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Executive Assistant

Atlanta, GA

Job Description

Executive Assistant to Vice President

Work Arrangement:
As part of current corporate policy, this role requires in-office presence a minimum of four (4) days per week (currently Monday–Thursday), with additional in-office support as needed.

Experience Requirement:
A minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting senior-level executives is required.

 

JOB SUMMARY

The Executive Assistant provides comprehensive administrative and operational support to the Vice President within a dynamic corporate environment. This role requires a highly organized, proactive professional who can manage competing priorities with minimal supervision while maintaining a high level of discretion.

The Executive Assistant serves as a key partner to the VP, coordinating complex calendars, travel, and leadership engagements, while collaborating closely with executive offices across the Southern Company footprint. The role requires the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost professionalism and integrity.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting senior-level executives in a corporate environment
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
  • Proven experience managing complex executive calendars, travel arrangements, and high-volume communications with minimal direction
  • Proficiency in timekeeping, expense reporting, and financial/administrative processes
  • Strong decision-making skills with the ability to anticipate needs and resolve issues proactively
  • Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously
  • Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and attention to detail
  • Ability to represent the Office of the VP professionally in interactions with executives, employees, external partners, and vendors
  • Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across administrative and operational teams
  • Experience managing budgets and expense accounts
  • High level of professionalism, initiative, and reliability, with a strong service-oriented mindset
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe tools
  • Comfortable with modern workplace technology, including virtual meetings, conferencing platforms, and hybrid collaboration tools
  • Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
 

Behavioral Attributes:

  • High accountability with a “can-do” attitude and commitment to excellence
  • Professionalism, integrity, and discretion in all interactions
  • Positive, resilient, and adaptable to change
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
  • Authentic, candid, and trustworthy communicator
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Executive Assistant to Vice President

Work Arrangement:
As part of current corporate policy, this role requires in-office presence a minimum of four (4) days per week (currently Monday–Thursday), with additional in-office support as needed.

Experience Requirement:
A minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting senior-level executives is required.

 

JOB SUMMARY

The Executive Assistant provides comprehensive administrative and operational support to the Vice President within a dynamic corporate environment. This role requires a highly organized, proactive professional who can manage competing priorities with minimal supervision while maintaining a high level of discretion.

The Executive Assistant serves as a key partner to the VP, coordinating complex calendars, travel, and leadership engagements, while collaborating closely with executive offices across the Southern Company footprint. The role requires the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost professionalism and integrity.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting senior-level executives in a corporate environment
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
  • Proven experience managing complex executive calendars, travel arrangements, and high-volume communications with minimal direction
  • Proficiency in timekeeping, expense reporting, and financial/administrative processes
  • Strong decision-making skills with the ability to anticipate needs and resolve issues proactively
  • Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously
  • Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and attention to detail
  • Ability to represent the Office of the VP professionally in interactions with executives, employees, external partners, and vendors
  • Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across administrative and operational teams
  • Experience managing budgets and expense accounts
  • High level of professionalism, initiative, and reliability, with a strong service-oriented mindset
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe tools
  • Comfortable with modern workplace technology, including virtual meetings, conferencing platforms, and hybrid collaboration tools
  • Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
 

Behavioral Attributes:

  • High accountability with a “can-do” attitude and commitment to excellence
  • Professionalism, integrity, and discretion in all interactions
  • Positive, resilient, and adaptable to change
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
  • Authentic, candid, and trustworthy communicator
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About Southern Company

Southern Company is one of the largest energy providers in the United States. Based in Atlanta, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.

The men and women who work at Southern Company understand that we don’t simply provide a product or service. Clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy is essential to our way of life. More than 100 years ago, our company played a major role in the growth and prosperity of the South – and we continue to play a role today through our support of economic development and our philanthropic efforts. We believe the communities we serve should be better off because we’re there.

Our principal business is to make, move and sell energy. Those are the “whats” of our business. But it’s the “hows” that make us different. The actions of our employees are what truly define us and have earned us a high level of trust among our customers, shareholders and regulators.

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