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Hexium is developing advanced nuclear fuel cycle capabilities that support energy security, industrial resilience, and next-generation nuclear deployment. We are seeking a senior commercial leader to build and lead Hexium's commercial operations and strategic partnerships. In this role, you will drive market adoption and industry confidence by securing foundational customer relationships, negotiating long-term commercial agreements, and cultivating strategic partners whose participation strengthens our technical credibility and accelerates deployment readiness. The ideal candidate understands how long-cycle, highly regulated infrastructure markets evolve and has a demonstrated track record of developing customer relationships, structuring complex commercial arrangements, and navigating strategic partnerships in industrial or energy-sector environments. What You'll Do Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Cultivation: Originate, cultivate, and manage high-value relationships across the nuclear fuel cycle, advanced reactor ecosystem, utilities, national laboratories, and key federal stakeholders, including the Department of Energy (DOE/NNSA). Secure anchor partners whose alignment enhances Hexium’s technical credibility, market positioning and deployment readiness.  Commercial Architecture & Pipeline Management: Design and implement a rigorous, institutionalized commercial pipeline. Define deal stages, build forecasting models, and establish commercial operating discipline to an engineering-first environment. Market Analysis & Intelligence: Conduct sophisticated assessments of global fuel cycle markets, uranium enrichment trends, and HALEU demand to inform pricing strategy, evaluate competitive dynamics, and anticipate regulatory developments. Translate customer feedback and market intelligence into actionable recommendations for executive decision-making and long-term deployment planning. Complex Contract Structuring & Negotiation: Lead the structuring, negotiation, and execution of long-term commercial agreements, including MOUs, LOIs, off-take arrangements, and SWU contracting frameworks. Cross-Functional Orchestration: Partner with Legal, Regulatory, Finance, Engineering, and Quality Assurance teams to ensure all commercial initiatives match technical timelines, risk thresholds, financial modeling, and export control regulations.  Market Positioning & Industry Engagement: Collaborate with leadership on market positioning, external communications, and stakeholder engagement initiatives that strengthen Hexium's commercial and technical credibility. Represent the company at industry conferences, customer engagements, government meetings, and other high-profile forums to advance strategic objectives and reinforce Hexium's leadership in the nuclear fuel cycle ecosystem. Requirements Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, or a related field 10+ years of experience in business development, commercial strategy, or sales leadership Demonstrated success developing commercial opportunities and advancing complex, multi-year agreements in regulated, capital-intensive industries Experience building and managing commercial pipelines and forecasting processes Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements involving multiple stakeholder groups Strong market analysis capability, including assessment of customer demand, competitive dynamics, pricing, and regulatory factors Existing relationships across the nuclear fuel cycle, federal ecosystem, utilities, reactor developers, or strategic industrial partners Exceptional capability to articulate complex technical, financial, and regulatory concepts into clear, compelling narratives  Ability to travel as required This role will be exposed to export-controlled information and requires compliance with applicable export control laws and regulations Pluses Direct experience within: