Head of Compute & Modular Data Center Operations

Fractal Power; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fractal Power is seeking a senior leader to own the build‑out of its compute business, focused on modular data center capacity co‑located with distributed power assets. You will manage site selection, design, and commissioning, while driving commercial agreements with compute partners from end to end.

You will collaborate with power systems engineering, development, and commercial teams, guiding partner selection, scoping, and delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years delivering data centers, mission‑critical facilities, or modular infrastructure.
• Track record taking projects from concept through commissioning and into operation, with direct accountability for budget and schedule.
• Experience originating, structuring, and negotiating commercial agreements with compute offtakers or data center tenants.
• Familiarity with utility interconnection and large‑load energization processes; ERCOT experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and manage vendor and contractor scopes, and to hold counterparties to specification.
• Comfort operating with high autonomy in an early‑stage, fast‑moving environment, and the judgment to make decisions without complete information.

Responsibilities

• Lead modular data center projects from site selection through commissioning and handover, including siting and layout, power distribution, cooling, fiber, and civil works.
• Originate, structure, and negotiate offtake agreements with compute partners, owning commercial and technical terms including SLAs, capacity ramp, curtailment, and milestone schedules.
• Select, negotiate with, and manage modular data center, cooling, electrical balance‑of‑plant, and equipment partners, and hold them accountable to scope, schedule, and specification.
• Own budgets, schedules, risk registers, safety, and quality across the compute portfolio, and report status to executive leadership.
• Coordinate with Fractal's project engineering team on interconnection, load registration, metering, protection, and energization.

Skills

Data center delivery

Vendor management

Commercial negotiations

Interconnection processes

Autonomous execution

Cross-functional leadership

Budget & scheduling

Job description

Fractal Power is seeking a senior leader to own the build‑out of its compute business, focused on modular data center capacity co‑located with distributed power assets. You will manage site selection, design, and commissioning, while driving commercial agreements with compute partners from end to end.

You will collaborate with power systems engineering, development, and commercial teams, guiding partner selection, scoping, and delivery.