Community Director, LF Energy - Europe

• Drive open source adoption across European energy infrastructure by nurturing relationships with system operators, regulators, and policymakers. • Translate technical capabilities into business value and identify regulatory barriers. • Create pathways for organizations to contribute to and deploy LF Energy projects. • Organize workshops and events, and represent LF Energy at industry conferences. • Facilitate special interest groups and oversee funded technical development with subcontractors. • Partner with Linux Foundation teams to document successes and build thought leadership. • Track adoption metrics and report on community growth.

• Established network and track record of building relationships with European TSOs, DSOs, regulators and policymakers. • Ability to understand and communicate the business value of technology solutions across diverse stakeholders. • Technical expertise at the intersection of energy systems (grid operations, power systems, energy markets) and digital technology (software, data platforms, automation). • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with proven experience presenting technical and policy topics to executive, regulatory, and technical audiences. • Proven ability to build alignment among diverse stakeholders and unite organizations around open source projects. • Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to work independently and drive complex initiatives from concept to execution with minimal supervision. • Team player with a positive, solution-oriented approach. • Comfort with frequent travel throughout Europe (up to 30%) and occasional work outside standard business hours. • Fluency in English.

• Experience with open source communities and development models. • Fluency in French, German, Spanish, Italian, or other major European language(s). • Previous experience as a European grid operator or regulator. • Background in policy and regulatory advocacy in the energy sector. • Experience launching and nurturing online educational programs. • Familiarity with European energy transition challenges and solutions.

• Build and nurture relationships with TSOs, DSOs, and key decision-makers across Europe to drive adoption of LF Energy projects. • Organize, lead and facilitate in-person and virtual community events, workshops, and training sessions across Europe. • Deliver presentations and participate in panel discussions at industry events. • Launch and nurture an online educational program to lower adoption barriers and train the next generation of system operators. • Lead policy and regulatory advocacy and education efforts in Europe. • Build trusted relationships with regulators and policymakers to advance supportive frameworks for open source energy solutions. • Oversee LF Energy-funded initiatives in Europe involving subcontractors, ensuring technical quality and alignment with community goals. • Facilitate special interest group meetings, driving consensus and decision-making across diverse stakeholders. • Partner with marketing to amplify community successes, engage media, and establish thought leadership. • Collect, analyze, and report quantitative and qualitative data on community growth, adoption metrics, and impact.

• Opportunity to make a significant impact on the clean energy transition across Europe. • Work with cutting-edge open source energy technology and innovative industry leaders. • Flexible, remote-first work environment with a collaborative, mission-driven team. • Travel to exciting industry events and conferences across Europe. • Be part of the Linux Foundation, the world's leading open source foundation. • Competitive compensation. • Two-year full-time position with potential for extension based on funding availability and performance.

LF Energy is the open source foundation for shared development of open technology platforms, data, and standards to solve common challenges for delivering affordable, reliable, safe, and clean energy. They bring together grid operators, technology providers, research institutions, regulators, and policymakers to build the digital infrastructure for modern energy systems. Their projects address critical challenges to accelerate the energy transition, such as grid flexibility, renewable integration, market coordination, and operational efficiency. LF Energy is part of the Linux Foundation, the trusted home for the most critical open technology projects in the world.