Senior Associate, Commercial Development

TerraPower LLC.
Bellevue, WA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with experience in capital markets and technical acumen, comfortable with cross-functional collaboration and presenting to senior leadership. The role is based in Bellevue, WA, and involves working with advanced nuclear reactor and medical isotope projects.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with proven capital markets experience and ability to translate technical expertise into business strategy
    — “Support capital raise efforts for TerraPower, including financial modeling, commercial strategy and due diligence”
  • Professionals adept at managing cross-functional teams and aligning diverse stakeholders
    — “Work cooperatively with the reactor and medical isotopes divisions to understand capital needs, specific market dynamics and future growth potential”
  • Individuals with a strong quantitative background and experience in infrastructure or advanced technology financing
    — “Strong quantitative background that can provide analytical and commercial support, business, and scenario planning to the TerraPower organization”

Things to consider

  • Travel expectations are low, but not eliminated, requiring flexibility for occasional travel
    — “Travel required 0-10%”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with project financing and infrastructure-scale capital raises in your resume and interview responses
    — “Support project financing for nuclear projects and medical isotope facilities”
  • Demonstrate ability to manage multiple projects and align teams around strategic goals
    — “Capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment”
  • Showcase skills in presenting technical and financial insights to senior leadership clearly and concisely
    — “Concisely communicate findings to senior leadership and external partners”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Supporting capital raise efforts
  • Developing new relationships with investors
  • Managing fundraising efforts
Typical background
Finance or business development rolesExperience in nuclear energy or medical isotopes

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial ModelingCapital MarketsFundraisingProject Financing

Preferred

Nuclear Reactor ResearchMedical Isotopes

Stack & domain

Financial ModelingCommercial StrategyDue DiligenceLeadershipCommunicationFinanceHealthcare

About the role

Original posting from TerraPower LLC. via Greenhouse

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.”

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.  TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 

Senior Associate, Commercial Development

TerraPower is seeking a Senior Associate to support its rapidly growing commercial development activities. This unique opportunity will serve cross-functionally across the commercial and business development teams on a variety of projects to deliver on TerraPower’s rapidly growing orderbook. On a day-to-day basis, the Senior Associate will focus on capital markets, fundraising, offtake arrangements, and competitive positioning. They will understand current market trends, develop new relationships with investors and manage fundraising efforts. This cross-functional opportunity will manage the internal programs to forecast capital expenditures, revenue opportunities, and assess fundraising needs. A successful candidate will be able to translate their deep technical abilities into clear, concise presentations to senior management to inform critical business decisions. 

Responsibilities

Support capital raise efforts for TerraPower, including financial modeling, commercial strategy and due diligence

Support project financing for nuclear projects and medical isotope facilities

Prepare and lead presentations on project structuring to ensure alignment with TerraPower’s commercial strategy

Manage both internal and external fundraising efforts under the direction of the CFO and VP, Commercial Development

Support corporate strategy development to identify and develop TerraPower’s target markets

Work cooperatively with the reactor and medical isotopes divisions to understand capital needs, specific market dynamics and future growth potential

Concisely communicate findings to senior leadership and external partners

Leadership and management of small teams

Build alignment around key risks, associated mitigation strategies, contingency planning

Manage external advisors and internal teams in support of fundraising efforts

Conduct work in accordance with the Guiding Principles for work across functions within TerraPower

Key Qualifications and Skills

4+ years of investment banking, corporate fundraising, project finance, venture capital or private equity experience

MBA Preferred

Successful and proven experience with large infrastructure finance, corporate finance, project finance, or fundraising for advanced technologies

Technically astute as the role requires working internally with advanced reactor programs and project managers to establish plans, financial models, and cash flow scenarios

Capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills capable of presenting findings to senior management and external stakeholders

Strong quantitative background that can provide analytical and commercial support, business, and scenario planning to the TerraPower organization

Ability to work on tasks and teams that require a multi-disciplinary approach

Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems

The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork

Job Functions:

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.  Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations.  An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

Motor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)

Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.

Repetitive work: Prolonged

Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work

Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day

Travel required 0-10%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government.  TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements.  To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States.  Government export authorization approval times vary.  Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.

Job details

Salary Range: $131,828 - $171,205

*Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications experience.  This range is specific to Washington State.

Benefits:

Competitive Compensation

Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments

Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits

 Medical

 Vision

Dental

Life and Disability

Gender Affirmation Benefits

Parental Leave

401k Plan

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

21 days of annually accrued PTO

Generous Holiday Schedule

10 paid holidays

Relocation Assistance

Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

TerraPower Career and Benefits information:  https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/

Source: TerraPower LLC. careers (Greenhouse)

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