Head of Origination

Devens, MA Business – Power Bu / Full-time / Remote

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 ARC fusion 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.

• Lead the origination, structuring, negotiation, and execution of long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs), tolling arrangements, environmental product contracts, and capacity contracts for ARC fusion power plants
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key anchor customers, including regulated and municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, hyperscalers, industrial off-takers, and government agencies
• Formulate and implement the overall wholesale and retail origination strategy to secure contracted revenue streams that support project financing and long-term business objectives
• Provide commercial leadership during utility procurement processes, competitive solicitations, bilateral negotiations, and RFP responses
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders—including project development, finance, legal, external affairs, and engineering—to ensure alignment between customer needs, project economics, and deployment strategy
• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of origination professionals, fostering a culture of excellence ,creativity, extreme ownership, and continuous improvement
• Design and implement innovative contract structures that allow us to effectively engage with early adopters while mitigating the contractual risks in deployment of these novel fusion power plants
• Identify high-value power markets, RTOs, and favorable regulatory frameworks in which we can…