Director, Data Center Power & Contract Strategy

Nscale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

NScale, the GPU cloud engineered for AI, is seeking a Director of Power Supply Agreements to lead negotiations and management of power supply agreements for its data center portfolio. You will own commercial relationships, ensure capacity, cost and reliability targets, and guide a team of engineers and analysts.

In this role you will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Development, and Utility teams to align contracts with project timelines, monitor market conditions, and translate complex tariffs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy, Finance or related field.
• 8-12+ years in power supply agreements, energy procurement, or utility negotiations.
• Strong understanding of power supply structures, tariffs, and terms.
• Proven track record negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Experience leading or mentoring a team.
• Ability to interpret tariffs, perform rate calculations, and analyze power costs.
• Master's degree in Engineering or Energy is a plus.
• Experience with data center or large industrial power supply agreements.
• Familiarity with energy markets and renewable procurement.
• Exposure to LCOE modeling and power economics for data centers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the strategy for power supply agreements across the data center portfolio.
• Evaluate power supply options including utility service agreements, market purchases, and long-term contracts.
• Track market conditions and recommend procurement approaches balancing cost and reliability.
• Develop financial models and analytics documents to support energy sourcing decisions.
• Monitor energy regulations and policies affecting constructability, capacity, or cost.
• Lead negotiations for power supply agreements, tariffs, and related terms with utilities and suppliers.
• Partner with Legal and Finance to structure and finalize agreements.
• Manage supplier relationships and monitor performance and compliance.
• Lead and develop a team of engineers and analysts.
• Review analysis for negotiations and set priorities across a busy project pipeline.
• Partner with Development, Finance, and Utility Development to align timelines.
• Communicate supply risks, costs, and trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Support due diligence for new site selection based on power supply availability and cost.

Skills

Power supply agreements

Energy procurement

Tariffs & terms

Team leadership

Cost analysis

Power economics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy, Finance

Master's degree preferred

Job description

NScale, the GPU cloud engineered for AI, is seeking a Director of Power Supply Agreements to lead negotiations and management of power supply agreements for its data center portfolio. You will own commercial relationships, ensure capacity, cost and reliability targets, and guide a team of engineers and analysts.

In this role you will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Development, and Utility teams to align contracts with project timelines, monitor market conditions, and translate complex tariffs