Manager, Strategic Partnerships; Data Centers

Manager, Strategic Partnerships (Data Centers)

Fully Remote
• Remote, United States

Longroad Energy is a Boston, MA headquartered renewable energy developer focused on the development, ownership, and operation/asset management of wind and solar energy projects throughout North America. Founded in 2016, Longroad owns 4.5 GW of wind and solar projects across the United States in addition to operating and managing a total of 6.2 GW of wind and solar projects on behalf of Longroad and third parties.

Our vision is to create lasting value for our shareholders, communities, and employees by responsibly developing, owning, and operating renewable energy projects. We have assembled a world‑class team with a passion for renewable energy innovation and a commitment to developing renewable projects throughout the US.

The Manager, Strategic Partnerships will support commercial efforts for partnering with data center customers and data center development activities within Longroad’s Strategic Partnerships and M&A function. As data centers represent a new and evolving component of Longroad’s development portfolio, this role will focus on advancing development and commercial related work streams for data center opportunities in the Longroad pipeline.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Strategic Partnerships, this role will assist with evaluating sites, creating marketing material for commercial discussions, and supporting cross‑functional teams to de‑risk projects during and following transaction execution. The role will operate across all U.S. power markets, collaborating closely with internal energy development, power markets, engineering, legal, and finance teams, as well as external consultants and partners.

Success in this role will be measured by the ability to effectively support data center projects through key development and commercial milestones to ultimately achieve commercial operation. Moderate travel (~20%) is required.
Role is fully remote.

• Support execution of strategies to drive Longroad’s presence and opportunities in the growing data center market.
• Monitor regulatory, policy and commercial trends impacting data center load demand across multiple markets.
• Track utility tariffs, rate structures, and load interconnection processes while working with utilities on co‑location projects.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with internal teams and external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, consultants, and experts across origination, legal, interconnection, permitting, construction, government affairs, engineering, and finance.
• Represent Longroad at industry conferences, meetings, and site visits.

• Support advancement of data center development activities for projects in the Longroad pipeline of existing energy and datacenter projects as well as acquisition opportunities.
• Manage large load application processes for projects across multiple US markets
• Assist with site‑level evaluation and diligence, including zoning, land use, environmental constraints, access, utilities, and infrastructure readiness
• Support land‑related and due diligence activities, including reviewing purchase agreements, options, leases, easements, title, and survey in coordination with legal and real estate teams
• Partner with internal teams (energy development, power markets, engineering, interconnection, legal, finance, government affairs) to align development activities with transaction timelines and investment objectives
• Help maintain an organized pipeline of data center opportunities under evaluation or advancement through Strategic Partnerships
• Contribute to development of internal knowledge, templates, and best practices related to data center site development
• Support senior team members with market research related to data center development trends, siting requirements, and infrastructure considerations.

• 3 years of experience in real estate development, infrastructure development, or large‑scale industrial/commercial projects.
• Bachelor’s degree required (real estate, engineering, planning, business, or related field…