Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ CFO/ COO

Phoenix Power, LLC – Texas Preferred; Travel Required

Target Start: Q1 2026

Company Overview

Phoenix Power is a fully funded de novo data center developer, specializing in early-stage land and power development for AI and Data Center use.. Backed by a revenue team with 50+ years of industry experience and a board with top-tier

financial and industry relationships, Phoenix aims to develop

power-ready datacenters and infrastructure to meet the urgent and accelerating demand from hyperscale and AI operators. Our strategy centers on fast-track energization — delivering power to sites within 12–36 months — enabling clients to meet deployment timelines in a supply-constrained market. Our goal is to develop 2+GW of infrastructure over the next five years and we are seeking a CEO to refine and deploy the associated strategy.

Position Summary

The ideal CEO candidate will be the strategic and operational leader—building Phoenix’s reputation, driving successful site acquisition and development, and serving as the company’s public face to clients, investors, and industry partners. This individual must have demonstrated success with hyperscalers, colocation providers, utilities, or infrastructure investment firms, combining entrepreneurial agility with rigorous process discipline and proven capital markets expertise.

Key Responsibilities

Create and drive a compelling strategy to acquire, entitle, and develop powered land and shell sites

Take the lead in capital formation for projects, collaborating with the board to structure and execute capital raises.

Establish and nurture deep relationships with utilities and other essential service providers to secure competitive access and pricing.

Maintain and grow a robust network of potential clients, translating industry connections into pre-lease or anchor tenant relationships.

Recruit, develop, and inspire high-performing, complementary teams of industry professionals.

Act as Phoenix’s “face” in negotiations, presentations, conferences, and partnership discussions.

Work with board and existing leadership to build KPIs and set short- and long-term goals.

Champion a culture of entrepreneurial agility, process excellence, innovation, and hands-on leadership.

Essential Experience and Skills

· Minimum 10+ years

of executive leadership in data center development, with a track record of tangible success at a major hyperscaler, colocation provider or private-equity/infrastructure-backed developer.

· Experience with capital markets, project funding, data center development negotiations, and overall capital structure.

Demonstrated ability to negotiate utility agreements and oversee utility development for large-scale sites.

Meaningful relationships with potential clients (hyperscalers, enterprises, cloud, and tech clients).

Significant experience structuring and executing real estate or infrastructure capital market transactions.

Direct responsibility for the end-to-end large site development process (site ID, acquisition, entitlement, build).

Excellent team-building skills—able to attract, motivate, and retain teams of experts across functions.

Exceptionally strong reputation within the data center ecosystem for integrity, drive, and results.

Personal Profile

Entrepreneurial, agile, and relentless in pursuit of growth opportunities.

Strategic thinker coupled with a rigorous, process-oriented approach.

Respected industry influencer—comfortable as the outward-facing leader and company spokesperson.

Compensation

Competitive annual base salary, plus up to 50% annual bonus.

Meaningful equity stake, aligned to performance and value creation.

Additional Notes

Texas residency is preferred; candidates must be willing to travel frequently.

The CEO will collaborate with the board and team to define deliverables and assessment criteria during onboarding.

Start date of Q1 2026 is prioritized.

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