Strategic Initiatives Consultant

Southern Company; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company is seeking a Strategic Initiatives Consultant to partner across HR, workforce analytics, and strategic workforce planning. This role translates workforce insights into practical guidance to support enterprise people priorities and data-informed decision-making.

We value collaboration, data storytelling, and effective training delivery. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in HR consulting or analytics, plus strong communication skills, are required; hybrid schedule with in-office

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field.
• 5+ years in HR consulting, workforce planning, or analytics.
• Ability to translate data into practical guidance.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience collaborating across HR and business units.

Responsibilities

• Partner across HR, workforce analytics, and planning teams to support enterprise people priorities.
• Translate workforce data into clear implications and insights.
• Guide HR partners in using dashboards, tools, and insights.
• Co-design training materials to build confidence in workforce data.
• Support workforce planning and strategy discussions.
• Synthesize trends to support enterprise workforce narratives.
• Gather feedback on tool usability and resources.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve consistency.

Skills

HR consulting

Workforce analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication & facilitation

Data translation

Relationship-building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Position Summary

There will be three positions available: one position in Atlanta, GA; one position in Birmingham, AL; and one position in Birmingham, AL, or Gulfport, MS.

Are you energized by bringing people, data, and strategy together to support meaningful HR priorities? As a Strategic Initiatives Consultant, you will partner across HR, workforce analytics, and strategic workforce planning to turn workforce insights into clear, practical guidance. This role is ideal for a collaborative, curious HR professional who enjoys building trusted relationships, simplifying complex information, and helping teams use data to support employees and long-term business success.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner across HR, workforce analytics, and strategic workforce planning teams to support enterprise people priorities and strengthen data-informed decision-making.
• Assist with translating workforce data, planning outputs, and business trends into clear implications, practical guidance, and decision-ready insights.
• Help guide HR partners in understanding and applying workforce dashboards, tools, standards, and insights in a consistent and meaningful way.
• Co-design and deliver training, job aids, and resources that build HR confidence in using workforce data and telling clear workforce stories.
• Support and co-facilitate workforce planning, talent, leadership, and strategy discussions where workforce insights are shared and applied.
• Synthesize workforce trends across business areas to support consistent people data narratives and broader enterprise workforce insights.
• Gather feedback from HR partners on tool usability, adoption challenges, resources, training, and ongoing enablement support.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, encourage consistent use of tools and resources, and support clear ways of working across HR.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field
• Five or more years of experience in HR consulting, workforce planning, workforce analytics, organizational effectiveness, or related HR or business support roles
• Experience supporting cross-functional HR, workforce planning, analytics, or business initiatives
• Strong critical thinking, business judgment, and ability to translate workforce information into clear, practical guidance
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and facilitation skills, with the ability to support varied audiences through a consultative approach
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and comfort learning Microsoft Copilot or similar workplace technology tools
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule with at least four days per week in the office to support partnership with HR and business leaders and strengthen working relationships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with workforce analytics, HR data dashboards, or strategic workforce planning concepts
• Experience developing or delivering training, resources, or enablement materials for HR audiences
• Experience supporting change adoption, process improvement, or consistent ways of working across HR teams, business areas, or locations
• Experience in the utility industry or a similarly complex, regulated business environment

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 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.

Job Identification: 21280

Job Category: Human Resources

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Company Services