Head of Origination

Job description

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems:

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers, suppliers, and many others to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised $4 billion of capital, making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

Join the power movement as Head of Origination

Commercial fusion energy is the holy grail for providing limitless, clean, firm energy that is safe, secure and

ultimately affordable. And while this power is not yet available today, CFS is working every day to try to pull

that fusion future forward, focusing first on our SPARC demonstration plant outside Boston and then our ARCfusion power plants, the first of which is expected to be online in the early 2030s.

The Director of Origination will take a leading role in identifying, engaging with, and executing customer and partnership strategies and deals for those future ARC power plants. You will lead the commercialization, market entry, and structured contracting, playing an active role in transforming how this new form of clean, resilient power gets contracted and deployed.

In this role, you will define and execute our commercial origination strategy. Reporting to the Head of Power Business, you will lead energy customer development and secure long-term offtake agreements—building and translating our pipeline into committed contracts, capital, and bankable assets. You will be on the front line of engaging with these customers and partners working creatively and partnering closely with project development, finance, legal, and engineering, to craft, negotiate, and secure these commercial agreements. You will serve as a key leader of the commercial team, driving the deployment of clean, safe, and abundant fusion energy.

What you'll do:

Lead the origination, structuring, negotiation, and execution of long-term power purchaseagreements (PPAs), tolling arrangements, environmental product contracts, and capacitycontracts for ARC fusion power plants

Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key anchor customers, including regulatedand municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, hyperscalers, industrial off-takers, andgovernment agencies

Formulate and implement the overall wholesale and retail origination strategy to securecontracted revenue streams that support project financing and long-term business objectives

Provide commercial leadership during utility procurement processes, competitivesolicitations, bilateral negotiations, and RFP responses

Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders—including project development,finance, legal, external affairs, and engineering—to ensure alignment between customerneeds, project economics, and deployment strategy

Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of origination professionals, fostering aculture of excellence ,creativity, extreme ownership, and continuous improvement

Design and implement innovative contract structures that allow us to effectively engage withearly adopters while mitigating the contractual risks in deployment of these novel fusionpower plants

Identify high-value power markets, RTOs, and favorable regulatory frameworks in which wecan execute attractive deals and partnerships

Monitor energy market trends, resource plans, and regulatory developments across NorthAmerican RTOs/ISOs to identify new contracting opportunities and inform market entry plans

Develop and own the commercial framework for project opportunities, analyzing market data, assessing risks, and presenting strategic recommendations to executive leadership

Represent CFS at industry events, customer meetings, and strategic forums as a subjectmatter expert and ambassador for fusion energy

Oversee post-execution lifecycle management, ensuring rigorous compliance withcontractual obligations while nurturing long-term strategic partnerships to maintainoperational excellence and corporate good standing

Ability to facilitate or source creativesolutions and approaches to equitablyshare risk between parties

Prioritize multiple projects and/or issues with conflicting deadlines and/or business unit drivers

Demonstrate a reliable and persistent work ethic, seeing tasks through to completion. Stays determined in the faceof uncertainty and failure

Adaptability to a start-up environment, capability to take initiative, develop own tasks and timelines, and solve broad, ambiguous problems

Comfort and capability making judgmentcalls that are fundamental to the successof entire projects or major initiatives

Proven writing and communicationability, and consistent quality of workappropriate for preparing material for a

broad external audience

Can respectfully challenge seniorleadership with a well-reasoned anddata-supported argument

What we're looking for:

Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Engineering, Engineering Technologies, Business, Finance, Economics, Math, Physics or a related fieldOR > 10+ years of progressive energy industry experience, with at least 5 years specifically leading power origination, structured energy sales, or power marketing

Proven track record of originating and closing large-scale, long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs), tolling agreements, environmental product contracts, or capacity contracts

Deep technical understanding of North American wholesale power markets, RTO/ISO market rules, transmission dynamics, and commercial risk allocation

Established network of executive contacts across utilities, corporate/hyperscaler procurement teams, and wholesale counterparties

Strong financial acumen with direct experience working alongside project finance teams to ensure contract bankability and acceptable risk-adjusted returns

Superior negotiation, presentation, and communication skills, with a track record of presenting to C-suite executives and investment committees

Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a high-growth environment and turn broad, ambiguous opportunities into executed deals

Bonus points for:

Master’s degree, MBA, or advanced technical degree preferred

Understanding of Global wholesale power markets

Experience with clean baseload power, first-of-a-kind (FOAK) technologies, energy storage, or infrastructure

Demonstrated experience managing basis risk (nodal vs. zonal pricing splits), shape risk, and congestion/line-loss settlement mechanisms

Knowledge of advanced decarbonization procurement standards, such as hourly24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (CFE) matching and tax credit transferability (e.g., IRA PTC and ITC mechanics).

Familiarity with complex utility retail tariffs, standby charges, and wheeling arrangements.

Familiarity with federal energy procurement pathways, tax equity structures, or M&A-driven origination

Ability to travel up to 40% for customer meetings, site visits, and industry conferences

Must-have requirements:

Perform activities such as typing, standing, and sitting, for extended periods of time

Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call - this position will require up to 25% travel (day-trip & overnight)

Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics

$170,000 - $250,000 a year

Salary range for this full-time position + equity + benefits

Benefits include:

Competitive compensation with equity

13 Company-wide Holidays

Flexible vacation days

10 sick days

Generous parental leave policy

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Professional growth opportunities

Team-building activities

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At CFS, we excel in fast-paced environments, driven by our values of integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique. As we grow, we’re eager to bring on mission-driven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.

We value diversity deeply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally, regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law.

This role requires compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (collectively, “Export Control Laws"). Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such Export Control Laws.

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