Principal Program Manager (OCI Energy)

About the role

The role sits at the intersection of infrastructure growth, energy markets, public policy, and data center strategy. It offers broad ownership for shaping how the team anticipates regulatory change, engages regional stakeholders, and brings external intelligence into decisions about markets, projects, and long-range planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a regional energy regulatory and stakeholder-engagement strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with state agencies, grid operators, RTOs/ISOs, trade associations, utilities, and other relevant external stakeholders.
• Track rulemakings, working groups, resource-planning activity, and emerging policies affecting large-load integration and data center development.
• Translate external developments into concise intelligence on timing, business impact, risks, and strategic options for internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate across Data Center Strategy and related internal teams to incorporate proactive energy considerations into regional and market decisions.
• Represent the organization in external forums, working groups, conferences, and stakeholder discussions.
• Support strategic analysis involving grid operating rules, large-load integration, resource planning, energy economics, and regional policy.

Qualifications

• Experience in energy policy, regulatory affairs, public policy, utility/grid matters, energy economics, resource planning, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience