Southern Company - Atlanta, GA
posted 5 months ago
The Asset Resilience Manager position is a critical role within the Southern Company Technology Organization (TO), responsible for leading and managing the Asset Resilience department. This department plays a vital role in ensuring the resilience and recoverability of critical technology assets, which include both software and hardware, essential for the ongoing operations of Southern Company's business processes. The manager will oversee the identification, assessment, and testing of these assets to ensure they can withstand and recover from disruptive events, extending beyond traditional disaster recovery practices. In this role, the manager will be tasked with overseeing the Asset Resilience program, which encompasses the onboarding of assets and their ongoing management. This includes managing a team of Asset Resilience Liaisons, balancing workloads, and ensuring effective communication with all stakeholders involved in the program. The manager will work within the Technology Resilience Governance framework to establish and maintain the necessary requirements, processes, metrics, and documentation that support the program's objectives. Evaluating program performance metrics will be essential to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, allowing for continuous improvement of the program. The Asset Resilience Manager will also act as an escalation point for technical and process-related questions, ensuring that all requirements related to tiering assignments, architectural capability reviews, and resilience exercises are met. Collaboration with various leadership teams across the Technology Organization and other departments will be crucial to align technology resources with the business's current and future needs. The manager will be expected to research and adopt best practices for enhancing technology resilience and orchestrate the recovery of critical technology following catastrophic events, ensuring readiness to meet established Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO). Additionally, the manager will serve in an on-call rotation as the Critical Situation Escalation Manager, providing leadership and guidance during critical incidents. This position requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, from staff to executive leadership. The manager will also be responsible for creating and managing an organizational budget, hiring and developing a diverse team, and fostering an environment of accountability and innovation.