Mgr, Product Dev & Analytics

About the role

This position is responsible for providing analytical support on structured energy products such as Guaranteed Bill Product (GBP) or Fixed Bill (FB), including the oversight of algorithms and calculation of demand forecast at customer level for millions of customers across multiple existing markets.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer specific demand forecast timely and successfully to facilitate the continuous success of existing structured products
• Lead cross-functional team to provide analytical support and visualized business insights to ensure the streamline process of renewing current and enrolling new customers
• Build and implement model enhancement process to continuously improve the forecast and reporting accuracy
• Provide demand forecast for First of Month (FOM) and Year to Go (YTG) process in selected Local Distribution Centers (LDCs) each month
• Develop, back test and implement new analytical models by leveraging advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to support different company initiatives and strategies as requested
• Develop and provide summary presentations to support commercial operation and financial planning
• Support internal and external auditing on models and analytics tools

Requirements

• Master’s degree in quantitative field (Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, etc.)
• 5-10 years of applicable working experience in data analytics, preferably in the energy industry or finance industry
• Minimum five years of experience involving modeling (regression, machine learning, validation)
• Strong communication skills across various levels within the organization
• Strong knowledge of database management systems such as Oracle or SQL Server
• Extensive experience with statistical programming tools such as Python, R, SPSS and SAS

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in quantitative discipline from an academic institution, previous supervisory/management experience as a people leader, and experience working with Power BI or Tableau, Databricks and Azure.

Skills

• Strong business/financial acumen with a working knowledge and understanding of business operations and drivers
• Ability to conduct business analysis and predictive modeling with design recommendations for presentations to senior leadership
• Demonstrates integrity and trust in all situations
• Ability to develop relationships and positively persuade others throughout the organization at all levels

Benefits

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.

Pay

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).

Schedule

The incumbent works in an office environment with a hybrid schedule, 4 days onsite with 1 remote day from home, and subject to change per business needs.