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Breakthrough Energy Fellows Portfolio Job Board

Entrepreneur in Residence

Ferrum Technologies

Ferrum Technologies

Vienna, Austria
Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2024

We are a team of pioneering engineers focused on developing a breakthrough melter concept to decarbonize global steel production, with the vision to eliminate 5% of global CO2 emissions and financed by Breakthrough Energy/Bill Gates.

We are looking for an entrepreneur in residence (f/m/d) who is eager to create impact on mitigating climate change, who comes on board as a true partner and helps to shape our way forward. The role will be focused on driving our strategic topics forward together with our CEO & founder.

Responsibilities

  • key strategic projects, such as fundraising material and research, grant strategy, partnership development and others
  • leading these projects from day 0 to further derisking our approach and driving our progress
  • playing a central part in building our organization and company

Qualifications

  • We are searching for someone (f/m/d) with at least 3 years of experience in high-performing environments.
  • relevant areas include tier-1 consulting, tier-1 startups, VCs or similar
  • leadership potential and the willingness to take ownership from day 0

About us

  • Our vision is to make a substantial contribution to the decarbonization of the steel industry, helping to eliminate 1.5 GtCO2/yr or about 5% of all global CO2 emissions.
  • We are developing a melter technology to process DRI out of low-quality ore and facilitate the adoption by steel companies around the world. Our product will be a wider decarbonization platform for the steel industry with our melter technology at the core.
  • We are financed by globally leading institutions from the US and Europe, such as Breakthrough Energy/Bill Gates, Collaborative Fund and Unruly Capital.