Director, Energy Market Development

Key Responsibilities

• Utility Engagement & Power Access
• Build deep, durable relationships with utility leadership, planning, and large-load teams in priority markets.
• Lead discussions around power availability, load growth planning, and long-term infrastructure needs tied to AI data centers.
• Power Procurement & Commercial Structures
• Partner with internal teams to secure power supply through utility service, special contracts, tariffs, and other commercial arrangements.
• Negotiate power delivery frameworks that support large, fast-ramping AI loads, including phased delivery and interim solutions where needed.
• Help structure approaches to infrastructure cost allocation, upgrades, and timelines.
• Interconnection & Execution
• Drive strategy and execution for large-load interconnections, including transmission and distribution studies, upgrades, and approvals.
• Identify and proactively address bottlenecks in utility processes that could delay CoreWeave deployments.
• Establish internal playbooks and escalation paths for constrained or high-risk power markets.
• Market Expansion & Site Strategy
• Partner with real estate, data center development, and engineering teams to evaluate power feasibility and risk for new sites.
• Help CoreWeave gain competitive advantage by entering markets with strong utility alignment and execution certainty.
• Regulatory & Stakeholder Coordination
• Work with legal and public policy teams on utility regulatory matters impacting large-load customers.
• Support engagement with regulators and policymakers where utility frameworks affect CoreWeave’s ability to access power.
• Monitor evolving utility and regulatory approaches to hyperscale and AI-driven load growth.

Who You Are

• 15+ years of experience in electric utilities, energy infrastructure, grid planning, or large-scale power procurement.
• Deep understanding of utility operations, transmission and distribution systems, and large-load interconnection processes.
• Proven experience building and managing senior-level utility relationships.
• Strong commercial instincts and experience negotiating complex, infrastructure-heavy agreements.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, high-growth environment with real execution pressure.

Preferred Experience

• Supporting data centers, hyperscalers, or other energy-intensive infrastructure.
• Familiarity with ISO/RTO markets and utility regulatory structures in the U.S.
• Experience working across multiple utility territories and market types (IOU, co-op, muni).
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and creating structure where none exists.