Head of Energy Strategy

Job Description  

Job Title: Head of Energy Strategy  
Location: London (preferred) or Nordics 

About us: 
We’re reinventing how the world uses data centers. Think flexible, optimised colocation services tailored 
for your requirements – all with the very best customer support you can imagine. And because our data 
centers are powered by sustainable energy, it doesn’t cost the Earth either. It’s the perfect environment 
where everyone thrives – you and the planet. 

Verne has been recently acquired by Ardian and is currently investing massively into new data centre 
capacity and needs additional people to support this growth. We need self-driven, experienced, 
motivated and focused new team members, and offer a dynamic, growth-oriented environment for 
people to shine and learn. 

Role Overview: 
As Head of Energy Strategy, you will shape how we source, price, and manage power across our rapidly 
growing portfolio. This is a senior, high-impact role that blends commercial foresight, market 
intelligence, and financial acumen. You will lead the development of a complete, future-ready energy 
platform—covering PPA origination, risk management, forecasting, and hedging—designed to deliver 
stable, sustainable, and competitive outcomes for our business and our customers. 

You’ll join at a defining moment—where smart energy strategy will directly influence profitability, 
resilience, and customer trust for years to come. 

• Strategic Energy Planning: Develop and own the company’s end-to end-long-term power 
strategy across multiple Nordic and European markets; including PPA structuring 
(financial/physical), hedging frameworks, spot market optimization. 
• Grid & Market Expertise: Maintain deep working knowledge of grid tariffs, TSO/DSO investment 
plans, connection processes, and Nordic power dynamics to advise on site viability, capacity 
reservations, and speed-to-market risks. 
• Lead PPA strategy: originate and negotiate renewable and baseload contracts aligned with 
hyperscale customer expectations for stability and ESG performance. 
• Build forecasting processes that connect sales pipeline, operational load profiles, and market 
views to drive sizing and timing of PPAs, hedges, and grid capacity commitment. 
• Design and implement a holistic end-to-end process integrating procurement, operations 
forecasting, and financial hedging. 
• Build risk management frameworks that govern exposure, establish hedging principles, and 
ensure transparency for executive and investor audiences. 
• Develop forecasting and analytics capabilities to align energy purchasing with sales 
commitments and operational demand. 
• Collaborate across teams—from Finance to Operations and Business Development—to embed 
power considerations into planning, contracting, and customer engagement. 

What We Offer: - - - - 
Opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, private equity-backed company. 
A dynamic, innovative, and inclusive working environment. 
Competitive compensation and benefits package. 
The chance to work with a talented and ambitious international team.