Executive Assistant

Southern Company • Atlanta, GA

6h • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Assistant provides comprehensive administrative and operational support to the Vice President within a dynamic corporate environment. This role requires a highly organized, proactive professional who can manage competing priorities with minimal supervision while maintaining a high level of discretion. The Executive Assistant serves as a key partner to the VP, coordinating complex calendars, travel, and leadership engagements, while collaborating closely with executive offices across the Southern Company footprint. The role requires the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost professionalism and integrity.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting senior-level executives in a corporate environment
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
• Proven experience managing complex executive calendars, travel arrangements, and high-volume communications with minimal direction
• Proficiency in timekeeping, expense reporting, and financial/administrative processes
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to anticipate needs and resolve issues proactively
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and attention to detail
• Ability to represent the Office of the VP professionally in interactions with executives, employees, external partners, and vendors
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across administrative and operational teams
• Experience managing budgets and expense accounts
• High level of professionalism, initiative, and reliability, with a strong service-oriented mindset
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe tools
• Comfortable with modern workplace technology, including virtual meetings, conferencing platforms, and hybrid collaboration tools
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• High accountability with a “can-do” attitude and commitment to excellence
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion in all interactions
• Positive, resilient, and adaptable to change
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
• Authentic, candid, and trustworthy communicator

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex calendars, travel, and leadership engagements.
• Collaborate closely with executive offices across the Southern Company footprint.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost professionalism and integrity.
• Manage competing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Maintain a high level of discretion.
• Manage complex executive calendars, travel arrangements, and high-volume communications with minimal direction.
• Handle timekeeping, expense reporting, and financial/administrative processes.
• Anticipate needs and resolve issues proactively.
• Manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously.
• Represent the Office of the VP professionally in interactions with executives, employees, external partners, and vendors.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across administrative and operational teams.
• Manage budgets and expense accounts.
• Utilize Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe tools.
• Utilize modern workplace technology, including virtual meetings, conferencing platforms, and hybrid collaboration tools.
• Adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
• Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
• Additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: High school or GED