Large Load and Contracts Administration Manager

Southern Company•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

This is a new leadership position on the GPC Pricing & Rates team, offering a rare and exciting opportunity to significantly impact the company’s strategic initiatives and regulatory policy landscape. The role provides unparalleled exposure to Georgia Power’s core functions, fostering professional growth and advancement while contributing to long-term success and innovation. As Georgia Power experiences economic expansion and load growth, the Large Load Administration Manager will play a vital, forward-thinking leadership role, defining and shaping innovative processes and workflows for executing and administering dynamic pricing strategies for the largest customers. This position involves driving the development and oversight of new, advanced processes to ensure accurate and efficient execution and management of large load contracts, mitigating risks, delivering robust reporting, and maintaining strong compliance standards. The manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance business objectives and fuel growth. As the leader of the Customer Contracting function, this role assumes ownership of all pricing contracts, including large loads, encompassing end-to-end execution, administration, stewardship, and critical documentation of pricing agreements with customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, Engineering or technical field.
Experience with Pricing & Rates, Legal, Supply Chain, Costing, Economic Analysis, Finance/Accounting, Technology, Customer Experience, or related functions.
Strong project management experience.
Strong communication and presentation skills – both internal and external audiences including regular interaction with senior executives.
Strong analytical skills to evaluate progress, identify problem areas, evaluate alternatives and determine viable solutions.
Development of employees and performance management.
Demonstrates behaviors consistent with Our Values: Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, and Superior Performance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Demonstrated leadership experience.
Experience with regulatory processes (a plus for project management).
Knowledge of GPC business fundamentals, tariffs, rates, rules and regulations, pricing programs, and practices.

Responsibilities

Manage and develop a team of analysts, including performance management and daily work direction.
Enhance and develop new processes and work flows to appropriately manage contract preparation, reviews, execution, documentation, governance, compliance, tracking, and controls.
Maintain appropriate controls, best practices, process documentation, knowledge sharing, and backup coverage on manager and analyst responsibilities.
Cultivate team culture that focuses on providing insights to drive decisions, collaborating to innovate, and protecting to mitigate risk.
Manage across functions and departments for the timely and accurate development of contracts.
Partner with Pricing Policy/Territorial Affairs Manager to ensure regulatory compliance and approvals.
Lead and participate in rate case development, including strategy development, analyses, testimony, data requests, exhibits, and other requirements, as well as providing support for other regulatory filings (IRP, Fuel Cases, others).
Support leadership on special projects and initiatives.