Ventures & Strategy Director

Ventures and Strategy Director-Elimini

Permanent

Location: Houston

We are Elimini and our purpose is to remove carbon for good.

Why join Elimini

The Elimini team is on a mission to help rewind the climate crisis. The challenge we face is steep, but the solution exists – if we collaborate and deliver at scale.

Together, we’re taking carbon removals out of the lab, and into the real world.

As the Ventures and Strategy Director, you’ll work closely with the EVP Finance, Strategy, Partnership, M&A and Carbon Markets of Elimini to:

• Develop Carbon Elimini’s strategy to help achieve Drax Group’s goals

• Support partnership development to achieve the objectives of the company

This includes the responsibility for the identification, negotiation, formation, development, and long-term management of partnerships to support Elimini’s objectives. As the Ventures and Strategy Director, you’ll seek inputs and support from legal, finance, and tax to best structure partnerships.

About the role

As the Ventures and Strategy Director, you’llbe responsible for, but not limited to

• Developing the Elimini strategy to support the achievement of the Elimini objectives and ensuringalignment through collaboration with Drax Group M&A & Strategy team.

• Ensuringthat Elimini’s business strategy is aligned to the Drax Group corporate framework and be key point of contact for the Drax Strategy team for questions, queries and assisting in preparing Board updates on Elimini strategy.

• Leading identification, negotiation, formation and long-term management of partnerships including T&S and equity partnerships that will support achievement of the Elimini targets.

• Identifying potential partnership targets which support Elimini objectives including both strategic (e.g., T&S companies, etc.) and financial (e.g., equity participants, etc.) partners.

• Managingall aspects of the negotiation process with potential partners including coordination with legal, development, Drax Group M&A & Strategy and Drax Group Finance.

• Supporting EVP with financial analysis of potential projects and presenting to the President of Elimini, Drax CEO, Drax Group Chief Financial Officer and Drax Group committees for approvals.

What you’ll bring:

To excel in this vital role, you’ll need:

• Significant experience working in a corporate/commercial environment within the Energy sector, with a relevant professional qualification.

• Demonstrate your experience negotiating and structuring complex commercial agreements with various parties within a project, preferably in the energy sector.

• Experience in managing joint venture relationships with partners in energy infrastructure development projects, including pre-FID (Final Investment Decision) and post-FID activities.

• Proven experience in collaborating with partners to execute development agreements.

• Proven ability to help secure funding, including internal and partners approval.

• A natural ability to present information to a wide range of stakeholderswith impact and clarity; an excellent communicator able to present and influence at all levels of the organization.

• A team player with high self-awareness and the ability to adapt influencing style to build relationships and get results.