Technology Planning Analyst, Specialist - Southern Company

Job Title: Technology Planning Analyst, Specialist

Location: Energy Center, Birmingham, Al ( onsite 4 days a week, one day remote )

Technology Planning Analyst

The Technology Planning Analyst Specialist position reports to the Generation Technology Solutions Director and is responsible for promoting and supporting the realization of what’s possible with technology focused on Commercial Operations, Resource Planning, and Technical Shared Services. At its core, this position guides our strategic technology direction and ensures that our technology investments are optimal, adhere to standards, and are aligned with the business and the Technology Organization’s (TO) strategic objectives. Consideration must be given to all technology delivery components, including resources, hardware, software, and outside services. Responsibilities include defining and justifying investments that enable achievement of short and long-term business objectives. The position fosters strategic partnerships, elicits business requirements, documents business processes and business cases. The position creates and maintains technology roadmaps, produces professional presentation materials, and facilitates governance and budget processes. The position coordinates vetting new technology with security, contracts, legal and business owners to mitigate risks.

This job requires employees to physically report to work Monday – Thursday (4) days a week at the Energy Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Fridays are generally hybrid unless requested to come into work. Travel is less than 10%.

This position is a senior level planning analyst (level 7 or 6) depending on qualifications and experience.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

Strategic Relationships

• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with Commercial Operations, Resource Planning, and Technical Shared Services to apply knowledge of the business and appropriate technology for streamlining business processes, drive revenue growth, improve customer satisfaction, and increase efficiency.
• Understand and articulate the mission, vision, goals, and strategic initiatives of the business units.
• Develop and own business unit strategic technology roadmaps, communication, and implementation, all in alignment with enterprise strategic plans.

Governance Processes

• Anticipate and communicate the business unit's technology needs to the technology organization to set priorities that maximize value of technology investments.
• Own and drive technology leadership and governance to ensure appropriate prioritization of technology spend within the business unit and across Electric Operations Technology.
• Partner to develop agendas, notes, and content for Commercial Operations and Technical Shared Services Technology governance meetings.

New Technology Requests