Technology Planning Analyst II

Technology Planning Analyst II

JOB SUMMARY:

This Technology Planning Analyst will support innovation, enhance reliability, and help drive constructive regulatory technology investments across Southern Company Gas (GAS) spanning for Local Distribution Companies (LDCs):
Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas, Nicor Gas and Virginia Natural Gas.

At its core, this position works to ensure our technology investments (cost, people, and infrastructure) are optimal, adhere to standards and is aligned with GAS Technology Solutions and the business. The Technology Planning Analyst is depended on to collaborate with others to provide technology direction and decisions based on emerging technologies, industry trends, best practices, and sound business processes. Planning and analysis responsibilities include defining and supporting investments that enable achievement of business objectives and advance the company’s capabilities to provide a competitive advantage.

The position helps build and maintain strategic partnerships, clarifies and documents needs and business processes, elicit requirements as required, and supports business cases. The position may also lead the execution of technology projects, including requirements gathering, ideation, support business case development in partnership with multiple stakeholders and contractors, technology evaluation and acquisition, and overall planning and delivery activities. This position is responsible for promoting and supporting the realization of what is possible with technology.

This position reports to the Manager, Construction & Gas Ops Technology.

• BS or BA degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field is required or equivalent work experience.

• 5 years of experience in portfolio management, business relationship management, business analysis/consulting.
• Demonstrated business acumen combined with expertise that establishes credibility.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships to apply knowledge of the business and appropriate technology for streamlining business processes, reducing costs, improve efficiency, and improving customer satisfaction.
• Understand and articulate the mission, vision, goals, strategic and tactical initiatives of GAS Technology and the business teams; develop strategic technology plans with the business units on a company, team, or system-wide basis.
• Understand and articulate the mission, vision, goals, strategic and tactical initiatives of the technology organization.
• Anticipate and communicate the business unit's technology needs to the technology organization to ensure that technology priorities are established, prioritized, and driven by the business needs to maximize value of technology investments.
• Communicate technology initiatives and updates and educate on technology capabilities and opportunities to the business unit and represent the business unit's interests/concerns/issues on these points.
• Provide active support in the development, communication, and implementation of technology strategic plans and initiatives. Consults with business stakeholders on technology capabilities and on TO products and services.
• Facilitate a team of technology teammates, BOTS partners and business unit management to ensure appropriate handling of business partner strategic and tactical needs.
• Support business case development, in conjunction with the BOTS organization, which clearly articulate business requirements, options for potential solutions, financial benefit, appropriate use of technology, and value added for supported business unit.
• Provide coordination in vendor management activities, including Statement of Work, Supply Chain engagement, Requests for Proposals, vendor demonstrations, as well as assisting management with project budget planning.
• Provide support for budgeting of technology products and services to ensure a full understanding of technology costs within the business units.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships within GAS Technology effectively supporting the business.
• Share technology best practices within business units, across business units, within Southern Company, and external companies.
• Ensure that business unit understands the importance of common technology standards and the implications (including cost implications) of non-compliance.
• Facilitate business unit prioritization of competing demands for technology resources
• Facilitate vendors and the business through the TVP/SRA/VRA/ES-ARB process.

• Account management skills including managing multiple tasks/priorities, communication, teamwork, consulting, financial analysis, negotiating and influencing.
• Outstanding credibility and ability to build strong relationships internally and externally to influence change.
• Team player with a collaborative approach to drive solutions for the good of Southern Company.
• Superior customer service skills that demonstrate initiative and follow through towards…