Jobs at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Provide in-house legal support across RMI programs: draft, review, and negotiate contracts; advise on nonprofit governance, IP, data privacy, lobbying, antitrust, and compliance; develop policies and templates; manage subawards and outside counsel; work with finance on compliance; mitigate legal risk and support transactional matters.

Own and architect the global Total Rewards function, including compensation strategy, salary structures, pay equity, benchmarking, benefits design, leave-of-absence policies, and people analytics. Partner with People Operations, Finance, Talent, and senior leaders to deliver insights, workforce planning support, compliant programs, and compensation recommendations. Lead through influence and oversee strategy while execution is supported by specialists.

Develop and lead strategic communications plans for RMI’s Buildings program and related initiatives. Translate technical research into audience-specific narratives, messaging, and engagement strategies; advise project teams; coordinate integrated execution across media, digital, editorial, design, and events; support thought leadership, fundraising, and business development; and measure communications performance using KPIs and audience insights. Build relationships across global, multidisciplinary teams and position experts in relevant external conversations.

Leads RMI’s cross-program strategy, market development, and consulting engagements focused on data centers and their impacts on energy systems. Develops thought leadership, client offerings, partnerships, and go-to-market strategies; structures complex advisory projects; leads multidisciplinary teams; manages scope, budgets, quality, and executive relationships; and integrates expertise across power, buildings, finance, policy, infrastructure, and sustainability programs.

Leads research, quantitative modeling, stakeholder engagement, project management, and thought leadership focused on building energy efficiency, electrification, demand flexibility, and decarbonization. Develops actionable recommendations, policy briefs, reports, presentations, and external communications; manages workstreams, contributors, budgets, timelines, and partnerships; and supports strategy, business development, and market transformation across California and the Northeastern U.S.