaza headquarters located in Jackson, MI. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).
General Summary of Job Responsibilities
The Applications and Analytics team is at the heart of innovation, powering Michigan’s future by crafting cutting-edge digital solutions that transform how our customers and communities experience energy. Guided by our Digital First strategy, we harness modern technical practices and agile methodologies to create intuitive, impactful software that drives measurable business value and enhances user experiences. Join a dynamic team where collaboration, creativity, and impact converge!
We partner closely with business teams to uncover digital opportunities, prioritize high-impact outcomes, and deliver trustworthy, user-friendly technology. By embracing our CE Way principles—engaging on solutions, illuminating priorities, and minimizing waste—we build systems that are simple, helpful, and valuable. If you’re passionate about innovation, community, and shaping a sustainable energy future, come grow with us at Consumers Energy.
The Manager, Digital is a hands-on technical leader responsible for developing digital talent, strengthening technical standards, and enabling high-performing teams. This role frequently engages with highly complex technical challenges and provides direct expertise to design and deliver scalable digital solutions. As a leader and coach, the Manager promotes agile and lean mindsets, builds digital capability, mentors team members, and drives excellence across the discipline.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provides hands-on technical leadership; translates business strategy into technical outcomes; creates technical roadmaps and maintains standards. Applies discipline-specific expertise and sound technical judgment to complex or high-impact initiatives.
Drives quality and consistency by promoting agile and lean practices and enhancing standards, processes, and team skills.
Ensures product teams have the people, skills, tools, and support required to deliver successful outcomes by collaborating across Delivery, Product, Architecture, Security, and business stakeholders.
Offers day-to-day leadership, coaching, and professional development to digital practitioners, fostering a culture of engagement, learning, and continuous improvement through feedback, targeted upskilling, practice-area development, and inclusive team practices.
Prioritize, design, and deliver Power BI dashboards and reports, owning the full lifecycle from business analysis and requirements gathering to development, enhancement, and ongoing sustainment—ensuring solutions are aligned to business value, user needs, and data governance standards.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Complex Problem Solving — Identifies complex issues, evaluates relevant information, and develops effective solution options.
Discipline Expertise — Demonstrates deep technical knowledge within the software configuration digital specialty and the ability to coach across multiple disciplines with support from senior leaders.
Relationship Building & Collaboration — Builds strong, trusting relationships across teams and stakeholder groups; creates an inclusive and collaborative environment; works effectively across disciplines, domains, and organizational boundaries.
Technical & Digital Fluency — Broad understanding of digital disciplines and how they integrate (e.g., engineering, data, design, configuration); able to connect technology and process effectively.
Innovation — Fosters an environment that encourages curiosity, experimentation, and creative problem solving.
Agile & Lean Mindset — Demonstrated understanding of agile principles, iterative delivery, and continuous improvement.
Leadership & Coaching — Proven ability to develop individuals and teams, build trust, and support growth.
Adaptability — Able to navigate ambiguity, adjust leadership approaches, and respond effectively to evolving organizational needs.
Communication & Influence — Communicates complex topics clearly, influences without authority, and builds alignment across diverse domains.
Education/Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field and four (4)+ years of experience leading technical software, data, or design teams, or serving as a technical lead or senior practitioner; demonstrated ability to coach and develop talent; familiarity with modern engineering practices and agile ways of working.
[OR] Associate’s degree in Information Technology or a related field and six (6)+ years of relevant technical leadership experience.
[OR] High School Diploma/GED and eight (8)+ years of relevant technical leadership experience.
Why should you join our team?
At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.
What we offer:
Competitive compensation packages
Medical, Dental and Vision
401k with company match
Paid parental leave
Up to 13 paid Holidays
Paid time off
Educational Assistance Program
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
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