Energy Supply Lead - Power Supply and PPA

Anthropic•San Francisco, NY

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is hiring a Power Supply & PPA Lead to own front-of-meter energy supply for its non-cloud data center portfolio in the United States. The role covers power purchase agreements and wholesale and retail supply contracts serving grid-connected sites. The Lead will set supply plans for each market, take them to generators and suppliers, structure and negotiate agreements, and guide them through internal approval to signature. Supply decisions must support Anthropic’s ratepayer-protection commitment as well as address price and contract term. The role works closely with colleagues responsible for site origination, behind-the-meter generation, gas procurement and transportation, and portfolio scheduling. As the first dedicated owner of this function, the Lead will also support utility service agreements and large-load tariff negotiations, manage interconnection and load studies, and represent Anthropic in tariff proceedings and ISO/RTO rule changes with policy and industry partners. After signing, the Lead tracks new-build counterparties through commercial operation, manages amendments and disputes, and hands contracts to scheduling and portfolio teams in an operable form. The position requires at least 10 years of relevant experience in power origination, structuring, or energy procurement, including leading PPAs or long-term supply contracts from term sheet through signature. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is required. The role is hybrid, with staff currently expected to work from an office at least 25% of the time, although some roles may require more. Annual compensation is $405,000–$485,000 USD.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in power origination, structuring, or energy procurement, including leading PPAs or long-term supply contracts from term sheet to signature.
Experience buying power for a large load or selling power to large-load buyers, such as data center operators, industrial customers, utilities, cooperatives, or retail suppliers.
Knowledge of at least two U.S. ISO/RTO markets sufficient to price delivery point, basis, congestion, capacity, and ancillary costs into a deal.
Understanding of how large customers obtain supply in vertically integrated utility territories.
Ability to build and interrogate deal valuations and explain how fixed-price, shaped, index, and block structures affect buyer exposure.
Ability to read and mark up a PPA, use counsel effectively, and retain ownership of commercial judgment.
Understanding of credit support and project finance, including developer-lender requirements for offtakers and their negotiation value.
Ability to communicate large commitments clearly to non-energy audiences and coordinate across finance, legal, policy, site origination, and scheduling teams.
Experience building a book, program, or function from zero and working quickly with incomplete information.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
A field of study relevant to the role, demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience contracting supply for data centers or other large, fast-ramping loads.
Experience with firm and shaped products, including storage-backed and hybrid structures, tolling agreements, and offtake from new-build dispatchable or clean-firm generation.
Experience in regulated and public power territories, including sleeved PPAs, utility green or clean-transition tariffs, and large-load tariff provisions intended to protect other ratepayers.
Time on or alongside a trading or structuring desk.
Experience with virtual PPAs, energy attribute certificates, hourly matching, or emissions accounting.
Experience with Canadian energy markets.

Responsibilities

Own the U.S. front-of-meter supply plan for each grid-connected site and market, including contracted load, suppliers, contract duration, price structure, and timing, aligned with site ramps and portfolio energy needs.
Build and maintain relationships with generation owners, developers, independent power producers, and retail and wholesale suppliers; run competitive solicitations and bilateral negotiations; and compare offers consistently.
Structure and negotiate PPAs, tolls, capacity agreements, and other long-term supply agreements from term sheet through signature, working with legal counsel on commercial and contractual terms.
Adapt supply arrangements to market rules, including retail-provider and load-serving-entity structures, utility tariffs, sleeved arrangements, and customer-sourced generation programs.
Coordinate with utility-relationship teammates to align utility service agreements with supply contracts.
Design the supply portfolio to support Anthropic’s ratepayer-protection commitment, work with policy and outside analysts to assess effects on other customers, and incorporate that assessment into deal selection and contract terms.
Collaborate with Energy Finance on deal valuation and risk, including forward curves, shape and basis risk, capacity and ancillary costs, counterparty credit, and development risk.
Prepare deal memos for internal approval that clearly explain price, exposure, and alternatives, and respond to executive questions.
Track new-build counterparties through commercial operation, manage amendments and disputes, and prepare contracts for operational handoff to energy scheduling and portfolio teams.
Support negotiations of utility service agreements and large-load tariff terms for grid-connected sites.
Manage interconnection and load-study processes.
Represent Anthropic in tariff proceedings and ISO/RTO rule changes alongside policy colleagues and industry coalitions.