Strategic Finance Associate

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Strategic Finance Associate to join our Finance team.

This can be a remote role but we have a strong preference for candidates who are able to come in on a hybrid basis in Denver, CO.


Position Description

The Strategic Finance Associate will play a critical role in supporting Oklo's corporate long-range financial planning, capital allocation and investment decisions, and financing activities. This individual will own project-level financial models across Oklo's capital project portfolio spanning Power, Fuel, and Isotopes, perform investment analysis for new capital projects and business units, and support the broader strategic finance function including capital raising, long-range planning, and executive decision-making support.

The Strategic Finance Associate will report to the Director of Finance. This role offers meaningful visibility with senior leaders including the CFO, VP Finance, and executive team. This is a high-impact, analytical role ideal for a finance professional with strong modeling skills, project finance experience, and an interest in advanced nuclear energy.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Own and maintain detailed project-level financial models for capital projects across Oklo's Power, Fuel, and Isotopes business units
• Prepare presentation materials for executive leadership and the board of directors to inform capital allocation and investment decisions
• Support the corporate long-range financial model by ensuring project-level inputs are current and accurately reflected at the enterprise level
• Analyze unit economics and key cost drivers across Oklo's Power, Fuel, and Isotopes product lines
• Support capital raising activities (equity, debt, and project finance) by preparing financial projections, diligence materials, and investor presentations
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and operations teams to gather and integrate data inputs into financial models

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field
• 2-5 years of experience in investment banking, project finance, strategic finance, or a related analytical role
• Industry exposure to energy, power, renewables, nuclear, or related capital-intensive infrastructure preferred
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills; ability to build and maintain complex, multi-scenario project financial models
• Working knowledge of project finance concepts including debt sizing, DSCR, IRR, tax equity, and sponsor returns
• Strong understanding of capital structure, cash flow modeling, and investment economics
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with strong attention to detail
• Self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple concurrent workstreams
• Prior experience at a high-growth startup is a plus

Competencies

We are looking for a Strategic Finance Associate that is:

• Passionate about clean energy
• An optimist at heart
• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly
• 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 a 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: $120,000 - $140,000

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, 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.
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