Senior Manager, Datacenter Innovation

SB Energy

Senior Manager leading datacenter innovation efforts for energy projects at SB Energy. Collaborating across teams to commercialize new technologies and improve datacenter operations.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeDenver • California, Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Gather requirements from potential customers, engineering and construction companies, equipment manufacturers, financiers, subject matter experts, and so on.
Develop commercialization strategy, such as business model, partnerships, intellectual property, and so on.
Retire outstanding risks that may impede successful commercialization. Utilize SBE’s Innovation Center and/or other real-world facilities as needed for technology demonstrations.
Assist with first-of-a-kind deployment into commercial projects and support the operational phase as needed to ensure success.
Ideate, identify, collect, and track new innovations through participating in industry events, site visits, engaging with SB Energy colleagues, leveraging network connections, self-guided research, and so on.
Evaluate new technologies (hardware and software), execution methods, internal processes, finance and business model innovations. Perform comprehensive analysis of technical, financial, risk, and other business perspectives to inform go/no-go decisions.
Convene internal and external (e.g., vendors, suppliers, entrepreneurs) stakeholder meetings to brainstorm ideas, evaluate ideas with appropriate experts and stakeholders, coordinate and report out on progress innovation initiatives, and drive a culture of innovation in the company.
Lead new product introduction of innovative technologies as described above.
Collaborate across multiple business units in SB Energy.
Prepare and give presentations to various Innovation stakeholders, including executives at SB Energy.
Increase the awareness and reputation of SB Energy and Innovation efforts in the industry. For examples, publish whitepapers, present at conferences, and/or generate content for internal and external marketing.
Perform other job duties as assigned. The position requires up to 25% domestic travel.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum eight (8) years’ professional experience in commercializing new products. Direct experience with datacenters or similar mission-critical infrastructure is strongly desired.
B.S. Engineering from ABET-accredited University or other technical degree. Advanced degrees are a plus.
Direct experience developing, demonstrating, and deploying hardware and software technologies. Experience with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems is a plus.
Demonstrated strong engineering, commercialization, communication skills, and an ability to work in a dynamic team environment to think outside the box and solve traditional problems in new ways.
Demonstrated ability to understand and contextualize highly-technical concepts, then effectively distill into easily understandable and actionable takeaways, especially to an executive audience.
Demonstrated ability to quantify the value of new technologies / opportunities and prioritize focus accordingly.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills to manage multiple projects at a time.
Detail oriented.
Self-starter with ability to prioritize efforts and drive towards completion.
Ok with ambiguity. Takes ownership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
401(k) with Company Match
Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
Device Purchase Support

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product CommercializationTechnical AnalysisRisk ManagementBusiness Model InnovationData Analysis

Soft Skills

Detail OrientedSelf-StarterOrganizational SkillsProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Certifications

B.S. EngineeringAdvanced Degrees