Senior Director, Carbon Strategy

CarbonCure Technologies; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A sustainability technology firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Director of Carbon Strategy to oversee their carbon credit program, ensuring productivity in the voluntary carbon market. This role requires strong leadership and expertise in climate strategy, along with the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders. Responsibilities include developing carbon initiatives, making strategic decisions on partnerships, and representing the company in public forums. Candidates should have significant experience in carbon markets and communication skills to convey the company’s mission effectively.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Community involvement

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in climate strategy, ideally within the cleantech or industrial sectors.
• Proven track record in developing and executing carbon market programs.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s overall carbon strategy, ensuring alignment with business growth.
• Oversee verification and monetization of carbon credits.
• Monitor emerging trends and policies in carbon markets.

Skills

Climate strategy

Policy advocacy

Carbon markets

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Degree in Business, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Engineering, or Public Policy

Job description

About CarbonCure Technologies

CarbonCure Technologies is a fast-growing carbon utilization technology company on a mission to reduce embodied carbon in new concrete construction. With hundreds of carbon mineralization systems operating worldwide, CarbonCure’s technologies inject and permanently embed captured CO₂ in concrete while also enabling reductions of carbon-intensive cement from each truckload of concrete. This innovative solution has saved hundreds of thousands of metric tons of CO₂ to date, and that impact grows with every truckload of concrete our producer partners supply in their markets. CarbonCure’s cutting-edge research and innovation have also garnered global recognition and prestigious awards, most notably the Carbon XPRIZE Grand Prize and induction into the Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame. CarbonCure’s investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Blue Earth Capital, BDC, Amazon, Taronga Ventures, 2150, Microsoft, Samsung Ventures, BH3 Growth Equity, Carbon Direct, GreenSoil Investments and Mitsubishi Corporation. Follow CarbonCure on LinkedIn.

Our Culture

Our team is made up of energetic, entrepreneurial individuals who are passionate about driving meaningful solutions to combat climate change. Besides being dedicated to our mission, we believe in work-life balance and active involvement in our local communities. We value integrity and accountability; and our core values include customer success, earned trust, data-driven decisions, and straight-talk. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are here to change the world.

Purpose-Driven Position

We are looking for a Senior Director of Carbon Strategy to play a central role overseeing CarbonCure’s carbon credit program and ensuring integrity, productivity and overall success in the voluntary carbon market, advancing both climate impact and business growth. This role is responsible for developing and executing the company’s carbon market initiatives, including credit generation, verification and sales, while educating and engaging key stakeholders, such as corporate sustainability leads, developers, designers, builders, regulators and policymakers, and pulling levers to solve the embodied carbon challenge and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon concrete.

The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in carbon management and climate strategy with strong leadership, commercial, and communication skills. This role is highly collaborative and externally facing, working closely with CarbonCure’s executive team and external partners to position the company as a leader in decarbonizing the built environment.

What you’ll be doing

Carbon Strategy & Market Development

• Lead the company’s overall carbon strategy, aligning technical innovation, carbon performance, and business growth.
• Oversee the development, verification, and monetization of carbon credits through recognized registries and standards.
• Build and manage partnerships with carbon credit buyers, brokers, and corporate climate programs.
• Monitor emerging carbon market trends, regulations, and standards to guide strategy and maintain leadership in voluntary and compliance markets.
• Identify new opportunities to create business value and impact through decarbonization initiatives integrated with our existing and new products (i.e. book and claim).
• Monitor and report on emerging policy and funding opportunities relevant to decarbonization, construction materials, and industrial decarbonization.

Outreach and Collaboration

• Regularly consult with customer representatives and industry partners to align policy priorities with market needs.
• Build and nurture relationships with concrete customers, government agencies, and civil society institutions to advance policy outcomes and replication across markets.
• Represent the company as a spokesperson in public forums, conferences, and panels on carbon and policy topics.
• Engage with advocacy organizations and coalitions to shape shared agendas that support the company’s mission and business objectives.
• Develop and sustain relationships with key decision-makers, NGOs, and institutions in the climate ecosystem and and construction sector.
• Manage consultants and lobbyists supporting public affairs initiatives.
• Promote the company’s thought leadership in climate technology through communication activities such as statements, news releases, op-eds, letters to the editor, blog posts and social media content.

What you need to succeed

• Degree in Business, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Engineering, Public Policy, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in climate strategy, policy advocacy, or carbon markets, ideally within construction materials, cleantech, or industrial sectors.
• Proven track record in developing and executing carbon market or carbon credit programs.
• Demonstrated experience in government relations, public affairs, or policy development, with the capacity to collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to create and implement public affairs strategies, including drafting policy proposals, funding applications, and formal testimony regarding legislation and standards.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing high-impact policy materials and representing organizations publicly.
• Ability to build and manage relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, including corporate executives, policymakers, industry leaders, customers, and advocacy organizations.
• Strong understanding of carbon accounting, life cycle assessment (LCA), and environmental product declarations (EPDs).
• Experience in advocating for supportive policy and regulatory environments through effective legislative and administrative advocacy campaigns at the regional, national, and international levels.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities, as well as execute planned strategies while reacting to new developments.
• Willing and able to travel, domestically and internationally, as needed.
• Strong commitment to ending the climate crisis.

We are changing the world. We need you, please contact us.

Closing Statement

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest. Please note only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you feel passionate about this opportunity and believe that you have the skills to excel in this role, apply! Or if this sounds like someone you know, please share this posting.

We want you to know that you can be a great candidate even if you don't fit everything we've described above. You can also have important skills we haven't thought of. If that's you, don't hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. We are committed to fostering diversity in our organization and building an equitable and inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and experiences. We're taking steps to meet that commitment. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, veterans and people with disabilities.