Energy & Resource Compliance Expert

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Energy & Resources Compliance Expert is responsible for owning and driving three core operational domains within the Energy & Resource Operations function: energy regulatory watch and compliance implementation, energy-related data disclosure to external bodies, and energy rebilling process governance. Across these areas, the role holds direct accountability for translating regulatory and operational requirements into structured action plans, ensuring their correct implementation by local OPS and Finance teams across DATA4’s European footprint.

In addition, the role provides active support to the Energy & Resource Operations Manager on ISO 50001 audit management and on energy efficiency projects, including the identification and valorization of opportunities under applicable Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes across all countries of operation.

The role reports directly to the Energy & Resource Efficiency Manager and operates in a transversal and highly collaborative environment, working closely with Country Operations Directors, Global Operations Team, Finance, Legal, Sustainability, IT and Compliance teams. It requires the ability to coordinate and influence multiple stakeholders across countries and functions without direct hierarchical authority, combining technical expertise, regulatory knowledge and strong organizational rigor.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Energy Regulatory Watch and Operational Compliance Implementation

• Monitor energy-related regulatory and normative developments impacting data center operations, energy performance and applicable obligations at both European and country level, in coordination with Compliance, Legal, Sustainability and other relevant Group functions.
• Analyse the operational impact of new regulatory requirements, identifying applicable obligations for sites, potential compliance gaps and actions required to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Translate energy regulatory requirements into operational guidelines and action plans, leading local OPS and technical teams in the implementation of required projects, corrective actions or operational adjustments.
• Own the coordination with country teams of the deployment of compliance-related actions, ensuring proper understanding, operational feasibility, timely execution and consistency with Group standards.
• Ensure decision traceability, documentation of compliance evidence and timely escalation of topics requiring management arbitration across all energy regulatory obligations and related action plans.
• Prepare and own consolidated updates on regulatory developments, operational impacts, non-compliance risks and progress of compliance action plans, supporting decision-making by Compliance, OPS, Sustainability and Management teams.

Data Disclosure to External Bodies

• Own the end-to-end process of energy-related disclosure obligations towards external bodies, ensuring correct understanding and implementation of applicable requirements — both at European level (EED, EuCoC, ETS, and other relevant frameworks) and at country level — by all involved OPS teams.
• Define and communicate to local OPS teams the specifics of each disclosure obligation, including required content, deadlines and formats, ensuring consistency between European requirements and their local implementation.
• Verify the completeness, relevance and consistency of data prior to disclosure, with particular attention to country-specific regulatory requirements, and coordinate all operational communications with external bodies.
• Maintain and continuously update the internal database tracking all information communicated to external bodies, keeping European and local obligations clearly separated and traceable.

Energy rebilling process governance

• Define, maintain and continuously improve the Group-level governance framework for energy rebilling, ensuring consistent practices across countries while preserving local Finance and OPS accountability for operational execution.
• Lead the harmonisation of country-level rebilling processes, templates, timelines, data validation principles and documentation standards, in coordination with local OPS teams and Finance.
• Own the implementation of a common Group framework for energy consumption data collection, validation and client allocation, ensuring traceability, consistency and alignment with contractual and financial requirements.
• Chair periodic governance reviews with local OPS teams and Finance to identify process gaps, data quality issues and improvement opportunities, and ensure that corrective actions are formally documented, assigned and followed through to closure.
• Act as the Group reference for energy rebilling methodology, process governance and harmonisation, while the production, validation and issuance of final c