Deployment Operations Lead

The Deployment Operations Lead will play a critical role in scaling our team and culture in Brazil. This role is ideal for an experienced operations professional who shares passion for our mission and brings deep expertise in logistics, precision technology and science operations, and people leadership.

This is an early-stage building opportunity as we implement and scale our Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) projects in Brazil. We are seeking a natural leader with a technical orientation to assemble evolving business, technical, and scientific requirements into efficient processes, procedures that drive a highly effective operation. We require a builder with hands-on initiative who can also coach our team, collaborate cross-functionally and manage partner relationships. 

This role reports to the Brazil GM and works closely with CDR Generation and  Science leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Guiding Objective: Lead deployment operations in Brazil to execute Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) projects as we expand substantially (1,000x or greater scale-up) with substantially greater efficiency (reducing cost by 50% or more) over time.

• Scope: Responsible for leading the deployment of commercial ERW deployments end-to-end. This includes enrolling and managing quarry relationships, ground logistics (rock transportation and spreading), farm relationships, and implementing MRV protocols.

• Scaling Excellence: Develop a culture of excellence for precision science and technology deployments and scale the team from ~7 FTEs today to 50+ in the next 2 years. 

• Integrative Leadership: Deployment Operations spans multiple disciplines and functions including project management, relationship management, logistics, compliance, and field science.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interact closely with the Science team to implement and evolve MRV methods and protocols. Interface with the technology team to provide "customer feedback" on digital deployment tools. Advise the CDR Generation team to provide operational guidance on potential deployments. Interface with the Registry team to ensure projects are compliant with registry guidelines for ERW projects. 

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in rapidly scaling operating teams in a startup environment.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex information.

• Experience managing projects and coordinating remote teams.

• Strong organizational and process improvement skills.

• Sophisticated influence and relationship management skills.

• Ability to travel domestically in Brazil and globally to project locations as needed.

• Fluent in Portuguese and English.

Personal Attributes:

• Highly motivated & mission-driven to address climate change.

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.

• A positive attitude, bias for action, and tolerance for ambiguity.

• Thrives in multitasking and acts decisively in a dynamic environment.

• A mature leader with a collaborative mindset.

About Us:

Our mission is to stabilize Earth’s climate by transforming nature’s most powerful permanent carbon removal process into a global climate solution. By advancing science, building technology, and assembling a global coalition, we are catalyzing a global initiative to scale Enhanced Rock Weathering within the next decade, starting in Brazil. 

Founded out of the Stanford University ecosystem, Terradot is led by the world’s leading experts to advance the science and technology of ERW. Our unique structure bridges industry, academia, and government and allows our team to contribute with speed & scale. We are backed by John Doerr, Sheryl Sandberg & Tom Bernthal, George Roberts, Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, Google, Cisco and Venture Funds, Floodgate, Kleiner Perkins, Acre Venture Partners, Gigascale Capital, Valor Capital, Ponderosa Ventures and others.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Research suggests that qualified people from historically marginalized groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage all individuals who believe they have the necessary skills and experience to apply for this role.

Obrigada!