Get to Know Climeworks
Climeworks is a leading provider of high-quality carbon removal solutions, leveraging decades of expertise in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology alongside a holistic approach to combat climate change.
We advise organizations on their carbon removal strategies and offer tailored portfolios that integrate both nature-based and engineered solutions, providing comprehensive services to help achieve net-zero goals. Climeworks operates the world's first two DAC plants in Iceland, underscoring our commitment to high-quality carbon removal supported by over 15 years of pioneering research, development, and deployment.
By advancing the most reliable solutions available, Climeworks accelerates the global transition to net zero, unlocking economic value for businesses, governments, and society.
We foster a dynamic environment and are building a global, purpose-driven team. We seek disruptive thinkers, passionate achievers, and inspiring leaders who are ready to take on the world’s greatest challenges.
Will you join us?
Your Mission
Job Description
- Business Case Leadership: Lead the business case assessment of DAC projects during the development phase.
- Financial Modeling: Build and maintain business case models using technical and financial inputs such as costs, performance, and project-specific data.
- Business Case Optimization: Support project managers with sensitivity analyses and insights to optimize business cases, aligning scenarios with input owners.
- Reporting: Ensure clear and consistent communication of project metrics to steering committees, the executive team, and the board of directors, maintaining comparability of results and confidence across projects.
- Model Improvement: Maintain and enhance tools for user-friendly KPI calculation, sensitivity analyses, and rigorous change management of all parameters.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with technical and financial stakeholders to ensure consistent inputs and provide project-specific reporting, including for external or publicly funded projects.
Your Story
Requirements:
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, economics, or a related quantitative discipline; a degree combining business and technical education (e.g., industrial engineering, management & technology) is a plus.
- Professional Experience: 2–4 years of work experience in asset or infrastructure projects, ideally within the energy or chemical industries, with expertise in business case ownership, project finance, and change management.
- Skills & Expertise: Strong knowledge of the front-end loading (FEL) process, strategic project prioritization, and creative problem-solving in uncertain environments, paired with the ability to design innovative commercial structures.
- Integrity & Openness: Promote a collaborative environment through transparency, fairness, and ethical decision-making.
- Mindset & Qualities: Dynamic, resilient, and collaborative, with excellent negotiation and communication skills in English.
What We Offer:
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days each year, in addition to public holidays.
- Flexibility: Work as it suits you best, with a hybrid setup and up to 4 weeks of remote work annually within any EU country.
- Ownership: Fair base pay accompanied by an equity package – because your contributions matter.
- Family Support: Inclusive parental leave policies.
- Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget for your professional growth and development.
- Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for successful referrals.
- Salary: Salary ranges are determined based on the role's seniority and the local market median, informed by external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation will depend on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
Formalities:
This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we request that you work onsite at least three days each week.
The percentage indicated in the job title reflects flexibility – choose whether to work full-time or part-time based on what suits you best.
We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.