Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
About the role
The Energy Regulatory Lead will own energy regulatory strategy and execution for OpenAI’s infrastructure growth. This role will be the primary bridge between the Power Execution team and Public Policy and Government Affairs on energy regulatory matters, ensuring that OpenAI’s external engagement is grounded in project realities and that changing policy and regulatory conditions are translated into actionable infrastructure decisions.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years in energy regulation, utility strategy, power markets, energy transactions, infrastructure development, or a related role
- Deep understanding of U.S. electric utility regulation, tariffs, public utility commission processes, RTO/ISO structures, transmission and interconnection, and large-load service requirements
- Experience supporting or leading regulatory work for large energy consumers, utilities, developers, data centers, generation, transmission, or other power-intensive infrastructure
- Demonstrated ability to connect policy and regulatory strategy with transaction execution, project schedules, commercial terms, and operational requirements
- Experience working with utility service agreements, special contracts, interconnection agreements, PPAs, regulatory filings, or comparable energy-infrastructure transactions
- Strong cross-functional judgment and the ability to partner effectively with Public Policy, Government Affairs, Legal, Commercial, Finance, Sustainability, Engineering, and site-readiness teams
More about this role
OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is building the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Power Execution team owns the strategy and execution required to secure reliable, scalable, and economically resilient power for OpenAI’s global data center portfolio. The team sits at the intersection of commercial, technical, policy, legal, and operational work, partnering across OpenAI and with utilities, grid operators, regulators, counterparties, and public-sector stakeholders.
The Energy Regulatory Lead will own energy regulatory strategy and execution for OpenAI’s infrastructure growth. This role will be the primary bridge between the Power Execution team and Public Policy and Government Affairs on energy regulatory matters, ensuring that OpenAI’s external engagement is grounded in project realities and that changing policy and regulatory conditions are translated into actionable infrastructure decisions.
This is an individual contributor lead role and does not have direct reports initially. The role combines portfolio-level regulatory positioning with transactional regulatory work: evaluating jurisdictional pathways, supporting utility and energy...
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