Satoshi Energy

VP of Projects

Satoshi Energy

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Team Leadership & Development: You will lead, mentor, and grow a team of project development managers and engineers across multiple concurrent projects. You will establish team processes, drive accountability, foster a culture of excellence, and develop talent as the organization scales.
  • End-to-End Project Execution: You will oversee data center development projects from site identification through commercial operation - ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining quality standards. You will prioritize critical paths, remove blockers, and ensure seamless handoffs between development stages.
  • Strategic Customer & Stakeholder Management: You will cultivate and manage relationships with strategic data center customers on critical projects while coaching and supporting your development team in their customer engagements. You will be the decision maker and support the team navigating complex negotiations, developing transformational partnerships, and ensuring customer satisfaction while coordinating with utilities, landowners, consultants, and internal teams.
  • Business Development & Pipeline Growth: You will lead strategic business development including exploring new power markets, evaluating innovative business models within existing markets, and continuously assessing our current approach. You will drive deal origination by conducting enterprise-level feasibility assessments, translating technical constraints into commercial decisions, and working with our sales team to qualify prospects, structure deals, and convert pipeline into executed projects.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: You will collaborate with our CEO, COO, engineering, sales, and operations teams to align on strategy, resolve complex challenges, and drive company-wide initiatives. Your ability to bridge technical execution with business strategy will be essential as we scale our Powered Land Development business.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10+ years of experience in data center or renewable development, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role managing teams and portfolios.
  • Proven track record of delivering data center projects from early-stage development through commercial operation.
  • VP or C-suite experience preferred with demonstrated track record building and leading high-performing organizations and scaling operations.
  • Deep understanding of data center design, construction, power requirements, and operational needs across various use cases (hyperscale, colocation, edge, HPC/AI).
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex stakeholder relationships including enterprise customers, utilities, engineering firms, and landowners.
  • Strong knowledge of power infrastructure, interconnection processes, utility coordination, and electrical systems for large load facilities.
  • Experience with land acquisition, permitting, environmental review, and securing project entitlements.
  • Excellent leadership and people management skills with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
  • Outstanding communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
  • Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, building processes from scratch, and adapting quickly to changing priorities.
  • Preferred Skills
  • Experience with colocated data center and renewable energy projects.
  • Background in energy markets, power procurement, or renewable energy development
  • Experience working at a high-growth startup or scaling a business unit from early stage.
  • Established network within the IPP and data center industries.
  • Previous experience in multiple geographic markets and regulatory environments, including ERCOT.
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Hard Skills & Tools
data center developmentproject executionstakeholder managementbusiness developmentpower infrastructureland acquisitionpermittingenvironmental reviewelectrical systemsdata center design
Soft Skills
leadershippeople managementcommunicationnegotiationinfluenceentrepreneurial mindsetadaptabilityteam mentoringstrategic thinkingproblem-solving