# Energy Regulatory Lead

**Company**: OpenAI
**Location**: San Francisco
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: $225K - $285K
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124605186

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## Description

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.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and maintain OpenAI's energy regulatory strategy across priority U.S. markets and emerging geographies.

- Coordinate closely with Public Policy and Government Affairs to shape energy regulatory priorities, engagement plans, messaging, and positions.

- Translate project requirements into clear regulatory objectives and external engagement strategies.

- Lead regulatory diligence for powered-land, data center, utility, supply, and energy-infrastructure opportunities.

- Support transactional work with Legal, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, and project teams.

- Coordinate regulatory submissions, testimony, comments, data requests, stakeholder meetings, and approval processes.

- Monitor utility rate cases, integrated resource plans, transmission and interconnection proceedings, RTO/ISO market developments, capacity and reliability rules, and state and federal policy changes.

- Build decision frameworks and executive-ready analyses that compare regulatory pathways.

- Develop durable relationships with utilities, regulators, grid operators, policymakers, industry groups, and external advisors.

- Create repeatable playbooks, trackers, and governance for regulatory diligence, transaction support, approvals, and cross-functional escalation.

Requirements:

- 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.

Benefits:

- $225K - $285K salary

- Generous equity

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

- Paid parental leave

- Paid time off

- Mental health and wellness support

- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage

- Annual learning and development stipend

- Daily meals in offices

- Relocation support

## Skills

### Required
- energy regulation
- utility strategy
- power markets
- energy transactions
- infrastructure development

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