VP, Head of Transmission Products

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Land Gate, a Wood Mackenzie business, is a fast-growing vertical intelligence platform for data centers, energy, and infrastructure. We are seeking an experienced and visionary VP, Head of Transmission Products to lead the development of our transmission products (ATC and Offtake), as well as to provide technical leadership supporting the new logo and client success teams in their sales efforts.

The ideal candidate brings extensive executive leadership experience from the data center, infrastructure, or renewable energy industries, with a proven track record of transmission work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Supervision and architecture of transmission product development.
• Management of the transmission team.
• Collaboration with client success team, sales team, and development team to set priorities for product development.

• Lead the continued development of complex power flow, interconnection, and transmission planning workflows into scalable, intuitive product capabilities.
• Integrate innovative products with Land Gate’s proprietary and rapidly changing datasets including generator and large load interconnection requests, transmission infrastructure, project development pipelines, and market data to keep analyses current and deliver differentiated grid insights.
• Develop and validate complex AI-based workflows for renewable, storage, data center, and large load developers, as well as transmission planners, utilities, engineering firms, and infrastructure investors.
• Provide technical expertise on injection and offtake capacity, helping current or future customers navigate interconnection processes and grid integration challenges.
• Work closely with internal teams—including product, engineering, and client success - to refine SaaS tools that enhance interconnection analysis and reporting.
• Create technical content for white papers, blogs, and other sales and marketing materials that communicate Land Gate’s core value proposition with insights on interconnection challenges and solutions.
• Analyze and interpret interconnection tariffs, queue data, and utility system conditions to advise customers on optimal project siting and feasibility.
• Develop and deliver technical materials, training, and presentations to customers, equipping them with insights on interconnection constraints and opportunities.
• Conduct and review power flow studies, interconnection feasibility assessments, and system impact…