GAS Strategic Technology Director

Southern Company • Atlanta, GA

5d

About The Position

The Director, GAS Strategic Technology, is a senior technology leader
accountable for defining and executing technology strategies that advance Data &
AI, Growth Technology, and operational health capabilities across Southern
Company Gas (GAS) while influencing broader Southern Company technology
direction. Reporting to the VP, Gas Technology Solutions (GTS), this role owns
multi-year technology portfolios and establishes scalable platforms and
operating models that deliver significant business outcomes across GAS including
revenue growth, regulatory confidence, risk reduction, compliance adherence,
cost efficiency, and improved employee and customer experiences.

This leader has joint business and technology responsibility for GAS Data & AI
strategy and execution through the GAS Enterprise Decision Support and Data
Governance (EDGE) platform and serves as a senior authority on data management,
analytics, AI operating models and solutions. This role defines standards,
investment priorities, and capability roadmaps that influence adoption across
GAS and inform enterprise-level data and AI direction.

The Director leads the Growth Technology portfolio, accountable for establishing
and scaling digital products and capabilities that enable organic growth across
sales, marketing, energy efficiency, and large-load opportunities. This includes
setting growth technology strategy, investment priorities, and success measures
for customer and revenue facing digital capabilities enabling GAS Digital
Transformation aligned with broader Southern Company growth objectives.

In addition, the position has accountability for technology‑related regulatory
strategy and investment posture, partnering with Regulatory, Finance, and
Planning leaders to develop and support approximately $120M in annual technology
investments across four regulated GAS utilities (Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga
Gas, Nicor Gas, and Virginia Natural Gas). The role also has oversight
responsibility for GAS Technology Problem & Health Management, ensuring
technology reliability, resilience, and continuous improvement across the GAS
operating footprint.

This position leads a multi‑layer organization consisting of manager and
front-line leaders, overseeing approximately 35+ employees and 50+ contractors,
manages a $25M+ annual operating budget, and supports a significantly larger
regulated capital investment portfolio. The role is a member of the GTS Senior
Leadership Team and serves as a senior technology advisor to GAS leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including senior leadership roles managing large, complex organizations.
• Demonstrated experience defining and executing large-scale portfolio-based technology strategies.
• Experience delivering data, analytics, and AI platforms or solutions at enterprise scale.
• Proven leadership of data, analytics, and AI platforms at scale, including governance, security, and operating models.
• Experience delivering customer‑ and revenue‑facing digital products and growth‑oriented technology portfolios.
• Deep understanding of regulated utility environments, including capital planning, cost of service, and regulatory risk.
• Experience influencing and supporting multi‑year investment strategies and operating budgets.
• Track record of building strong leadership pipelines and scalable organizations.
• Enterprise‑level leadership presence with the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• Ability to define strategy, set priorities, and arbitrate tradeoffs across multiple portfolios.
• Strong financial and regulatory acumen, including capital investment governance and value realization.
• Ability to establish operating models, standards, and governance frameworks adopted at scale.
• Proven talent developer capable of leading leaders and building succession pipelines.
• Clear, executive‑level communicator able to translate complex technical topics into business decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Strategy, Data & AI / EDGE Platform Delivery
• Growth Technology Portfolio
• Operational Excellence – Problem & Health Management
• Regulatory, Planning, Value Tracking & Financial Management
• Organizational & Leadership Development

Benefits

• Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director