Associate General Counsel – Energy
Base pay range : $198,000 / yr – $266,000 / yr
- Collaborate with Meta’s Energy Team to secure essential energy infrastructure for our growing data center portfolio, drafting and negotiating agreements with utilities, generation providers, and transmission operators.
- Support the procurement of clean and renewable energy for Meta’s data centers across the U.S., working with regulated and deregulated utilities, energy co‑ops, and other providers on a variety of supply arrangements.
- Provide in‑house legal support for Meta’s monitoring and participation in utility regulatory proceedings that affect energy supply, infrastructure, and policy goals, including rate cases, rulemakings, and resource planning proceedings.
- Assist Meta’s CaRE (Clean & Renewable Energy) Team with clean energy procurement, negotiating PPAs, sleeved PPAs, environmental attribute purchase agreements, and energy storage agreements.
- Support Meta’s Energy Strategy Team on transactions focused on promoting new clean energy, carbon reduction, and capture technologies.
- Help Meta’s Energy Contract Management Team with daily needs related to our portfolio of clean energy and carbon credit agreements.
- Identify issues and seek guidance from other subject matter experts (regulatory experts, risk management, finance, tax, etc.).
- Hire, closely manage, and direct outside counsel.
Minimum Qualifications
J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent).8+ years of experience as a practicing attorney structuring, drafting, and negotiating energy or carbon transactions.Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar and eligibility to obtain registered in‑house counsel status (if required by the State Bar in the assigned work location).Demonstrated drafting and negotiating skills.Solid business judgment and experience thinking strategically.Demonstrated experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects under tight deadlines.Effective interpersonal and communication skills, with a commitment to professionalism, collaboration, and collegiality.Preferred Qualifications
Experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of energy and carbon transactions, including sleeved green energy supply arrangements, tariffs for industrial energy consumers, PPAs, environmental attribute purchase agreements, sleeved PPAs, and energy storage agreements.Experience monitoring or participating in ratemaking and resource planning proceedings before public utilities commissions.Experience working at or with a technology company.Familiarity with various regulatory regimes that affect energy and commodities transactions.Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Meta is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, or disability. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Meta participates in the E‑Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.
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