Head of Energy Strategy

VERNE•London, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re reinventing how the world uses data centers. Think flexible, optimised colocation services tailored for your requirements – all with the very best customer support you can imagine. And because our data centers are powered by sustainable energy, it doesn’t cost the Earth either. It’s the perfect environment where everyone thrives – you and the planet. Verne has been recently acquired by Ardian and is currently investing massively into new data centre capacity and needs additional people to support this growth. We need self-driven, experienced, motivated and focused new team members, and offer a dynamic, growth-oriented environment for people to shine and learn. As Head of Energy Strategy, you will shape how we source, price, and manage power across our rapidly growing portfolio. This is a senior, high-impact role that blends commercial foresight, market intelligence, and financial acumen. You will lead the development of a complete, future-ready energy platform—covering PPA origination, risk management, forecasting, and hedging—designed to deliver stable, sustainable, and competitive outcomes for our business and our customers. You’ll join at a defining moment—where smart energy strategy will directly influence profitability, resilience, and customer trust for years to come.

Responsibilities

Strategic Energy Planning: Develop and own the company’s end-to end-long-term power strategy across multiple Nordic and European markets; including PPA structuring (financial/physical), hedging frameworks, spot market optimization.
Grid & Market Expertise: Maintain deep working knowledge of grid tariffs, TSO/DSO investment plans, connection processes, and Nordic power dynamics to advise on site viability, capacity reservations, and speed-to-market risks.
Lead PPA strategy: originate and negotiate renewable and baseload contracts aligned with hyperscale customer expectations for stability and ESG performance.
Build forecasting processes that connect sales pipeline, operational load profiles, and market views to drive sizing and timing of PPAs, hedges, and grid capacity commitment.
Design and implement a holistic end-to-end process integrating procurement, operations forecasting, and financial hedging.
Build risk management frameworks that govern exposure, establish hedging principles, and ensure transparency for executive and investor audiences.
Develop forecasting and analytics capabilities to align energy purchasing with sales commitments and operational demand.
Collaborate across teams—from Finance to Operations and Business Development—to embed power considerations into planning, contracting, and customer engagement.