# Data Center Energy Lead at Anthropic > Remote · United States · Staff · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Aanthropic%3A5454474008 (read 2026-11-13). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Anthropic](https://alderhq.app/companies/anthropic) - Location text: Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) \| San Francisco, CA \| Seattle, WA \| New York City, NY; Remote-Friendly US (Travel Required) - Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · United States (evidence: "Location: Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) \| San Francisco, CA \| Seattle, WA \| New York C") - Posted: 2026-11-03 (9 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-03 · last verified: 2026-11-13 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 1 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5454474008 ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: $405k–$485k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 926): p25 $175k, median $205k, p75 $250k - H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 26, median offered wage $156k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance)) - Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Anthropic Limited" (checked 2026-11-09, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers)) ## Description (the employer's text) ### About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. ### About the role Anthropic's Infrastructure team is seeking a Data Center Energy Lead to secure power capacity and accelerate energy delivery for our rapidly expanding AI compute footprint. You'll work at the intersection of energy markets, utility operations, and AI infrastructure needs, leading multi-hundred megawatt procurement efforts and building strategic relationships with utilities, grid operators, and regulators across multiple jurisdictions. This role is essential to ensuring Anthropic can scale compute capacity efficiently while navigating complex energy market dynamics and regulatory environments to achieve the speed and scale required for frontier AI development. ### 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 ### You may be a good fit if you Have 15+ years of experience in energy procurement, utility development, or power markets for large-scale infrastructure projects Have deep expertise in wholesale power markets, utility interconnection processes, and transmission system planning Have experience securing 100+ MW of power capacity and navigating complex utility service agreements or power purchase agreements or other offtake agreement structures Are proficient in analyzing energy market dynamics, regulatory frameworks, and grid constraints to inform strategic decision-making Have strong stakeholder management skills and experience building relationships with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, regulators, policymakers and critical equipment vendors. Have excellent communication skills and can translate complex grid and regulatory dynamics into actionable business strategies for technical and non-technical audiences ### Strong candidates may also have some of the following Past experience with energy procurement specifically for datacenters, high-performance computing, or AI/ML infrastructure Familiarity with hyperscale infrastructure requirements and the unique power demands of large-scale AI training and inference workloads Experience with regulatory affairs, energy policy advocacy, or engagement with state/federal energy commissions (FERC, state PUCs) Background in transmission planning, interconnection study processes, or grid capacity analysis Understanding of emerging grid technologies (energy storage, demand response, distributed energy resources) and how they can accelerate capacity delivery Track record of structuring creative solutions to overcome grid constraints and compressed timelines in competitive power markets The annual compensation range for this role is listed below. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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