Our data centers are the foundation upon which our rapidly scaling infrastructure efficiently operates to deliver our innovative services. Meta is seeking a Manager, Energy Operations to be a key leader in Meta's Data Center energy organization. In this role, you will manage a group of energy coordinators, analysts, and specialists. In close coordination with Meta's Global Energy leadership team, your team will be responsible for providing critical operational and analytical support across the energy team, working seamlessly with cross-functional partners and scaling new systems and processes. Key team functions include the evaluation and engagement in regulatory dockets and utility stakeholder processes at state public utilities commissions or regional transmission organizations; providing industry research; managing the contracting process (including budgeting, administration, and compliance) for utility interconnection agreements, energy supply contracts, and professional service agreements; and tracking and reporting of energy-related expenditures. You will work closely with a cross functional team including members of Meta's energy, legal, site development, finance, accounting, and policy organizations.

• Develop and manage team of 4+ energy professionals providing key operational and technical analytical support across the Energy team.
• Build and scale new systems to drive operational efficiencies in energy contracting and the tracking, reporting, and forecasting of energy expenditures.
• Enable and drive strategies on a wide variety of retail energy service issues, including interconnection processes and other utility-related agreements.
• Direct the review of regulatory commission proposals and evaluate the potential impacts of those proposals on Meta's operations, data center development plans, and sustainability goals, and ensure consistent positions across jurisdictions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal partners including other energy team members, site selection, communications, legal, and policy.
• Oversee processes to optimize commission regulatory docket identification, tracking, and reporting.
• Support the execution of overarching and site-specific energy infrastructure strategies and ad-hoc initiatives for Meta's energy team.
• Travel domestically, as needed (up to 25%)

• Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, environmental, or energy related discipline
• 8+ years of experience navigating business operations in the electric utility sector
• Experience managing multiple, ongoing, projects and collaborating with internal staff, consultants, and external stakeholders
• Experience building and managing team budgets
• Skilled at building tools and processes to drive efficiencies in a dynamic and rapidly scaling environment
• Experience communicating commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to cross functional internal leadership teams
• Proficiency in standard document and analytics platforms (Excel, Powerpoint, Google Docs, etc.)

• Experience managing teams or complex projects