Strategic Regulatory Analytics Project Leader

Southern Company; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Excellent benefits package

401(k) plan with company match

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Alabama Power is seeking a Regulatory Strategy and Analytics Project Manager in Birmingham, AL, to support regulatory initiatives through project management, research, data analysis, and stakeholder coordination. You will report to the Regulatory Strategy and Analytics Manager and help prepare for rate reviews, performance metrics, and executive-ready materials.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and proven project management experience, with strong analytical skills and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Advanced degree, professional certification, or equivalent experience in business, analytics, finance, regulation, highly preferred.
• Experience in project management required.
• Experience performing quantitative analysis, benchmarking, peer utility research, industry trend monitoring, performance metric evaluation, or business reporting is required.
• Experience working in (or in support of) utility regulatory frameworks, operations, financials, planning, and/or policy strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting cross-functional projects, tracking deliverables, preparing meeting materials, conducting research, and coordinating information from multiple business areas
• Experience supporting regulatory filings, regulatory meetings, stakeholder engagement activities, policy analysis, customer rate strategy, or compliance-related initiatives preferred
• Experience preparing executive-level reports, presentations, briefing materials, summaries, project plans, timelines, and follow-up documentation
• Experience coordinating analytics or AI initiatives, including requirements, testing, documentation, monitoring, and implementation preferred

Responsibilities

• Support Regulatory Implementation and Project Management: Coordinate regulatory initiatives, project plans, milestones, deliverables, documentation, and leadership updates and stakeholder engagement.
• Support Industry Research and Benchmarking: Analyze and track regulatory developments, rate cases, peer jurisdictions, industry trends, emerging risks, and customer rate considerations.
• Analytics and Performance Reporting: Develop metrics, dashboards, forecasts, and executive-ready insights using reliable data and responsible AI practices.
• Executive and Stakeholder Support: Prepare briefings, presentations, talking points, meeting materials, and follow-up documentation for regulatory and stakeholder engagements.
• Regulatory Strategy Support: Provide analysis and draft materials supporting regulatory narratives, public-interest justifications, recommendations, messaging, and risk scenarios.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with Rates, Legal, Finance, Customer Service, External Affairs, and other business units to advance customer rate strategy, regulatory policy, and special projects.

Skills

Project management

Quantitative analysis

Benchmarking

Data reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Regulatory framework knowledge

Executive-level reporting

AI analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or certification

Tools

BI dashboards

Responsible AI practices

Job description

Alabama Power is seeking a Regulatory Strategy and Analytics Project Manager in Birmingham, AL, to support regulatory initiatives through project management, research, data analysis, and stakeholder coordination. You will report to the Regulatory Strategy and Analytics Manager and help prepare for rate reviews, performance metrics, and executive-ready materials.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and proven project management experience, with strong analytical skills and familiarity with