Associate II, Growth & Strategy

About the role

X-energy LLC is seeking an Associate II on the Growth & Strategy team to shape and execute the company's corporate strategy and drive growth initiatives. This role involves identifying and evaluating new markets, strategic partnerships, potential acquisitions, and business initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis to contribute to team’s views on corporate development opportunities and associated strategy related to new business ventures, customer-facing service lines, capital formation, M&A and strategic partnerships, etc.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline (and typically technical) teams to help surface solutions and execution plans to improve cost, schedule, and/or technical or commercial viability of projects and businesses.
• Support company-wide strategy development, developing coherent presentations, analysis, and processes to improve company operations in alignment with long-term goals.
• Support the development and evolution of financial models across a portfolio of infrastructure and energy investments, ensuring that they are reliable, accurate, and support long-term decision-making.
• Alongside team, support senior leadership in preparing presentations and materials for meetings with executives, board members, and investors. This team supports quarterly Board of Directors meetings.
• Support team members with the execution of the core tasks and responsibilities, listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, under guided supervision.
• Share knowledge related to industry best practices and standards with others across the team.
• Build cogent financial models in Excel and concise presentations in PowerPoint.
• Drive alignment and clarity across clients, executives, engineers, and commercial teams by presenting, defending, and explaining models.
• Contribute to the development of business cases, respond to RFIs, and help structure deals, including financing and offtake components.
• Continuously improve tools, templates, and processes to increase modeling quality and efficiency.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a related field.
• Typically, three to four years’ experience in investment banking, project finance, consulting, infrastructure private equity, or a capital-intensive operating company.
• Experience developing cogent executive and board level presentation decks.
• Strong PowerPoint skills expected.
• Strong Excel modeling skills, with the ability to build from scratch, create sensitivity cases, and set up models thoughtfully.
• Experience with strategy development (e.g. market and competitor analysis, opportunity identification and exploration, business case development and evaluation, etc.).
• Experience simplifying complex financial insights and clearly communicating with any audience.
• Experience communicating with executive leaders.

Qualifications

• Offers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual’s qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth.
• The salary range for this position is: $100,000- $120,000.

Benefits

• 401K plan with an employer match.
• Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance.
• Life and Disability Insurance.
• Paid Time Off.
• Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy.

Pay

Compensation As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions.

Schedule

Standard office hours are 8:00am ET to 5:00pm ET, Monday - Friday.