Vice President, Utility Partnerships

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About the Role: Aalo Atomics is seeking a Vice President of Utility Partnerships to lead engagement with electric utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, public power organizations, and other strategic energy partners as we deploy the next generation of advanced nuclear technology. This executive-level role will be responsible for developing and expanding relationships across the utility sector, identifying opportunities for future reactor deployments, and creating partnerships that support the growth of Aalo's microreactor fleet. The successful candidate will understand how utilities evaluate generation resources, plan for long-term capacity needs, and invest in critical energy infrastructure. As a key member of Aalo's leadership team, you will help shape the company's commercial growth strategy and establish Aalo as a trusted partner for utilities seeking reliable, dispatchable, carbon-free power. This position is ideally suited for an individual with significant experience in electric utilities, power generation, resource planning, or utility business development, along with a strong interest in the future of nuclear energy and advanced reactor technologies. What You'll Do Develop and execute Aalo's utility partnership strategy across investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, public power agencies, and generation and transmission organizations. Build and maintain senior-level relationships with utility executives, resource planning leaders, generation executives, and boards of directors. Identify and advance opportunities for future deployment of Aalo microreactors and advanced nuclear energy systems. Establish strategic partnerships, memorandums of understanding, and commercial frameworks with utilities exploring advanced nuclear generation. Collaborate with utilities to evaluate potential sites and deployment opportunities, including retiring fossil generation facilities, utility-owned assets, industrial locations, and new development sites. Support utility customers as they evaluate advanced nuclear technologies within long-term resource planning and clean energy strategies. Develop commercial value propositions that align Aalo's technology with utility objectives related to reliability, resilience, affordability, energy security, and carbon reduction. Serve as Aalo's primary interface with utility associations, public power organizations, cooperative organizations, and other industry stakeholders. Monitor utility planning activities, generation trends, market developments, and emerging opportunities for advanced nuclear deployment. Represent Aalo Atomics at utility conferences, industry meetings, public power events, and executive forums. Work closely with internal development, engineering, and executive teams to align partnership opportunities with deployment priorities. Help build and maintain a robust pipeline of utility-supported projects that will accelerate commercialization of Aalo's technology. Qualifications Preferred Qualifications 15+ years of experience in the electric utility, power generation, energy infrastructure, or energy development sectors. Demonstrated success building strategic relationships and partnerships within the utility industry. Direct experience working with investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, public power agencies, or generation and transmission organizations. Strong understanding of utility resource planning, generation portfolios, capacity needs, and long-term infrastructure investment decisions. Experience in power generation, including familiarity with baseload generation technologies such as nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, or other dispatchable resources. Understanding of advanced nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors (SMRs), microreactors, or the evolving role of nuclear energy in meeting future power demand. Proven ability to engage and influence senior utility executives, elected boards, and key industry stakeholders. Experience negotiating strategic partnerships, commercial agreements, or long-term energy development initiatives. Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship management skills. Strong strategic thinking and business development capabilities. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Energy Systems, Economics, Public Policy, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred. Requirements Based in the United States. Willing to work on-site in Austin, Texas or remote. Ability to travel up to 50% for utility meetings, executive engagement, conferences, and site visits. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships. What Success Looks Like In this role, success will be measured by the ability to: Establish Aalo as a trusted strategic partner to utilities evaluating advanced nuclear generation. Develop and maintain executive-level relationships across the utility industry. Create a robust pipeline of utility-supported deployment opportunities. Secure strategic partnership agreements with utilities, municipal systems, and electric cooperatives. Position Aalo's microreactor technology within utility long-term planning efforts and future generation portfolios. Accelerate the commercialization and deployment of advanced nuclear energy across North America. Requirements: Based in the United States Willing to work on-site in Austin, TX What We Offer: Competitive salary based on technical level Health, Dental, Vision Insurance Paid Time Off Corporate Gym Membership Additional Information: Aalo Atomics provides a collaborative and supportive work environment, opportunities for professional growth, intellectually challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Aalo Atomics is an equal opportunity employer and considers all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships. Direct applicants only. No recruiters or staffing agencies, please. About Aalo Atomics Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Our mission is to make nuclear energy globally accessible, starting with the Aalo-1, a 10 MWe reactor leveraging cutting-edge safety, modularity, and efficiency. Based in Austin, TX, we’re rapidly growing as we work to deploy the world’s first fleet of advanced microreactors. Join us and help revolutionize energy for a sustainable future.