Vice President, Utility Partnerships
Aalo· Leadership / Business Development
Hybrid (Austin, TX)full-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Executive-level role responsible for developing and expanding relationships with electric utilities and strategic energy partners to deploy Aalo Atomics' microreactor technology and advance commercial growth.
Responsibilities
- 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
- 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.
Skills
Required:Utility partnerships and business developmentStrategic relationship management
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on technical level
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Corporate Gym Membership
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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