Description

Our data centers are the foundation upon which our rapidly scaling infrastructure efficiently delivers our innovative services. Meta's Energy Team is seeking a commercially-experienced and self-motivated energy professional to help us grow and manage our data center portfolio, ensuring a reliable, cost effective, risk-aware, and sustainable energy supply that meets business capacity planning needs. This role will focus in both regulated and organized electricity markets. In addition, this person will help manage electricity regulation, policy, and utility relationships for our growing fleet of data centers. The Energy Manager will support the continued development and execution of Meta's global energy strategy centered on meeting data center capacity needs of the business - addressing cost, risk, timelines, and clean energy targets within complex, large scale energy supply transactions. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of commercial success with utility negotiations and other energy suppliers/project developers (such as behind-the-meter/on-site generation or bridging-power contract structures), and experience working in both regulated markets like WECC or SERC, and RTO markets like ERCOT or SPP. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of a broader spectrum of energy supply issues including commercial, regulatory, market, technical and financial expertise.

Energy Manager, Power Supply Responsibilities:

• Actively manage commercial relationships for data centers located in a variety of energy markets in the United States
• Take an active role in regulatory processes and influence rate-making and energy supply solutions offered by utilities, other suppliers, and market operators
• Develop and grow relationships with key utility partners, market participants, regulators, policy makers and other stakeholders
• Negotiate deal terms and plan for new capacity with optionality in mind, and present different scenario analyses to extend the shelf life, or accelerate delivery of, certain options while balancing capacity options and plans for the business
• Negotiate and deliver new commercial agreements that enable capacity and create fungible options to allow us to deliver capacity in new and creative ways
• Partner with legal resources to develop and refine commercial arrangements for existing facilities while managing the structures required to serve our facilities with reliable, cost-effective, sustainable energy
• Partner with the Site Selection Team to help identify new locations in the United States that provide necessary energy requirements for new data centers
• Interface with internal organizations including data center on-site staff, sustainability, policy, communications, design, construction, legal and finance
• Support continued development and execution of Meta's energy supply strategy for data centers
• Stay informed of the technical, market, and regulatory developments in the energy industry and communicate key trends, risks and potential impacts to management
• Lead and support various energy projects as needed
• Ability to travel domestically (likely 25%)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of experience navigating commercial energy issues associated with customer loads and new customer locations
• Experience representing business interests to the leadership teams of potential suppliers, utilities, governments, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders
• Working knowledge of transmission, distribution, and utility interconnection processes
• Experience managing multiple projects and collaborating with internal staff, utility providers, consultants, and external stakeholders
• Experience communicating commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels
• Proficiency in standard document and analytics platforms (Excel, Powerpoint, Google Docs, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

$202,000/year to $273,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.