Detalles del empleo
Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal. At scale, we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron.
Our carbon removal efforts began in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft. Since then, we've scaled to thousands of tons of carbon removal, grown to over a hundred employees, and established three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Louisiana.
We're expanding our team of ambitious, creative, and hands-on problem solvers. We value psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning. We take calculated risks and treat mistakes as opportunities to improve. If you're excited about tackling big challenges, we encourage you to explore our company values.
Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!
About the Role
Alongside bio-oil, our pyrolyzers produce biochar. Applied to farmland with the right evidence, that char is a carbon removal product in its own right. It generates verified biochar credits, and early trials show promising results on soil moisture and nutrients. Every tonne that reaches a field with proper documentation is carbon removal revenue delivered.
As Biochar Market Development Manager, you'll be Charm's biochar seller on the ground in Colorado, and the first dedicated owner of moving char. This role is onsite in Fort Lupton, with regular travel around Colorado, as well as Kansas, Texas, and Louisiana, where Charm operates. You'll build a book of growers, ranchers, co-ops, composters, soil blenders, and other large agriculturally adjacent offtakes. You'll get char applied and documented to carbon-registry standards, and help farmers tap USDA cost-share programs that pay for application. You'll service live offtakes with regular farmer touchpoints and collaborate on field trials with customers and Charm's Materials Science & Engineering team that turn early customers into references. You'll translate our char specs for buyers and bring their needs back to our materials team; you explain the science, you don't have to lead it.
This role reports to Harris Cohn, Chief Revenue Officer.
Your Responsibilities
- Own char offtake: place 100% of available Fort Lupton biochar into applications on schedule, and build forward demand that stays ahead of our production ramp
- Generate demand across our primary channels: growers and ranchers, co-ops, NRCS-funded projects, anaerobic digestion facilities, compost and soil-amendment blenders, and small-volume specialty buyers
- Plan and source biochar offtakes in new Charm geographies in collaboration with the Charm Development team.
- Service live offtakes on a steady cadence: regular buyer touchpoints from signed agreement through application and results
- Ensure every tonne converts to verified carbon removal: purchase agreements, application affidavits, and evidence collection meeting carbon-registry requirements (Isometric Biochar Storage in Soil Environments). A tonne delivered without documentation is a tonne we can't credit
- Help buyers fund adoption: guide farmers through NRCS EQIP cost-share (practice codes 336/590) and state or water-district grant programs, and coordinate with Technical Service Providers and county extension
- Translate char specs for customers using our product data sheets and field guides, and carry customer needs back to the materials science team
- Be the voice of our Biochar customers
- Coordinate farmer-led field trials and demonstrations, show up at application, work with Charm Materials Science and Engineering to capture agronomic results (soil moisture, yield, soil carbon)
- Convert early adopters into references and repeat buyers
- Educate buyers on safe handling (moisture management, dust control, etc.), and work with plant operations on delivery scheduling and load logistics
- Feed pricing, demand, channel, and objection data back to the biochar, sales, and MRV teams, and document the regional playbook so we can hire the next reps from it
Your Bring
- 2-5 years of field or territory sales experience, ideally selling to farmers, ranchers, or agricultural businesses (inputs, amendments, equipment, feed, or services)
- Credibility with ag buyers: you're comfortable on a farm, at a co-op counter, and at a county extension meeting
- Discipline with CRM, documentation, and follow-through: application evidence and affidavits are part of every sale here, not an afterthought
- Ability to explain a technical product simply and honestly, and judgment about when to pull in your technical team
- Commercial judgment: you can work a flexible price toward a goal without giving the market away
- Ability to prioritize responsibilities and comfort with multi-tasking in a fast-paced, ever-changing, ambiguous environment
- Valid driver's license and expectation of 50% travel
Bonus, if You Bring
- Working knowledge of NRCS/EQIP cost-share programs, conservation practice standards, or experience as/with a Technical Service Provider
- Agronomy background or hands-on farming/ranching experience
- Experience selling soil amendments, compost, fertilizer, or other bulk agricultural products.
- Familiarity with carbon markets, MRV, or sustainability reporting
- Experience with bulk material logistics (trucking, spreading, storage) or handling of combustible bulk materials
- Spanish proficiency
$115,000 - $145,000 a year
Compensation: $115,000-$145,000 OTE (On-Target Earnings)
This range reflects total compensation, base salary plus variable/commission pay, at expected performance levels. This role also includes an equity grant.
What We Offer
- Equity ownership through stock options
- 100% employee healthcare premiums covered
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with multiple plan options
- Employer-funded HSA contributions for eligible HDHP plans
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%
- Paid leave, including parental and medical leave
- PPE and workwear allowances
- Annual professional development stipend
- Employee recognition programs that celebrate impactful work and team contributions
- Opportunities for internal growth, career development, and transition into climate from a range of industries and backgrounds
Visa Sponsorship Policy
Since we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability. At this time, Charm Industrial is only sponsoring E3 and TN visas.
Our Commitment
Charm Industrial is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on skills, experience, and passion for our mission. Climate challenges require a wide range of perspectives and expertise, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We're excited to grow our team with people who bring unique strengths and help us improve as a company.
At Charm, we may use AI-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the hiring process, including organizing candidate information and highlighting experience that may be relevant to a particular role. In a world where AI-assisted resumes, synthetic content, and deepfakes are increasingly common, these tools help our team navigate the process thoughtfully and efficiently. Every application and resume is reviewed by a member of our hiring team, and hiring decisions are made by people, not algorithms. Our recruiting process is designed to ensure candidates are evaluated fairly, consistently, and in alignment with our equal employment opportunity commitments. AI tools support our team's work, but they do not replace human judgment or determine hiring outcomes.
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Descripción de la Empresa
Charm Industrial
SedeSan Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos
Fundada2018
TamañoAproximadamente 60 empleados (fuente: contrary.com). Las cifras de ingresos no están disponibles públicamente, pero la empresa ha asegurado $100 millones en financiamiento conocido hasta junio de 2023 (fuente: contrary.com).
Qué Hacemos
Charm Industrial se especializa en tecnología de eliminación de carbono, enfocándose en la pirólisis rápida de residuos de biomasa. Este proceso innovador implica calentar diversos materiales orgánicos, como residuos de maíz, paja de arroz y restos de madera, a aproximadamente 500°C en entornos sin oxígeno. El resultado es un bioaceite viscoso y biochar, que no solo ayuda en la captura de carbono, sino que también sirve como enmienda del suelo (fuente: contrary.com). El servicio principal que ofrece Charm es la eliminación permanente de dióxido de carbono mediante la inyección de este bioaceite en pozos de petróleo abandonados, donde puede secuestrar CO₂ durante más de 10,000 años, aprovechando la infraestructura petrolera existente para escalar (fuente: lowercarbon.com). Además, la empresa está explorando aplicaciones secundarias del bioaceite, incluyendo su conversión en combustible de hidrógeno renovable y su uso como ingrediente más limpio en la producción de acero sin carbono (fuente: time.com). Charm se dirige a compradores corporativos de servicios de eliminación de carbono, particularmente en los sectores de tecnología, finanzas y comercio minorista, y obtiene biomasa de agricultores y operaciones forestales para abordar los residuos de incendios forestales y cosechas (fuente: mcj.vc).
Proyectos y Trayectoria
Charm Industrial ha logrado avances significativos en la eliminación de carbono, completando su primera inyección de bioaceite en solo 10 meses tras pivotar hacia esta tecnología en 2020. Para 2021, la empresa había entregado con éxito más de 5,000 toneladas de eliminaciones de carbono a clientes iniciales, incluidos clientes destacados como Stripe, Shopify y Microsoft (fuente: charmindustrial.com). Los proyectos en curso incluyen la ingeniería de front-end para su primera planta de demostración de pirólisis rápida, que se establecerá en un sitio específico en 2024, y ensayos de campo para cultivos cultivados con ese propósito en Luisiana (fuente: contrary.com). La empresa también ha asegurado contratos clave, como un acuerdo de $53 millones con Frontier para 112,000 toneladas de eliminación de CO₂ desde 2024 hasta 2030, y un acuerdo separado con JP Morgan para más de 28,000 toneladas (fuente: time.com). La presencia geográfica de Charm abarca su sede en San Francisco, operaciones en Colorado y esfuerzos de escalado en el cinturón de maíz, con ambiciones de dominar el corazón de EE. UU. para la obtención de biomasa (fuente: lowercarbon.com).
Desarrollos Recientes
En los últimos años, Charm Industrial ha asegurado un acuerdo de compra de $53 millones con Frontier en mayo de 2023, con el objetivo de lograr 112,000 toneladas de eliminación de CO₂ para 2030, junto con un contrato separado con JP Morgan para más de 28,000 toneladas (fuente: contrary.com). La empresa también cerró una ronda de financiamiento de $100 millones de la Serie B en junio de 2023, que está destinada a mejorar sus pozos de inyección, capacidad de pirólisis y fuerza laboral (fuente: time.com). El reconocimiento mediático ha sido significativo, con TIME destacando a Charm como un líder en la carrera de captura de carbono en 2023, y Bloomberg cubriendo el acuerdo con Frontier, resaltando el enfoque innovador de la empresa hacia la eliminación de carbono (fuente: weforum.org).
Trabajar Allí
Charm Industrial ofrece una variedad de roles destinados a construir una nueva industria, con posiciones abiertas que enfatizan la ingeniería, operaciones, investigación y geología. Los departamentos clave incluyen Ingeniería, liderado por Dillon Card, quien tiene experiencia en SpaceX, y Investigación, liderado por Ed Young, un PhD de Princeton (fuente: charmindustrial.com). La empresa está contratando principalmente en su sede de San Francisco y en Colorado para operaciones de pirólisis e inyección, con planes de expandirse al cinturón de maíz (fuente: contrary.com). La cultura de Charm enfatiza principios como "Primero, No Hacer Daño" y "Gigatoneladas o Nada", reflejando un compromiso con la seguridad, la salud y objetivos de crecimiento ambiciosos (fuente: time.com).
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