CEO & Co-Founder – Mechano-chemical plastic recycling venture – The Netherlands

Job title:

CEO & Co-Founder – Mechano-chemical plastic recycling venture – The Netherlands

Company:

Luka Bio

Job description

Job Description:This is a remote position.

• CEO and Co-Founder of Start-Up

• Attractive Equity Stake

• Venture Builder with Extensive Support Networks

Plastic waste recycling is a critical and growing challenge. Current methods require high energy input or produce lower quality output containing contaminants, limiting quality, applicability, efficiency and sustainability. University of Utrecht research has developed an innovative mechano-chemical technology that employs ball milling to recycle plastic waste, particularly polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). The impact is: recycling PP and PE waste streams to virgin grade polymers with an energy efficient recycling technology.This technology has been scouted, screened and selected by BigCircle Ventures, who are now recruiting a CEO & co-founder and providing the initial funding.Your key responsibilities will include:

• Commercialisation: Drive the go-to-market strategy for the project and develop the technology towards full scale

• Network: Deploy and expand networks of key experts and early-adopters in appropriate markets

• Organisational: Build an innovative company with a high performing team

• Fundraising: Effectively fundraise to drive manufacturing & commercialisation

RequirementsYou must have experience/competence in the following areas:

• Entrepreneurship: seizes opportunities to drive value, competitive advantage, & profit

• Decisiveness: strong sense of urgency in action and decision making

• Action-oriented: sets challenging goals with a clear path to achieving them

• Network: bring relevant contacts, build new networks and leverage others’ expertise

• Subject expertise: market knowledge of the petrochemical industry with special focus on the polyolefins-PP/PE polymer production

• Team building: combining autonomous grit with excellent people skills

Your work experience ideally includes traction and learnings in:

• Partnering: Setting up and fostering strategic partnerships with relevant industry players (for R&D, product development, scaling, funding, go-to-market, exit etc.).

• Manufacturing: engineering, procurement & commissioning of production facilities

• Strategic leadership: R&D or product innovation, ideally in a startup setting

• People leadership: company, business or multidisciplinary teams

• Finance: P&L accountability with growth focus and fundraising

• New product launch: knowledge of up & downstream marketing

• Regulatory: understanding of requirements in Europe within circular plastics

Other requirements:

• English language

• Currently based in the Netherlands or happy to relocate

• At start available at least 3 -4 days a week although full time is preferable. After initial funding secured full time.

BenefitsThe unique benefit of this model is the complete suite of professional support provided.You will be surrounded by experts in the fields of capital raising (all stages), exit, legal, governance, regulatory, patent expertise & HR support. You will be mentored one-to-one by a senior partner and join a growing community of CEOs within our portfolio of ventures.

Expected salary

Location

Nederland

Job date

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 04:07:33 GMT

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