Principal Energy Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Source and negotiate strategic power agreements with utility providers and independent power providers, ensuring the best possible outcome for Oracle.
• Responsible for day-to-day management of Oracle Cloud’s data center energy strategy across specific markets – with near term priority in U.S. deregulated markets but possible oversight in North and South America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.
• Create and manage requirements around energy sourcing including leveraging expertise of regulated and deregulated power markets, financial modeling and analysis, managing RFPs, contract negotiations, development and execution of forward purchasing strategies, collection and preparation of high-quality data.
• Work closely with retail energy providers, energy suppliers, and internal stakeholders to monitor real-time market conditions that will inform short-term and long-term transaction decisions.
• Engage with energy and sustainability consultant(s) to evolve strategy and reporting.
• Monitor energy markets and specific utilities, IPPs, and electric grids for opportunities and risks and recommend strategies for Oracle to stay ahead of these challenges.
• Cross-functionally develop and manage relationships across Oracle including with capacity planning, data center infrastructure build, site selection, supply chain management, data center engineering, data center operations, and corporate sustainability and procurement teams.
• Cross-functionally develop and manage relationships across Oracle including with capacity planning, data center infrastructure build, site selection, supply chain management, data center engineering, data center operations, and corporate sustainability and procurement teams.
• Cross-functionally develop and manage relationships across Oracle including with capacity planning, data center infrastructure build, site selection, supply chain management, data center engineering, data center operations, and corporate sustainability and procurement teams.
• Coordinate with onsite generation and other solution providers and teams to ensure seamless power delivery across a range of technologies – utility grids, behind the meter solutions, gas plants, renewables etc.
• Partner with finance on developing annual energy budgets based on knowledge of current and future footprint and changing energy prices.
• Prepare white papers and presentations for executives on strategy and progress.

Qualifications

• Desire to work in the fast-paced environment of AI/GPU computing and hyperscale data center design, construction, and operations.
• 8-10+ years professional experience; 4-6+ years managing corporate (C&I) power procurement or utility/IPP power origination, within a large matrix environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, STEM or business with technical expertise on energy and data center topics.
• Understanding of regulated and deregulated energy markets, power hedging, energy supply agreements and power purchase agreements.
• Experience with mark to market accounting and managing market exposure.
• Familiarity with sustainability frameworks and making carbon reduction and renewable energy claims: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Science-based Targets, CDP, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, etc.
• Experience developing annual energy budgets and working with finance teams to project the cost of power.
• Advanced Excel expertise building financial models and analyzing energy rates, riders, fees etc.
• Articulate, executive presence, comfort with negotiations and supplier engagement.
• Willingness to support global time zones. Willingness to travel as required including internationally.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• 1-3+ years' experience with utility interconnection processes and familiarity with transmission planning.
• 1-3+ years executing renewable energy strategies including familiarity with green tariffs, wheeling arrangements, behind the meter deals, and VPPAs.
• Data center or mission critical expertise developing and executing energy strategies cross-functionally.