Associate II, Strategic Operations

X-energy•Rockville, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Associate II on the Growth & Strategy team at X-energy, you will work directly with leadership to shape and execute the company's corporate strategy and drive consequential growth initiatives. This means identifying and evaluating new markets, strategic partnerships, potential acquisitions, and business initiatives that will define X-energy's future. You will dig into tough, cross-functional problems that do not have obvious answers (whether that is market expansion, project economics, or competitive positioning) and bring clarity and a business lens to how we execute. You will liaise across teams and translate between engineering, commercial, and financial perspectives to drive decisions forward. No two weeks look the same. You will have direct exposure to high-stakes decisions, clear ownership of strategic projects, and visibility with executive leadership and our Board of Directors. This role requires entrepreneurial thinking, strong ownership, and a bias toward action. We tackle the hardest problems at pace and measure ourselves by our impact. The work you do will shape where X-energy goes next.

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.

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.
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.
Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
Perform other duties as assigned by manager.