The Technical Strategy Process Economics Lead is responsible for developing technoeconomic models to support strategic decision-making, optimize operational efficiency, and drive long-term cost and carbon reduction goals across the company's carbon removal projects.
Key Responsibilities
Support company-wide strategic decision making and capital allocation through technoeconomic analyses.
Develop and maintain rigorous technoeconomic models to evaluate strategic initiatives and inform leadership.
Own lifecycle analysis and first-principles modeling to assess long-term costs and process efficiencies.
Identify opportunities for system improvements based on modeling insights.
Collaborate with engineering, research, operations, and carbon accounting teams to validate and refine models.
Drive impact on engineering, financial, and strategic roadmaps through detailed analysis.
Requirements
Support Company-wide strategic decision making and capital allocation planning through analyses that consider the standalone and shared costs and benefits of various initiatives using rigorous technoeconomic models.
Own technoeconomic modeling used to evaluate major strategic pathways and inform capital allocation decisions across the business.
Develop detailed models, including the Charm Duo’s life-cycle analysis and first-principles modeling, to evaluate engineering, financial, and strategic options.
Leverage insights from modeling to identify opportunities to drive meaningful system improvements and support long-term cost curve development.
Work closely with Engineering, Research, Operations, and Carbon Accounting teams to support cross-functional decision making.
Report directly into the Corporate Finance Strategy Manager and collaborate with relevant teams to inform company strategy.
Possess a strong understanding of process and product carbon efficiency changes as the business evolves.
Evaluate and validate the long-term engineering roadmap and estimate future costs related to carbon removal processes.
Analyze the costs and benefits of various initiatives considering both scientific and financial perspectives.
Possess experience or skills in technoeconomic modeling, life-cycle analysis, and first-principles modeling.
Have the ability to identify opportunities for system improvements based on modeling insights.
Be capable of supporting long-term cost curve development for carbon removal technologies.
Possess at least a basic understanding of the voluntary carbon removal market and related engineering and financial considerations (implied by the role’s responsibilities).
Benefits & Perks
Stock options
Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%