Technology Planning Analyst, Specialist

Southern Company • Birmingham, AL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Senior level planning analyst (level 7 or 6) depending on qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Promoting and supporting the realization of what’s possible with technology focused on Commercial Operations, Resource Planning, and Technical Shared Services.
• Guiding strategic technology direction.
• Ensuring technology investments are optimal, adhere to standards, and are aligned with business and Technology Organization’s (TO) strategic objectives.
• Considering all technology delivery components, including resources, hardware, software, and outside services.
• Defining and justifying investments that enable achievement of short and long-term business objectives.
• Fostering strategic partnerships.
• Eliciting business requirements.
• Documenting business processes and business cases.
• Creating and maintaining technology roadmaps.
• Producing professional presentation materials.
• Facilitating governance and budget processes.
• Coordinating vetting new technology with security, contracts, legal and business owners to mitigate risks.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed