Director of Project Insurance

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Director of Project Insurance to join our team.

Position Description

Oklo is seeking to hire a Director of Project Insurance to build and lead the company’s insurance function for projects across our three Power, Fuel and Isotope business units.

This role will own Oklo’s project insurance strategy, project risk management processes, contractual risk review, and risk governance framework across development, supply chain, construction, operations, and decommissioning of assets. The ideal candidate brings deep experience navigating complex industrial, infrastructure, energy, or nuclear-related risk environments and can operate effectively across executive leadership, investors, regulators, counterparties, and insurers.

This position will partner closely with Legal, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Commercial, and Project Development and Execution teams to proactively identify, quantify, mitigate, and transfer risk as Oklo scales. This role reports to the Vice President of Finance and Treasury.

Specific responsibilities may include:

Project Insurance, Surety & Risk Transfer

• Lead the design, procurement, and management of Oklo’s project insurance programs, including property, casualty, liability, builders risk, environmental, nuclear and other specialty coverages
• Manage broker relationships, renewals, claims, and insurer negotiations
• Develop insurance strategies aligned with evolving project development and operational risks
• Evaluate alternative risk transfer structures, captives, and emerging market solutions where appropriate
• Develop and manage Oklo’s project surety strategy, including bonding capacity, surety relationships, collateral requirements, indemnity obligations, and project-specific bonding needs
• Report to Executive Management and the Board of Directors on these programs

Project Risk Management

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