Head of Business Development

About Pacific Fusion 

Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy.

We are rapidly designing and building a pulsed magnetic fusion system to achieve net facility gain (more fusion energy output than stored energy input). In parallel, we are developing the key components required to build affordable fusion systems.

Our plans are ambitious. We have raised over $900M so far from incredible investors, resourcing us to deliver on these plans. We are bringing together the best scientists, engineers, and operators from the fusion community, hard tech industry, and other sectors. We are united by a shared sense of urgency to provide clean power for the world, particularly managing climate change while meeting growing global energy demand. You can read more about us in this letter from our founders. 

Job Overview: 

As Head of Business Development, you’ll be responsible for building the partnerships that bring our first - and then many more - fusion energy systems to market. 

Responsibilities: 

• Relationship building: Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders, including governments, research institutions, private investors, corporate and utility partners, and industry leaders in the energy sector.

• Project origination: Build pipeline for, negotiate, and close high-value deals that align with the company’s vision and growth targets.

• Project development: Build and execute project development strategy for a first-of-a-kind fusion power plant (and then future power plants), including identifying utility and government partners and designing capital strategy for project development in collaboration with the executive team. 

• Product and system requirement definition: Collaborate with technical teams to ensure that partnerships and business ventures align with the company’s capabilities and R&D pipeline, and to ensure that customer requirements appropriately inform technical requirements. 

• Public affairs and communications: Collaborate with government affairs and communications teams to publicly represent Pacific Fusion at relevant industry conferences and events, and to define ongoing marketing, communications, and public engagement strategies 

Qualifications:  

• Deep knowledge of energy, capacity, and REC markets and relevant regulatory environments, including direct experience buying and/or selling energy generation or storage technologies 

• Strong network within the energy, technology, and investment sectors, with the ability to build and sustain strategic relationships.

• Equal parts strategic and scrappy approach to work; Able to execute pragmatically on near-term work and lead a high-performing team over time

• Preferred but not required: Experience working in or with early-stage, high-growth technology companies, particularly in the energy or sustainability sectors.

Benefits:

• Industry-competitive salary

• Equity plan

• 6% employer 401k matching

• Generous paid time off (including sick leave, vacation, paid family leave)

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Actual base salary offered will be determined by: experience, skills, and work location. This range is for base salary, our total compensation includes equity and benefits. We welcome you to apply even if your expectations are outside our listed range. 

Pacific Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Pacific Fusion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures and throughout employment. If you need assistance or any accommodation, please let us know. 

Pacific Fusion does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies without a fully executed recruitment agreement in place. In the absence of such agreement, Pacific Fusion reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidates without an obligation to pay fees. Agencies are requested not to contact Pacific Fusion hiring managers or employees regarding recruiting services.