Solutions Development Associate

Alabama Power EnergyPlus; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company is seeking an Associate in Solutions Development to help build and analyze business cases, assess product performance, and craft go-to-market strategies for C&I and MUSH markets.

The role involves early-stage problem solving, translating insights into executive-ready recommendations, and collaborating across sales, marketing, and technical teams to drive portfolio performance and deployment success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 1+ year in consulting, financial analysis, marketing, product, sales support or related role with energy sector experience preferred.
• Excellent PowerPoint proficiency.
• Strong writing skills to communicate with front-line through executive level employees.
• Self-directed learner with ability to operate in open-ended situations and deliver results.
• Knowledge of the utility or energy market and passion for innovative solutions.
• Analytical and quantitative with financial modeling knowledge.
• Ability to use marketing and sales enablement tools to analyze data.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with growth mindset.
• Understanding of market dynamics and customer segmentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and analyze business cases and financial models for unregulated solutions.
• Evaluate product performance and develop go-to-market strategies.
• Collaborate with Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power and partners.
• Prepare proposals, terms, and templates to meet customer needs.
• Engage with MUSH and C&I customers and identify partnerships.
• Develop and execute go-to-market strategies, including segmentation and targeting.
• Track KPIs and continuously improve business models and strategies.
• Understand regulatory concepts to design compatible solutions.
• Create detailed PowerPoint presentations and lead stakeholder meetings.

Skills

PowerPoint proficiency

Written communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Marketing and sales enablement tools

Effective communication

Market dynamics understanding

Customer segmentation

Collaborative work with teams

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Associate, Solutions Development

The Solutions Development team at Southern Company focuses on creating and enhancing unregulated energy solutions tailored for the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) and Municipal, University, School & Hospital (MUSH) markets. Our goal is to optimize the delivery of these non-kWh products and services, making the business more operationally efficient and profitable. Key product lines include outdoor lighting, behind-the-meter infrastructure and energy services. Leveraging leading-edge technologies and partnerships, we develop and implement solutions with operating company partners that increase capabilities to meet our customers’ needs. This role directly supports Southern Company operating companies’ growth in unregulated solutions by improving portfolio performance, accelerating commercialization of innovative technologies, and enabling sales and operations teams to deliver value to C&I and MUSH customers.

Job Summary

The Associate will contribute to unregulated Solutions Development by creating and analyzing business cases, evaluating existing product performance, and developing go-to-market strategies. This role frequently operates in early-stage, ambiguous problem spaces and will define solution concepts, test assumptions, and translate information into executive-ready recommendations. The Associate helps shape and scale business model approaches for multiple C&I and MUSH products across Southern Company operating companies.

The ideal candidate possesses a combination of analytical skills and commercial mindset. Experience in business model development, technology evaluation, marketing strategy, sales enablement, and cross-functional teams is desired. This role contributes to communication and alignment across a wide array of internal partners and collaboration with external providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Case and Model Development: Create detailed business cases, including financial and market analysis, and work on continuous improvement of business models to align with strategic goals.
• Data and Market Analysis: Utilize customer data and market research to inform business cases and go-to-market strategies, providing actionable insights.
• Operating Company Collaboration: Partner with Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power, and system partners to align solution design, commercial models, and deployment approaches.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with a cross-functional group of teams including sales, technical teams, and customers to understand requirements, define solution scope and create proposal terms and templates that meet customer needs.
• Customer and Partnership Engagement: Engage with MUSH and C&I customers, gather feedback, refine approaches, and assist in identifying and developing strategic partnerships.
• Strategy Development and Execution: Create and assist in executing go-to-market strategies, including market segmentation, targeting, positioning, and sales enablement.
• Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement: Track and analyze KPIs related to go-to-market activities, provide regular updates, and contribute to the continuous improvement of business models and strategies.
• Regulatory Understanding: Ability to understand regulatory concepts to design solutions that are complementary to the core business.
• Effective Communication: Create detailed PowerPoints to effectively communicate complex concepts. Lead meetings with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 1+ year in consulting, financial analysis, marketing, product, sales support or a related role with preference to energy sector experience
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint
• Effective writing skills to communicate with front-line through executive level employees
• Self-directed learner with an ability to operate in open-ended situations and deliver results
• Knowledge of the utility or energy market with a passion for driving innovative solutions
• Analytical and quantitative skills, with knowledge of financial modeling
• Proficiency in marketing and sales enablement tools to pull and analyze data
• Strong communication and presentation skills with passion to grow these
• Understanding of market dynamics and customer segmentation
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

Location and Flexibility

This role is based in Atlanta, GA or Birmingham, AL with in-office expectations. Travel to partner offices, project sites or conferences is expected once per month, on average.

About Southern Company

Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .

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. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

• 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.
• This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s).
• A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf.
• Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.