Director of Investor Relations

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision options

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and parental leave

Life insurance and disability coverage

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Fervo Energy, headquartered in Houston, TX, seeks a Director of Investor Relations with a deep public company background and strong capital markets fluency to lead investor communications and reporting. You will partner with executive leadership across finance, legal, and project development to shape Fervo’s narrative for institutional and retail investors.

Responsibilities include managing quarterly earnings processes, coordinating SEC filings, and directing investor events and outreach.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.
• 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.
• Contribute to Board of Directors reporting, giving directors clear visibility into investor sentiment, capital markets activity, and financing progress.

Skills

Investor relations

Financial analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Relationship management

Public company reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Job description

Fervo Energy (NASDAQ: FRVO) is a modern power company developing next-generation geothermal resources to meet the growing demand for affordable, reliable, 24/7 carbon-free energy. Our mission is to transform geothermal into America’s most dependable and affordable source of clean, around-the-clock power. By combining innovations in horizontal drilling, fiber-optic sensing, and advanced reservoir engineering, Fervo has developed a repeatable approach to building utility-scale enhanced geothermal systems. Our flagship Cape Station development in Utah is planned to deliver 500 MW of firm, carbon-free power, and we are advancing a development pipeline of more than 50 GW. Join us and work alongside world-class engineers, geoscientists, operators, project builders, and business leaders working to make geothermal a cornerstone of a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future.

Position Description

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.

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.

Qualifications

Required

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

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 offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and life outside of work. Benefits for eligible employees include:
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Employer-paid basic life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
• A 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match
• Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave
• Family-building, fertility, hormonal health, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting support through Carrot
• A dependent care FSA for eligible child and elder care expenses
• An annual Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible wellness expenses, including fitness, financial planning, pet insurance, and pet care
• Employee ownership opportunities through Fervo’s Employee Stock Purchase Program, as well as stock option grants and bonus opportunities for eligible roles

Benefits and programs are subject to eligibility requirements and may change.

Our Workplace

Fervo Energy highly values having employees work in the office to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. This role follows a hybrid schedule, with team members expected to work in the office three days per week. Fervo considers this in-office schedule an essential function of the role. Your recruiter can share more information about the schedule.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Fervo also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an individual has any of these characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of these characteristics.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Fervo Energy’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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