Energy Policy & Stakeholder Lead for Data Centers

Oracle; Texas; On-site; USD 127,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle in the United States seeks an IC4 Program Manager within OCI Data Center Strategy to lead regional energy policy, regulatory engagement, and intelligence for data center objectives.

The role blends external relationship leadership, policy fluency, and energy-domain depth to translate grid developments into business actions, with travel and stakeholder coordination across agencies, utilities, and operators.

Qualifications

• Experience in energy policy, regulatory affairs, public policy, or utility/grid matters.
• Experience engaging external stakeholders such as grid operators, state agencies, utilities, or trade associations.
• Ability to develop relationships, influence internal decision-makers, and bring external intelligence back to internal collaborators.
• Working knowledge of large electrical loads, grid planning or operating rules, energy markets.
• Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to synthesize complex proceedings into clear business implications.
• Ability to travel periodically for external engagement, conferences, working groups, and internal meetings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a regional energy regulatory and stakeholder-engagement strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with state agencies, grid operators, RTOs/ISOs, trade associations, utilities, and other external stakeholders.
• Track rulemakings, working groups, resource-planning activity, and emerging policies affecting large-load integration and data center development.
• Translate external developments into concise intelligence on timing, business impact, risks, and strategic options for internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate across Data Center Strategy and related internal teams to incorporate proactive energy considerations into regional and market decisions.
• Represent the organization in external forums, working groups, conferences, and stakeholder discussions.
• Support strategic analysis involving grid operating rules, large-load integration, resource planning, energy economics, and regional policy.

Skills

Energy policy

Regulatory affairs

Stakeholder engagement

Policy analysis

Communication

Job description

Job Description

OCI Data Center Strategy is seeking an IC4 Program Manager to lead regional energy policy, regulatory engagement, and intelligence in support of strategic data center objectives. This role combines external relationship leadership, policy and regulatory fluency, and enough energy-domain depth to translate grid developments into business-relevant actions.

Job Description

OCI Data Center Strategy is seeking an IC4 Program Manager to lead regional energy policy, regulatory engagement, and intelligence in support of strategic data center objectives. This role combines external relationship leadership, policy and regulatory fluency, and enough energy-domain depth to translate grid developments into business-relevant actions.

Why OCI / Data Center Strategy

The role sits at the intersection of infrastructure growth, energy markets, public policy, and data center strategy. It offers broad ownership for shaping how the team anticipates regulatory change, engages regional stakeholders, and brings external intelligence into decisions about markets, projects, and long-range planning.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead a regional energy regulatory and stakeholder-engagement strategy.

Build and maintain relationships with state agencies, grid operators, RTOs/ISOs, trade associations, utilities, and other relevant external stakeholders.

Track rulemakings, working groups, resource-planning activity, and emerging policies affecting large-load integration and data center development.

Translate external developments into concise intelligence on timing, business impact, risks, and strategic options for internal stakeholders.

Coordinate across Data Center Strategy and related internal teams to incorporate proactive energy considerations into regional and market decisions.

Represent the organization in external forums, working groups, conferences, and stakeholder discussions.

Support strategic analysis involving grid operating rules, large-load integration, resource planning, energy economics, and regional policy.

Qualifications

Experience in energy policy, regulatory affairs, public policy, utility/grid matters, energy economics, resource planning, or a closely related field.

Demonstrated experience engaging external stakeholders such as grid operators, RTOs/ISOs, state agencies, utilities, trade associations, or regulatory bodies.

Ability to develop relationships, influence across organizations, and bring external intelligence back to internal decision-makers.

Working knowledge of large electrical loads, grid planning or operating rules, energy markets, or regulatory processes; deep engineering expertise is not required.

Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to synthesize complex proceedings into clear business implications.

Ability to travel periodically for external engagement, conferences, working groups, and internal meetings.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $90,100 - $209,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
  
  
  

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

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