Executive Assistant to Vice President

Role Overview

This position supports a Vice President in a fast-moving corporate setting. The successful candidate will provide broad administrative and operational assistance, stay ahead of shifting priorities, and work with a high degree of judgment, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Work Arrangement

This is an in-office role. Current corporate policy requires being onsite at least four days each week, currently Monday through Thursday, with extra onsite support as needed.

What You’ll Do

You will act as a trusted partner to the Vice President, coordinating calendars, travel, meetings, and leadership activities. The role also involves working with executive offices across the Southern Company organization and handling sensitive information with care and discretion.

Experience Requirement

Applicants need at least five years of experience supporting senior executives.

Education

A high school diploma or equivalent is required. A bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The ideal candidate will bring strong executive support experience in a corporate environment, along with the ability to manage complex schedules, travel, communications, timekeeping, expense reporting, and other administrative processes. The role calls for sound decision-making, strong organization, excellent time management, and the ability to juggle multiple high-priority tasks at once. Clear written and verbal communication, careful proofreading, and a polished professional presence are essential. Comfort with Microsoft Office, Adobe tools, virtual meetings, conferencing platforms, and hybrid collaboration tools is also important.

Behavioral Attributes

Success in this role depends on a strong service mindset, accountability, reliability, initiative, and a commitment to excellence. The company is looking for someone who is discreet, trustworthy, adaptable, resilient, and collaborative, with a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills.

About Southern Company

Southern Company is a major energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. The organization focuses on clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy, and operates across electric, natural gas, generation, distributed energy, fiber optics, and telecommunications businesses. It is also working toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with a culture shaped by innovation, resilience, sustainability, and strong values.

Compensation and Benefits

Southern Company offers a broad total rewards package that includes competitive base pay, annual incentive awards for eligible employees, and health, welfare, and retirement benefits. This role may also qualify for additional incentive compensation, with any bonus subject to the terms of the relevant incentive plan. Full compensation and benefits details are shared during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected basis.