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Senior Corporate Governance & Ethics Specialist

Southern Company

Role at a glance

Category: Governance
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta, GA
Salary range: $90,000 to $130,000
Posted: Jul 20, 2026

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Southern Company is hiring a Senior Corporate Governance & Ethics Specialist in Atlanta, GA. This is a Governance role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $90,000 to $130,000. Review the full details below and apply directly with Southern Company.

Manages enterprise compliance policies, ethics reporting channels, and conflict-of-interest evaluations for utility operations. Conducts internal compliance investigations and prepares corporate governance reporting for the Board Audit Committee. Ensures compliance with FERC, state utility commissions, and corporate conduct

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Location and market context

This role is based in Atlanta, GA on a hybrid schedule. Local candidates benefit from being close to Southern Company's teams and regional hiring market, while the hybrid arrangement offers some flexibility. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.

About governance roles

Governance roles design the structures, policies, and oversight that keep complex programs accountable, coordinating across legal, risk, compliance, and technology. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices.

How to position yourself for this governance role

Strong candidates emphasize policy and standard-setting, committee and stakeholder coordination, oversight reporting, and translating strategy into durable operating structures. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Southern Company would apply governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.