Data Center Energy Strategy Lead

Anthropic Limited; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); Hybrid; USD 405,000 - 485,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic in San Francisco seeks a Data Center Energy Lead to secure power capacity for AI compute across multiple jurisdictions, coordinating markets, utilities, and regulators to accelerate deployment.

You will manage energy procurement, navigate policy, and build strategic utility partnerships to enable rapid capacity delivery while balancing risk and cost in a fast-growing AI infrastructure footprint.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in energy procurement, utility development, or power markets for large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Deep expertise in wholesale power markets, utility interconnection processes, and transmission system planning.
• Experience securing 100+ MW of power capacity and navigating complex utility service agreements or power purchase agreements.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Energy procurement

Power markets

Stakeholder management

Regulatory affairs

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Anthropic in San Francisco seeks a Data Center Energy Lead to secure power capacity for AI compute across multiple jurisdictions, coordinating markets, utilities, and regulators to accelerate deployment.

You will manage energy procurement, navigate policy, and build strategic utility partnerships to enable rapid capacity delivery while balancing risk and cost in a fast-growing AI infrastructure footprint.