Your mission at Climeworks is to pave the way for global growth of Direct Air Capture of CO2 as an industry and enable Climeworks to stay ahead of the game.
You ensure this by advocating for DAC and highlighting its global potential as an essential tool for achieving large-scale carbon removal.
You lead the effort on helping to build a high integrity carbon removal market on national levels, EU, UNFCCC and VCM to integrate DAC into Net Zero strategies and help build compliance markets to stimulate offtake demand.
You develop and implement strategies to create government funding options in markets where Climeworks has project interests.
You develop and execute policy strategies to pave the way for DAC adoption in key markets, staying involved in CCS & Renewable Energy policies and the wider political landscapes.
You expand and lead a global team of policy experts, instilling a "winning" mentality and identify opportunities to create favorable positions for Climeworks.
You manage existing and establish new DAC and carbon removal industry groups, networks, and thought leadership.

Vice President Policy & Government Affairs (Austin, TX or Zurich, CH based)