Principal, New Energy Tech-Commercialization

Come be part of the energy transition as a leader on Microsoft’s Energy Team! Our focus is finding the energy needed to meet our expanding data center portfolio globally with carbon free energy and helping to commercialize new carbon free energy technologies.    

We are looking for a Principal, New Energy Tech-Commercialization  to partner with our commercial energy teams and our Infrastructure CTO office within the Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) Team to help identify new technologies that could scale quickly and commercialize with our partnership. This position will be responsible for identifying new opportunities, coordinating due diligence with the office of the CTO and vetting commercial structures to help accelerate the development of new technologies globally, including nuclear, storage and other developing technologies.   

This role will provide the candidate a unique opportunity to join a high-impact team, gain a wide range of exposure to global energy markets and new technologies, develop innovative commercial structures and unlock new sources of carbon-free energy. We enjoy a diverse and inclusive environment with a focus on agility, growth, and quality products.   

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.   

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

   New Technology Sourcing and Vetting  

• Determine viability and scalability of emerging technologies to support Microsoft’s carbon free objectives in energy. Partners closely with the commercial teams to determine sourcing strategies for the most complex and/or undefined product categories.   

• Partners with internal energy teams to develop multi-year sourcing strategies for multiple technologies of varying maturity levels that are optimized to ensure reasonable cost and sufficient continuity of supply while meeting performance metrics.    

• Leads a team working to ensure that our efforts are resilient to disruptions and that mitigation plans are in place that can address issues with seasonality, financial health, performance, and/or major unavoidable events (e.g., climate events, COVID-19). Provides guidance to team members on viability and risk management strategies across product categories and best practices, with a specific focus on risks around First-of-a-kind (FOAK) technologies   

• Leads a team to develop recommendations for investments in new technologies and/ or provide input on contract structures. Provides guidance to team members to influence the adoption of technologies across multiple categories based on needs of Microsoft products.  

New Technology Partner Management   

• Leads and defines comprehensive, actionable strategies for vetting and analyzing new technologies with a focus on cross-functionally, ensuring that that price, capacity, and strategic business needs are met, risks are identified and mitigated, and long-term cost reduction opportunities are realized. Where appropriate, ensures compliance with Microsoft's requirements for cross-functional engagements with supp