Deputy General Counsel
The Nuclear CompanyWashington, District of Columbia, United States · Posted 3 months agoDescription
The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.
We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.
We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values—Trust, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappiness, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. Trust is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.
About the role
The Nuclear Company is seeking an experienced and highly strategic Deputy General Counsel to serve as a key member of the legal leadership team. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, this role will help support the continued growth of one of the most ambitious energy infrastructure companies in the world.
The Deputy General Counsel will partner closely with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders across development, nuclear operations, engineering, finance, government affairs, human resources, and corporate functions to provide practical legal guidance that enables business objectives while managing risk. This individual will play a critical role in helping build and scale the legal function and support the company's project development, commercial, financing, and strategic initiatives.
The ideal candidate combines exceptional legal judgment with strong business acumen, thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, and is motivated by building systems, processes, and teams that can support rapid growth in a highly regulated industry.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the Chief Legal and Administration Officer, executive leadership team, and business stakeholders on legal, regulatory, compliance, governance, and risk management matters.
- Support the development and execution of the company's overall legal strategy and legal department roadmap.
- Partner with business leaders to identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, operational, and enterprise risks.
- Oversee the drafting, negotiation, and management of complex commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, development agreements, procurement contracts, consulting agreements, and other business-critical transactions.
- Support financing activities, strategic investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate transactions.
- Advise on corporate governance matters, including board support, corporate policies, entity management, and governance best practices.
- Assist in managing litigation, disputes, investigations, and claims, including coordination with outside counsel.
- Develop and implement scalable legal processes, policies, templates, and playbooks to improve efficiency and support company growth.
- Evaluate and manage outside counsel relationships, legal spend, and alternative legal service providers.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the company and provide proactive guidance to leadership.
- Support the continued development of the legal organization through mentoring, process improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Foster a culture of integrity, accountability, compliance, and sound risk management across the organization.
Experience
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
- 12+ years of legal experience, including significant experience in-house, at a leading law firm, or a combination of both.
- Demonstrated experience advising executive leadership teams on complex legal, regulatory, commercial, and strategic matters.
- Strong background in corporate law, commercial transactions, governance, compliance, and enterprise risk management.
- Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure, energy, industrial, construction, manufacturing, technology, or other highly regulated industries.
- Proven ability to negotiate and manage complex transactions and commercial relationships.
- Experience developing legal processes, policies, and operational frameworks within a growing organization.
- Experience managing litigation, investigations, and outside counsel relationships.
- Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial objectives.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
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