Data Center Energy Lead

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In the posting’s own words

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What it asks for · 6

• Have 15+ years of experience in energy procurement, utility development, or power markets for large-scale infrastructure projects
• Have deep expertise in wholesale power markets, utility interconnection processes, and transmission system planning
• Have experience securing 100+ MW of power capacity and navigating complex utility service agreements or power purchase agreements or other offtake agreement structures
• Are proficient in analyzing energy market dynamics, regulatory frameworks, and grid constraints to inform strategic decision-making
• Have strong stakeholder management skills and experience building relationships with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, regulators, policymakers and critical equipment vendors.
• Have excellent communication skills and can translate complex grid and regulatory dynamics into actionable business strategies for technical and non-technical audiences

Also a plus

• Past experience with energy procurement specifically for datacenters, high-performance computing, or AI/ML infrastructure
• Familiarity with hyperscale infrastructure requirements and the unique power demands of large-scale AI training and inference workloads
• Experience with regulatory affairs, energy policy advocacy, or engagement with state/federal energy commissions (FERC, state PUCs)
• Background in transmission planning, interconnection study processes, or grid capacity analysis
• Understanding of emerging grid technologies (energy storage, demand response, distributed energy resources) and how they can accelerate capacity delivery
• Track record of structuring creative solutions to overcome grid constraints and compressed timelines in competitive power markets

What the job covers

• Lead energy procurement and markets strategy to secure multi-hundred megawatt power capacity for AI infrastructure, structuring utility partnerships and commercial agreements that prioritize speed-to-energization and scale
• Own utility and regulatory stakeholder management across multiple jurisdictions, building strategic relationships with ISOs, transmission operators, and utilities to accelerate interconnection timelines and unlock constrained capacity
• Drive energy markets and policy strategy for AI compute facilities, monitoring regulatory developments and engaging policymakers to address grid capacity challenges and expedite approval processes for critical infrastructure
• Partner with engineering and delivery teams to translate energy market dynamics and utility constraints into actionable capacity acceleration strategies that align procurement schedules with aggressive project timelines
• Develop deep market intelligence on regional power availability, transmission constraints, and interconnection queue dynamics to inform site selection and deployment strategy
• Structure innovative commercial frameworks and partnership models that enable faster power delivery and mitigate grid capacity risks across Anthropic's datacenter portfolio

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• energy24×
• power19×
• capacity18×
• markets18×
• grid15×
• utility13×
• infrastructure12×
• regulatory11×
• experience10×
• dynamics9×
• agreements8×
• constraints8×
• interconnection8×
• transmission8×
• delivery7×
• energy procurement6×

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