Director, Energy & Power Origination, Malaysia

VDC Data Centers Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Vantage is seeking a senior energy strategist to lead power origination and strategy across Malaysia and regional markets. You will negotiate complex energy contracts, drive renewable procurement, and coordinate with utilities, regulators, and key stakeholders to support data center expansions.

You will influence executive leadership with insights on energy policy, market dynamics, and decarbonization initiatives, while delivering reliable energy infrastructure for growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in power markets, utilities, or energy infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of Malaysia's electricity market, regulatory framework.
• Proven track record negotiating complex energy transactions.
• Experience working with TNB, regulators and major energy market participants.
• Strong commercial, negotiation and relationship-management skills.
• Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure or data center developments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute long-term power and energy strategy for Malaysia and regional markets.
• Originate and secure power opportunities; lead renewable energy procurement and corporate PPAs.
• Negotiate utility supply agreements, behind-the-meter solutions, and storage options.
• Assess market dynamics, regulatory developments, pricing trends and emerging tech.
• Oversee utility connection, energization and power delivery for active projects.
• Support customer sustainability objectives through decarbonization initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance to leadership on energy market developments.
• Represent Vantage in discussions with utilities, regulators and industry groups.

Skills

Power markets knowledge

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Energy procurement

Renewables

Job description

About Vantage Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Key Responsibilities

Power Origination & Strategy

Develop and execute Vantage's long-term power and energy strategy for Malasiya and other regional markets, prioritising power-led site selection to secure scalable capacity and support future expansion Identify, originate and secure power opportunities to support future data center developments. Lead negotiations for renewable energy procurement, corporate PPAs, utility supply agreements, behind-the-meter solutions, battery storage opportunities and other innovative energy structures. Assess power market dynamics, regulatory developments, pricing trends and emerging technologies to identify opportunities and mitigate risks. Support customer sustainability objectives through renewable energy procurement and decarbonization initiatives. Provide strategic guidance to executive leadership regarding energy market developments and competitive positioning.

Utility,Grid & Strategic Energy Partnerships

Establish and maintain executive-level relationships with TNB, regulators, government agencies IPPs, energy trading houses and key industry stakeholders. Secure preliminary and long-term utility capacity required for current and future campus developments. Represent Vantage in discussions with utilities, regulators and industry groups regarding power infrastructure development and energy policy. Develop strategies to address grid capacity constraints, transmission limitations and network expansion requirements.

Delivery & Execution

Oversee utility connection, energization and power delivery activities across active development projects. Partner with Development, Construction and Operations teams to ensure power infrastructure is delivered on schedule and aligned with project objectives. Monitor key milestones associated with utility design, permitting, approval and energization processes. Manage risks related to power delivery, network upgrades and utility dependencies. Ensure successful handover of utility infrastructure and energy-related assets into operational environments. Support customer-facing energy discussions during the sales lifecycle, including participation in strategic client engagements where required.

Experience & Qualifications

10+ years of experience in power markets, utilities, energy infrastructure, renewable energy, energy origination or related sectors. Deep understanding of Malaysia’s electricity market, utility framework and regulatory environment. Proven track record originating and negotiating complex energy transactions, including utility supply agreements and renewable procurement arrangements. Experience working with TNB, regulators and major energy market participants. Strong commercial, negotiation and relationship management skills. Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives, external stakeholders and strategic partners. Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure, industrial or data center developments is highly desirable.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package.

We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Vantage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.