Strategic Innovation & Analytics Analyst

Southern Company Gas; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company Gas in Virginia Beach is seeking a Business Strategic Innovation Analyst to drive data-driven transformation across Customer Operations, Safety, and Training. You will combine analytics, project management, and research to design innovative solutions that improve processes and system capabilities.

You will work with leaders and cross-functional teams to translate complex needs into actionable plans, implement BI tools, and monitor performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Analytics, IT, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of data analytics, business analysis, or process improvement experience.
• Strong written and verbal communications, able to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data, stakeholder feedback, and insights to provide actionable recommendations.
• Support development and execution of strategic initiatives and innovation projects.
• Ensure alignment between business processes and technology solutions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and facilitate ideation and design-thinking sessions.
• Conduct research, analysis, and testing to evaluate needs and propose solutions.
• Support change management activities to adopt new processes and technologies.

Skills

Data analytics

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Change management

SQL

Python

Excel

BI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Analytics, IT, or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

Southern Company Gas in Virginia Beach is seeking a Business Strategic Innovation Analyst to drive data-driven transformation across Customer Operations, Safety, and Training. You will combine analytics, project management, and research to design innovative solutions that improve processes and system capabilities.

You will work with leaders and cross-functional teams to translate complex needs into actionable plans, implement BI tools, and monitor performance metrics.