Director of Investor Relations

Fervo Energy Co.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy Co. is seeking a Director of Investor Relations to be the primary contact for the investment community, owning the investor communications strategy and shaping how Fervo is understood and valued by capital partners.

The role requires deep public finance experience, strong writing and presentation skills, and the ability to translate technical and financial information for sophisticated investors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of investor relations, corporate finance, or equity research experience.
• Direct experience at or covering a public company is required.
• Strong ability to translate complex financials for investors.

Responsibilities

• Own investor communications strategy and quarterly earnings processes.
• Manage relationships with institutional and retail investors and equity research analysts.
• Coordinate SEC disclosures and annual/quarterly reporting with legal and finance.
• Support Board reporting and investor day events; monitor market developments.

Skills

Investor relations

Public company experience

Capital markets fluency

Financial reporting

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Director of Investor Relations will serve as Fervo’s primary point of contact for the investment community; owning the company’s investor communications strategy and helping shape how Fervo is understood and valued by current and prospective capital partners.

Fervo is building the infrastructure for next-generation geothermal power at scale. Doing so requires not just technical execution, but a compelling investor narrative, rigorous financial reporting, and trusted relationships across the capital markets community. As Fervo advances toward major financing milestones as a public company, the ability to manage investor relationships, deliver high-quality disclosure, and shape how the street understands and values Fervo becomes increasingly central to the company’s mission

The Director of Investor Relations will report to the Senior Director, Corporate Development & Investor Relations and work closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams across finance, legal, and project development. This role is suited for a seasoned finance professional with deep public company experience, strong capital markets fluency, and a genuine passion for the role

Description

The Director of Investor Relations will serve as Fervo’s primary point of contact for the investment community; owning the company’s investor communications strategy and helping shape how Fervo is understood and valued by current and prospective capital partners. This role demands strong financial fluency, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to translate complex technical and financial information into clear, compelling narratives for a sophisticated investor audience.

Success in this position means building trusted, long-term relationships with institutional and retail investors, delivering high-quality reporting and disclosure, and ensuring Fervo’s story is told consistently and credibly across all investor touchpoints. The Director of IR will play a visible, strategic role, spearheading quarterly earnings processes, managing sell-side relationships, supporting Board reporting, and helping position Fervo as a pioneering voice in energy.

Responsibilities

Investor Relations & Communications

• Own Fervo’s investor communications strategy, including investor presentations, quarterly reporting packages, press releases, earnings call scripts, and other external materials
• Serve as a primary point of contact for current and prospective investors, managing ongoing relationships and ensuring timely, accurate responses to investor inquiries
• Engage proactively with the equity research community, managing analyst relationships and ensuring Fervo’s financial narrative is well understood by the sell side
• Proactively identify and pursue new institutional investors, managing a targeted outreach program alongside inbound relationship management
• Maintain a consistent and compelling investor narrative across all touchpoints, ensuring alignment between external messaging and internal strategy

Capital Markets & Events

• Manage investor conferences, roadshows, and investor day events- including targeting, logistics, and preparation of supporting materials
• Monitor and synthesize equity research coverage, peer company activity, shareholder base changes, and broader capital markets developments into regular briefings for senior leadership
• Track 13F filings and institutional ownership shifts, maintaining a current and accurate picture of Fervo’s shareholder base for leadership
• Maintain a comprehensive tracker of all investor and analyst interactions, including relationship status, follow-up commitments, and engagement history
• Support reactive and crisis communications, managing investor messaging around material events, market volatility, or other developments requiring rapid response

Investor Reporting & Disclosure

• Own all investor reporting obligations, including quarterly and annual reporting packages and earnings releases, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness
• Lead end-to-end earnings call preparation, including script development, management Q&A prep, and post-call transcript review
• Coordinate SEC filing obligations- including 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings- in close partnership with legal and finance teams
• Ensure compliance with Reg FD and other public company disclosure requirements, serving as an internal resource on disclosure best practices and material information handling
• Contribute to Board of Directors reporting, giving directors clear visibility into investor sentiment, capital markets activity, and financing progress
• Liaise with the transfer agent and support equity plan communications to employees as needed

Planning & Decision Support

• Partner closely with the Corporate Development team to align investor communications with broader capital strategy and transaction activity
• Contribute to long-range planning and scenario analysis, providing an investor perspective on capital allocation and business strategy
• Synthesize market intelligence, policy developments, and competitive dynamics into actionable insights for senior leadership
• Serve as a cross-functional resource, partnering with finance, legal, and project development teams on decisions with investor implications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, business, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in investor relations, investment banking, or equity research, including direct experience at or covering a public company
• Proven track record of building and managing relationships with institutional investors and equity research analysts
• Deep familiarity with public company reporting obligations, SEC disclosure requirements, and Reg FD compliance
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to build and present compelling investor materials
• Solid command of financial statements and core corporate finance principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex financial and technical information for investor audiences
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver on deadlines in a fast-moving environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the energy, infrastructure, or power sector — as an IR professional or analyst covering the space
• Familiarity with project finance structures, including tax equity, debt, and equity arrangements
• Experience managing earnings calls, investor days, and roadshows end-to-end
• Advanced degree (MBA) or CFA designation

Location

Fervo Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX. This position requires regular in-office presence at our Houston office, with eligibility to participate in the Company’s hybrid work policy. Some travel is required.

Fervo Energy commercializes technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future. As a 24/7, reliable clean energy resource, geothermal energy has a major role to play in the future electric grid and Fervo Energy’s key innovations bring a full suite of modern technology to make geothermal cost competitive. Fervo’s innovations include technologies such as advanced computational models, horizontal drilling, and distributed fiber optic sensing that we have developed with partners including Schlumberger, ARPA‑E, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Fervo is supported through Cyclotron Road, the Department of Energy, Stanford University, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Fervo Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.