Director of Market Analytics

Job description

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Director of Market Analytics to join our team. **Position Description** The Director of Market Analytics is the intelligence engine of Oklo's Origination organization. You will own the market research, energy price forecasting, load growth analysis, and competitive intelligence that underpin every site selection decision, offtake negotiation, and project finance model in Oklo's Aurora powerhouse pipeline. You report to the Sr Director of Origination and work in close partnership with the Directors of Land & Real Estate, as well as Oklo's Finance team on revenue model inputs. **Specific responsibilities may include:** **Market Research & Forecasting** - Own Oklo's long-term power market forecasting function across all target geographies: capacity prices, energy prices, ancillary services, and carbon compliance costs - Develop and maintain market models covering AI datacenter load growth, electrification, generation retirements, new build pipeline, and transmission constraints - Produce market assessments supporting site selection, development prioritization, and go/no-go decisions - Monitor and analyze ISO/RTO capacity market results, energy market dynamics, and grid planning studies **Commercial & Policy Intelligence** - Provide market intelligence to support PPA negotiations: pricing benchmarks, contract structure norms, and counterparty credit analysis - Track federal and state energy policy: IRA Section 45U PTC, state clean energy standards, carbon markets, and capacity market rules - Monitor FERC rulemaking and RTO/ISO market design changes affecting Aurora powerhouse siting and interconnection economics - Produce quarterly market intelligence briefings for the VP of Origination, VP of Development, and board **Offtake Structure & Value Optimization** - Lead comparative analysis of Oklo’s power offtake structures to maximize company value across the development portfolio, evaluating: Build-Own-Transfer (BOT) arrangements with utilities or sovereign buyers; physical bilateral PPAs with corporate, utility, and government counterparties; Virtual PPAs (VPPAs) and financial contracts for difference (CfD) with creditworthy corporate offtakers; capacity market participation and merchant revenue strategies for unsold output; and hybrid structures combining elements of the above to optimize risk-adjusted project returns - Develop and maintain a quantitative offtake structure comparison model evaluating each structure across: NPV to Oklo, project finance bankability, revenue certainty vs. upside optionality, counterparty credit risk, regulatory complexity, and balance sheet impact — enabling the VP of Origination and CFO to make data-driven offtake strategy decisions at the project and portfolio level - Produce deal-specific offtake structure recommendations for each Aurora powerhouse project, factoring in local market conditions, offtaker creditworthiness, state regulatory environment, IRA 45U PTC monetization strategy, and Oklo’s portfolio-level risk exposure - Benchmark Oklo’s offtake structures against comparable nuclear, clean firm, and baseload generation transactions, identifying pricing floors, deal terms, and structural innovations that can improve Oklo’s commercial position **Team & Infrastructure** - Build and manage a team of market analysts and data scientists - Establish Oklo's market data infrastructure: vendor relationships (S&P Global, Wood Mackenzie, LSEG, Aurora Energy Research), data pipelines, and reporting tools - Build market intelligence capabilities for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLICs), analyzing co-location economics, anchor tenant demand profiles, and multi-product revenue optimization across power, isotope, and research facility outputs **Minimum Qualifications:** - 10+ years in power market analysis, energy economics, or related field - Deep expertise in US wholesale electricity markets: ISO/RTO market structure, capacity and energy pricing, ancillary services, and transmission - Demonstrated experience building long-term power market forecasts used in investment decisions, project finance, or M&A - Strong financial modeling skills; experience building revenue models for generation assets **Bonus Qualifications:** - Experience analyzing baseload or dispatchable generation assets (nuclear, gas, hydro, storage) in competitive wholesale markets - Familiarity with AI datacenter power demand, hyperscaler offtake structures, and the corporate PPA market - Experience with leading market data platforms: S&P Global Platts, Wood Mackenzie, LSEG Eikon, Aurora Energy Research **Competencies** We are looking for a Director of Market Analytics that is: - Passionate about clean energy - Passionate about making advanced fission a reality - Willing and able to learn quickly - 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 travel requirements:** Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA. **About Oklo compensation:** Salary: $225,000-$275,000 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. This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible. --- **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. Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws. ### **Recruitment Fraud Disclaimer** Oklo is aware of recent recruitment fraud attempts targeting job seekers. Please be cautious of anyone claiming to represent Oklo who does **not** contact you from an official Oklo email address. All legitimate communications from our recruiting team— including application updates, interview requests, and job offers — will come **exclusively** from an @oklo.com email. Oklo will never ask for sensitive personal information, payments, or account credentials during the hiring process. 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