Senior Director

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Senior Director of Global Power Origination & Market Development to join our team. 

Position Description

Oklo is seeking a highly strategic, commercially minded, and globally oriented leader to advance the international deployment of Oklo’s Aurora powerhouses. The Senior Director, International Aurora Deployment & Market Development will combine the responsibilities of a business development lead and an international deployment project lead. This individual will identify and develop priority markets and prospective partners, own key external business relationships, and manage implementation of Oklo’s international deployment strategy across internal teams and outside advisors.

The role sits at the intersection of international energy markets, power origination, project development, government engagement, commercial structuring, nuclear regulatory and export considerations, and cross-functional program leadership. The Senior Director will serve as the central coordinator for international Aurora deployment opportunities, ensuring that commercial discussions remain aligned with Oklo’s strategy and with relevant technical, legal, regulatory, security, safeguards, and government affairs requirements.

This position is focused specifically on opportunities that support the deployment of Oklo’s Aurora reactors outside the United States. There will be significant international travel expected. We are only considering candidates based in the Netherlands or United Kingdom.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• International Deployment Leadership
  • Manage implementation of Oklo’s international deployment strategy and translate strategic priorities into coordinated market, partner, and project-development activities
  • Serve as the central point of coordination across business, strategy, government affairs, legal, regulatory, reactor, fuel, security, safeguards, finance, supply chain, and communications teams, as well as outside consultants
  • Develop integrated workplans, decision points, priorities, and next steps for international deployment opportunities and drive follow-through across responsible teams
  • Ensure that external engagement, commercial discussions, and partner commitments remain aligned with company strategy and relevant technical, legal, regulatory, and policy milestones
  • Provide executive leadership with clear recommendations on market prioritization, partner strategy, deployment barriers, risks, and resource needs
    
    
• Business Development & Partner Origination
  • Identify, evaluate, and develop international opportunities for deployment of Aurora powerhouses, including utility, industrial, data center, government, infrastructure, and other prospective customer or project-partner opportunities
  • Develop and lead business relationships within Oklo’s overall international strategy and own the relationship with prospective deployment partners once established
  • Lead partner discussions regarding power offtake, project development, supply chain, procurement, siting, localization, financing, commercial considerations, and general business strategy, supported by relevant internal subject-matter experts
  • Work with legal and other internal teams to advance nondisclosure agreements, memorandums of understanding, cooperation agreements, development agreements, power purchase or energy supply frameworks, and other deployment-related arrangements
  • Develop commercial structures that align Oklo’s build-own-operate model, or other approved international delivery models, with customer, government, and infrastructure partner objectives
  • Coordinate and oversee business development consultants supporting priority international markets
    
    
• Market Evaluation & Deployment Strategy
  • Assess international electricity market dynamics, customer demand, industrial growth trends, energy security priorities, infrastructure needs, and policy environments to identify where Aurora deployment can create the greatest strategic and commercial value
  • Evaluate how Aurora powerhouses can integrate into evolving power systems, industrial ecosystems, and critical infrastructure networks, including the commercial, technical, regulatory, and infrastructure conditions required for deployment
  • Evaluate market structures, power pricing and procurement frameworks, regulatory pathways, siting considerations, grid conditions, fuel and supply chain constraints, and other deployment barriers across priority jurisdictions
  • Develop market-entry and partner-engagement plans for priority countries and regions
  • Assess potential deployment models, project sequencing, localization requirements, and scalable pathways from initial project development to broader market deployment
  • Synthesize market, commercial, geopolitical, regulatory, and technical information into clear recommendations and decision materials for leadership
    
    
• Government & Institutional Engagement
  • Coordinate engagement on international Aurora deployment with relevant U.S. government and international stakeholders and serve as a primary point of contact, working closely with Government Affairs to maintain alignment
  • Engage, as appropriate, with U.S. government organizations and agencies such as the Department of State, Department of Commerce, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and export credit agencies, as well as host-country ministries, regulators, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  • Identify and evaluate government-backed programs, public-private partnership opportunities, export support, grants, incentives, and infrastructure financing pathways that directly enable international Aurora deployment
  • Monitor geopolitical, nuclear cooperation, industrial policy, energy security, and export-control developments that may affect market entry or project execution
  • Coordinate with Government Affairs on U.S. government relationships, trade missions, and policy engagement supporting international deployment
    
    
• Cross-Functional Oversight
  • Coordinate technical subject-matter experts supporting questionnaires, partner diligence, meeting preparation, and discussions involving reactor technology, fuel, safety, security, safeguards, siting, operations, and project integration
  • Coordinate with Government Affairs and technical subject-matter experts supporting safeguards and nonproliferation engagement with the IAEA, NNSA programs, national laboratories, and other relevant stakeholders
  • Coordinate with legal and regulatory leads regarding licensing status, nuclear cooperation requirements, export controls and licensing, and other legal or regulatory matters relevant to international deployment
  • Coordinate with supply chain, procurement, construction, and finance teams to assess project feasibility, localization, manufacturing, logistics, and commercial requirements
  • Ensure questions and commitments are directed to the appropriate internal owner, tracked, resolved, and incorporated into partner engagement and project planning
    
    
• External Representation
  • Review international conferences, workshops, trade missions, and speaking opportunities against strategic priorities and recommend where Oklo should participate
  • Represent Oklo at major international conferences, workshops, and partner meetings, alongside relevant Oklo leaders and subject-matter experts based on the topic and strategic objective
  • Develop clear, accurate, and consistent external messaging regarding Oklo’s international deployment approach and coordinate review by relevant internal stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience across international energy markets, power origination, project or infrastructure development, strategic partnerships, utility or industrial energy procurement, government affairs, or related fields
• Demonstrated experience developing and owning complex business relationships and advancing opportunities from initial engagement through structured agreements or project development
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across commercial, technical, legal, regulatory, finance, policy, and executive stakeholders, including teams where direct reporting relationships may not exist
• Strong understanding of global power markets, electricity customers, infrastructure development, energy contracting, and project economics
• Familiarity with nuclear power and the ways nuclear project development differs from other energy infrastructure, including its licensing, safety, security, safeguards, fuel, export-control, long-term project-development, and government-to-government dimensions
• Ability to understand and communicate sufficiently complex technical and regulatory information while relying on and coordinating appropriate subject-matter experts
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and with government, utility, industrial, infrastructure, or financial stakeholders
• Strong commercial judgment, analytical ability, negotiation skills, executive presence, and written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity, establish priorities, and drive coordinated execution in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally on a frequent basis

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience in nuclear energy, major power generation, large infrastructure, data center power, industrial energy, or other highly regulated and capital-intensive sectors
• Experience with international project development, export credit or government-backed financing, public-private partnerships, or cross-border energy transactions
• Working familiarity with nuclear regulatory, export-control, safeguards, or government cooperation considerations relevant to international nuclear deployment
• Experience managing outside consultants and coordinating distributed, multidisciplinary teams

Competencies

We are looking for a Senior Director, Global Power Origination & Market Development that is:

• Passionate about clean energy 
• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly
• Highly strategic and a forward-looking thinker
• An entrepreneurial mindset with comfort operating in ambiguity
• An exceptional communicator, negotiator, and has relationship-building skills
• Contains a strong executive presence and cross-functional leadership ability
• Aware of global perspectives with awareness of geopolitical and macroeconomic trends
• Passionate for building transformational infrastructure businesses
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways 
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving, while not leaning only on what has been done before 
• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
• An excellent writer who can write in modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally 

Who you are:

A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.

Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.

A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.

An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.

Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

About Oklo compensation:

Salary: $200,000-$265,000

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, bonuses, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance (with employer contribution), HSA, FSA, flexible work hours, wellness credits, and other benefits.

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About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.

#CHOP: Oklo’s Values
Collaboration: We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes.
Humility: We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world. We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition.
Ownership: We take pride in what we do and how we do it. We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through  to completion. We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
Pathfinding: We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.