Head of Compute

Fractal Power • New York City, NY

21h

About The Position

The Head of Compute will own the build-out of Fractal Power’s compute business: modular data center capacity co-located with the company’s distributed power assets, from siting and concept through commissioning and operation. This is a new business line, and the role owns both the product and its commercialization end to end.

The position involves selecting and managing modular, mechanical, electrical, and fiber partners; holding them accountable to scope and schedule; translating customer requirements into buildable designs; and advancing commercial agreements with offtakers. The role works closely with power systems engineering, development, and commercial teams, as well as directly with compute partners. It is a senior, cross-functional leadership role with significant ownership and autonomy, and will build the delivery team as the business scales.

Requirements

• At least 7 years delivering data centers, mission-critical facilities, or modular infrastructure.
• A track record of taking projects from concept through commissioning and into operation, with direct accountability for budget and schedule.
• Experience originating, structuring, and negotiating commercial agreements with compute offtakers or data center tenants.
• Familiarity with utility interconnection and large-load energization processes.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and manage vendor and contractor scopes and hold counterparties to specification.
• Comfort operating with high autonomy in an early-stage, fast-moving environment, and sound judgment when making decisions without complete information.

Nice To Haves

• ERCOT experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead modular data center projects from site selection through commissioning and handover, including siting and layout, power distribution, cooling, fiber, and civil works.
• Originate, structure, and negotiate offtake agreements with compute partners, owning commercial and technical terms such as SLAs, capacity ramp, curtailment, and milestone schedules.
• Select, negotiate with, and manage modular data center, cooling, electrical balance-of-plant, and equipment partners, holding them accountable to scope, schedule, and specification.
• Own budgets, schedules, risk registers, safety, and quality across the compute portfolio, and report status to executive leadership.
• Coordinate with Fractal’s project engineering team on interconnection, load registration, metering, protection, and energization.
• Build the delivery team as the compute business scales.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed