Vice President of Strategy

Oklo Inc

. Build and lead the corporate strategy function, including designing its operating model, hiring and developing talent, allocating resources, and owning team standards, quality, and results .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeCalifornia • United StatesLead💰 $250,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in corporate strategy development, team leadership, and cross-functional initiative management. Capable of advising executive leadership with evidence-based recommendations and integrating strategy across various business units.

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Corporate Strategy LeadershipTeam Building and DevelopmentExecutive CommunicationCross-Functional Initiative ManagementStrategic Decision-Making

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Hard Skills

Strategic PlanningPortfolio ManagementBusiness Model EvaluationResource AllocationPerformance Management

Soft Skills

JudgmentSynthesisCredibilityCollaborationChallenge Assumptions

Industry Keywords

Corporate DevelopmentCapital InitiativesPartnership EvaluationGrowth PlatformsInternational Opportunities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and lead the corporate strategy function, including designing its operating model, hiring and developing talent, allocating resources, and owning team standards, quality, and results
Lead the development and refinement of Oklo's long-range enterprise strategy, including portfolio choices, priority markets, business models, growth platforms, and resource allocation
Identify strategic opportunities, risks, and unanswered questions and recommend what the company should pursue, defer, reshape, or decline
Lead annual and multi-year planning, objectives and key results, scorecards, and initiative reviews
Support strategic evaluation of partnerships, capital initiatives, acquisitions, new ventures, international opportunities, and structural options
Own the strategic-initiative portfolio by establishing objectives, leaders, milestones, decision points, and review mechanisms
Advise executive leadership and the Board with independent, evidence-based recommendations and lead consequential strategic discussions
Personally lead selected high-stakes initiatives through decision, launch, transaction, or operational handoff
Integrate strategy across Finance, Corporate Development, Strategic Partnerships, Legal, Government Affairs, international teams, technical and regulatory leaders, and business units
Build company-wide strategy capability through rigorous business cases, decision memos, portfolio reviews, strategic planning, and coaching
Report to the Chief Strategy Officer
Work directly with founders, CFO, and business-unit leaders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Substantial experience leading corporate strategy, general management, business building, or a comparable enterprise mandate, with a record of shaping company direction and driving implementation
Demonstrated success building high-performing teams, setting an agenda, developing talent, managing performance, and delivering results through others
Experience advising founders, senior executives, or Boards on consequential choices and creating alignment around difficult decisions
Strong judgment across business models, partnerships, capital requirements, growth opportunities, portfolio choices, and resource tradeoffs
A record of leading complex initiatives across functions and business units without relying solely on direct reporting authority
Excellent writing, synthesis, and executive communication, with the credibility to challenge assumptions and represent the company with senior counterparties
Significant travel for executive working sessions, team collaboration, and selected engagements may be required
Remote employees must travel to headquarters in Santa Clara, California, twice per quarter based on business or team needs
Employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara for the first two weeks of onboarding
Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible
Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening; employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible time off
Equity
Bonuses
Competitive pay
401(k)
Health insurance with employer contribution
HSA
FSA
Flexible work hours
Wellness credits
Other benefits