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Carbon Markets Senior Business Development Manager (80-100%)
Zurich | working from home up to 60% | Reference 6689
Are you interested in climate action, ESG, and shaping the future of carbon markets? SIX has recently made a minority investment in Carbonfuture, a global leader in digital infrastructure for the durable carbon removal market. With this strategic investment, SIX aims to jointly develop the ecosystem for a reliable, scalable, and integrity-driven durable carbon removal market.
As the Carbon Markets Senior Business Development Manager, you will act as the primary business development contact between SIX and Carbonfuture, driving engagement with prospective buyers of carbon removal credits within SIX’s stakeholder base. This includes providing input to the development of Carbonfuture’s product offering and go-to-market strategy.
About Carbonfuture:
Carbonfuture is the Trust Infrastructure for durable carbon removal. At its core is Carbonfuture MRV+, which provides a fully integrated, end-to-end solution for monitoring, reporting, and verification of carbon removal projects. Carbonfuture MRV+ supports the entire carbon removal lifecycle - from initial project support and due diligence to third-party verification and certification - ensuring the highest standards of integrity and transparency. Carbonfuture is the preferred partner for suppliers seeking efficient path to certification and market access, as well as for buyers looking for de-risked portfolios of high-quality carbon credits. We are proud to work with leading climate pioneers such as Microsoft, Swiss Re, and the World Economic Forum’s First Movers Coalition.
What You Will Do
- manage and facilitate the business relationship between SIX and Carbonfuture, implementing the strategic vision and leverage SIX’ positioning for the future success of the company
- develop networks and partnerships with key industry stakeholders to reinforce market presence, utilizing existing contacts of SIX, and serve as a trusted ESG and Carbon Markets contact to SIX’ corporate clients
- represent SIX at conferences, events or working groups and associations (where relevant), together with SIX experts and the Carbonfuture team and in line with the jointly defined communication strategy
- facilitate the crafting of proposals in response to buyer carbon removal RFPs, engage with senior corporate stakeholders, and support technical due diligence processes jointly with Carbonfuture’s experienced team
- analyse market dynamics and client needs, translating insights into innovative solutions with product and communications teams and support the further strategic development of the ecosystem
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience and proven track record in business development and B2B sales, with an excellent understanding of financial markets and strong negotiation, commercial and stakeholder management skills
- focus on enterprise-level clients, including business development experience with financial institutions
- proven ability to build successful channel sales and partnerships, with desirable familiarity in climate change frameworks and the carbon removal market; existing relevant network is a strong advantage
- creative, tenacious, with strong interpersonal skills including the ability to connect with people, and willing to travel 10-20% for business-related trips
- self-driven, motivated team player with excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills in English; German, Spanish or French is a plus
If you have any questions, please call Alisha Thoma at +41 58 399 53 34.
For this vacancy we only accept direct applications.
Diversity is important to us. Therefore, we are looking to receiving applications regardless of any personal background.
What We Offer
Flexible Work Models
We trust our employees and offer a work environment that is well-balanced, productive and fosters success.
Personal Development
You will benefit from a culture of continuous learning and feedback. Your personal growth is supported through an extensive learning offering.
Agile Working Methods
Whether through scrum or design thinking,
we solve exciting tasks together in teams.