Data Center Energy Lead

Humanloop; Greater London; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Office space

Visa sponsorship where possible

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Data Center Energy Lead for a multi-country EU role based anywhere in the EU, with a location-based hybrid policy requiring at least 25% office time. The role centers on securing multi-hundred MW capacity for AI infrastructure across EU markets and coordinating with TSOs, DSOs, regulators, and ACER.

You will translate energy market dynamics into deployment strategies for our EU datacentre footprint and drive policy alignment across jurisdictions, with competitive

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in energy procurement, utility development, or power markets for large-scale infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in EU electricity markets, including day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets, capacity mechanisms, and connections.
• Experience securing 100+ MW of power capacity and negotiating offtake agreements in Europe.
• Proficiency in analyzing energy market dynamics, regulatory frameworks, and grid constraints.
• Strong stakeholder management with TSOs, DSOs, regulators, ACER, and vendors.
• Excellent communication skills to translate grid/regulatory dynamics for diverse audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; field relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• We develop novel means of energy deployment to accelerate energization while maintaining social license.
• We lead energy procurement and markets strategy to secure multi-hundred MW capacity for AI infrastructure across EU markets.
• Structure utility partnerships and commercial agreements prioritizing speed to energization and scale.
• We manage utility/regulatory stakeholders across European jurisdictions, building strategic relationships with TSOs/DSOs/regulators/ACER.
• We drive energy markets and policy strategy for AI compute facilities, tracking EU codes and developments.
• We engage policymakers to address grid capacity and streamline approvals for infrastructure.
• We partner with engineering teams to translate market dynamics into capacity acceleration plans.
• We develop market intelligence on regional power availability and connection queues to inform site strategy.
• We craft innovative frameworks including PPAs and network use of system arrangements for faster power delivery.

Skills

Energy procurement

EU electricity markets

Power capacity negotiation

Regulatory analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Bachelor's degree

Field relevance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Field relevant to the role

Job description

Salary: £57,000 - 73,000 per year

Requirements

• We require 15+ years of experience in energy procurement, utility development, or power markets for large-scale infrastructure projects, with substantial exposure to European energy markets across multiple jurisdictions.
• We require deep expertise in EU electricity markets, including day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets, national capacity mechanisms, network connection processes, and transmission system planning.
• We require experience securing 100+ MW of power capacity and navigating complex network connection agreements, PPAs, or other offtake agreement structures in Europe.
• We require proficiency in analyzing energy market dynamics, regulatory frameworks, and grid constraints to inform strategic decision-making.
• We require strong stakeholder management skills and experience building relationships with TSOs, DSOs, national regulators, ACER, policymakers, and critical equipment vendors.
• We require excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex grid and regulatory dynamics into actionable business strategies for technical and non-technical audiences.
• We require a bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• We require a field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Responsibilities

• We develop creative and novel means of energy deployment, including grid-connected and behind-the-meter solutions, to drive the fastest timelines to energization while maintaining social license.
• We lead energy procurement and markets strategy to secure multi-hundred megawatt power capacity for AI infrastructure across EU wholesale electricity markets and national capacity mechanisms.
• We structure utility partnerships and commercial agreements that prioritize speed to energization and scale.
• We own utility and regulatory stakeholder management across multiple European jurisdictions, building strategic relationships with TSOs, DSOs, national regulators, and ACER.
• We drive energy markets and policy strategy for AI compute facilities, monitoring EU network codes, national grid codes, and regulatory developments.
• We engage policymakers to address grid capacity challenges and expedite approval processes for critical infrastructure.
• We partner with engineering and delivery teams to translate energy market dynamics and network constraints into actionable capacity acceleration strategies.
• We develop deep market intelligence on regional power availability, transmission constraints, and connection queue dynamics to inform site selection and deployment strategy.
• We structure innovative commercial frameworks and partnership models, including PPAs, network use of system arrangements, and behind-the-meter solutions, to enable faster power delivery and mitigate grid capacity risks across our European datacentre portfolio.

Technologies

• AI
• Support
• Network

More

We are Anthropic, a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, and our mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for users and society. Our Infrastructure team is hiring a Data Center Energy Lead for a multi-country EU role based anywhere in the EU, working from a single EU base to cover several jurisdictions and secure power capacity for our rapidly expanding AI compute footprint. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a collaborative office space. We also support a location-based hybrid policy with at least 25% office time and may sponsor visas where possible.

last updated 36 week of 2026