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Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore.\nThe company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices. We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company’s direction on a regular basis.\nOur staff have worked at organizations such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Tesla, Apple, Virgin Orbit, Astra, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, New Relic, Bridgewater, Raytheon, Disney Imagineering, and the US Army and Air Force, as well as research universities, startups, and small companies across a range of industries.\nAbout the Job\nPanthalassa is raising capital, developing commercial partnerships, and entering the public stage while building a new category of clean energy and computing infrastructure. 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You are expected to be available when needed and will have flexibility to manage your schedule around the work.\nAt first, this is primarily an individual-contributor role on a small team. As the company expands, you may hire and lead a team and take responsibility for a broader share of the strategy function.\nAbout You\nYou have done demanding analytical work at a top-performing venture firm, startup, investment bank, consultancy, or comparable organization, and now want direct responsibility for building a company. You have exceptional judgment and know what it takes to bring a complex, multi-party deal to a close. We would like you to:\nLove using AI and detest obvious AI writing. You use the tools every day and edit the output until it reflects your own judgment and voice.\nHold informed views on the technical and economic forces shaping AI, compute infrastructure, and energy, and defend them among people who know those fields well.\nHave worked across time zones and business cultures, adjusting the pace, context, and formality of your communication without sacrificing clarity.\nMove fluently among Google Docs, Excel, Figma, Airtable, and other business tools, and learn new platforms quickly. Bonus points for basic coding skills. \nKnow cap table math and NVCA documents inside and out.\nHandle sensitive information and relationships with care and discretion.\nResponsibilities\nInvestor Relations: Manage investor relationships between financings. Write regular updates, maintain the data room, and run diligence processes.\nCapital Formation: Work with leadership to set financing strategy, round size, structure, process, and timing, then help drive each transaction from preparation through close.\nFinancial Modeling: Build and own models for financings, operating scenarios, and capitalization. Test assumptions and review work produced by others.\nWriting: Produce investor letters, board materials, memos, one-pagers, and correspondence with exceptionally high standards for clarity, accuracy, and voice.\nPresentations: Develop decks that pair analytical rigor with strong visual judgment to explain complex technical, financial, and strategic plans.\nMarket Intelligence: Track relevant markets, companies, investors, and public debate. Turn what you learn into views and recommendations the team can use.\nAI-Assisted Research: Use AI extensively to accelerate research and strengthen analysis. Check sources, test the reasoning, and edit the output to the standard expected of work sent under your name.\nCompany Representation: Represent Panthalassa in meetings with investors and partners and at conferences and events.\nTeam Development: Help recruit, manage, and develop strategy hires as the function expands.\nRequired Qualifications\nAt least four years of relevant experience in startups, venture capital, investment banking, management consulting, or a comparable analytical environment.\nExpert command of Excel and PowerPoint, plus ease with Google Sheets, Keynote, and Figma.\nExcellent writing and a willingness to share samples.\nFluency with financing structures, cap tables, valuation, and scenario modeling.\nDeep working knowledge of AI infrastructure and energy, including the major companies, investors, technologies, and policy debates.\nExperience working with investors, partners, or colleagues across countries and time zones.\nA record of taking responsibility for outcomes under tight deadlines, incomplete information, and high stakes.\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience at a growth-stage company in technology, energy, or infrastructure.\nExperience inside a founder-led company or working closely with one as an investor or adviser.\nExperience building and managing a small team.\nIf the role sounds right and your experience does not map neatly to every item above, we would still like to hear from you.\nCompensation and Benefits\nIf hired for this full-time role, you will receive:\nCash compensation of $200,000 - $325,000, depending on experience.\nEquity in the company. We’re all owners and if we’re successful, this equity should be far and away the most valuable component of your compensation.\nA benefits package that helps you take care of yourself and your family, including:Flexible paid time off\nHealth insurance (the company pays 100% of gold-level PPO plan for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)\nDental insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)\nVision insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)\nDisability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long-term financial support if you become disabled)\nAbility to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA\n\nRelocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed).\nLocation\nThis is an on-site position. Our offices, lab, and shop are located in Portland, Oregon. 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