Transmission Data Analytics Manager

Southern Company•Birmingham, AL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transmission Data Analytics Manager will lead a team responsible for advancing analytics, reporting, and decision-support capabilities across the Southern Company Transmission organization. This role will translate Transmission business needs into practical solutions that improve reliability, strengthen operational performance, support capital and operational planning, and enable consistent data-guided decision making. The manager will provide leadership, coaching, and development for analytics professionals while partnering with Power Delivery, Transmission, Technology Organization, and vendor stakeholders to manage demand, deliver high-quality solutions, and align analytics work with broader business objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s/Associates Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology or related degree
Experience with leading, motivating, and coaching cross-functional teams
Experience working across functional areas involving multiple business functions
Experience working in a fast-paced, competitive organization, spanning various disciplines including applications, infrastructure, and business support roles
Demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication; ability to make presentations to varying levels of employees and audiences
Ability to build productive relationships with business, technology, and vendor partners through cooperation and teamwork
Demonstrated leadership competencies in change management, critical thinking, decision-making, strategic planning, influencing, and team leadership
Mature problem-solving skills: ability to understand technology issues and translate to business context
Strong customer service focus and working knowledge of the electric utility industry
Knowledge of data migration and integration
Continuous self-learner

Nice To Haves

Experience leading inside the Power Delivery Organization or Technology Organization
Experience leading inside the Transmission Organization
Experience with project management including large complex transmission projects, managing technology, product lifecycles or technology roadmaps
Comprehensive experience with implementing analytics solutions using one or more toolsets including (but not limited to) Microsoft, Databricks, and/or Oracle analytics solutions

Responsibilities

Measuring, reporting, and interpreting power reliability indexes
Supplying PD organization with strategic projects and insights to reduce O&M, improve reliability, and implement data-guided decision making
Providing ad-hoc reports and analyses to upper-level leadership in PD and APC
Measuring, reporting, and interpreting workforce resource allocations and analyses
Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise on data analytics best practices, standards, and solution delivery
Establish and manage operational processes for request intake, prioritization, assignment, process improvement, and efficient BI/analytics solution delivery
Attract, develop, and manage a highly effective, diverse team that delivers analytics solutions with quality, timeliness, and measurable business value
Scope, develop, package, and deliver business intelligence and analytics solutions that meet stakeholder needs for functionality, quality, cost, and timely delivery
Maintain strong partnerships with business, technology, and strategic vendor partners to support effective solution delivery
Seek opportunities to market the capabilities of the Data Analytics & Reporting group through informational sessions, planned meetings, technology demonstrations and formal presentations as needed
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies; seek connections with other leaders within the electric utility industry responsible for data analytics in their organizations
Develop and use analytics platforms that integrate data from operational systems such as VM, Customer Service, Outage Data, EMS, GIS, TEAMS, P6, and STOMPS to create actionable insights and visualizations for Transmission and Distribution stakeholders
Support budget planning, forecast potential financial impacts, and manage strategic vendor relationships tied to project commitments, consulting needs, and enterprise data initiatives
Serve as a BI subject matter expert by assessing business needs and aligning them to appropriate data, reporting, and analytics solution architectures