Market Development Associate

Summary

Join Lithos Carbon, a revolutionary carbon capture company, as a Market Development Associate! This full-time, remote role reports to the Head of Growth Strategy and involves supporting strategic investigations across various areas, focusing on geographies, partnerships, and growth. You will identify and prioritize operational partners, pioneer new partnerships, analyze cost-effective solutions for transportation and quarry layouts, and support other strategic objectives. The ideal candidate possesses experience in geology, mining, strategy, business research, or a related field, along with a passion for sustainability. Lithos offers a competitive salary, equity compensation, comprehensive health coverage, 401k access, and unlimited PTO.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in a quarrying/mining/O&G organization (e.g., USGS, Martin Marietta, Rio Tinto, BP, etc.), early-stage high-growth company (e.g., chief of staff, biz ops, etc.), agricultural or policy/government entity (e.g., USDA, NRCS, Farm Foundation, DOE, etc.), or a sustainability focused role (e.g., other CDR company, quarrying/agricultural/food & bev corporate sustainability strategy, etc.)
• Knowledge of geology (e.g., bachelor’s degree major, master's, independent study, etc.)
• Top 5% attention to detail
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills and experience using advanced data analysis tools such as python or R to work with large data sets
• Excellent writing skills - able to distill complex ideas into clear and compelling arguments
• Ability to proactively identify potential problems or opportunities and create targeted approaches to address them
• Flexible and adaptable, capable of driving progress cross-functionally with scientific, operational, and external stakeholders
• Desire to ‘get your hands dirty’
• Independence and organizational skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing startup environment where priorities can shift on a monthly basis

Responsibilities

• Support Lithos’ strategic investigations across a variety of areas focusing primarily on our geographies, creative partnership opportunities, and our existing growth flywheels
• Identify and prioritize new operational partners
• Pioneer creative, first of a kind partnerships
• Analyze cost-effective solutions for long-distance transportation and quarry layouts
• Support across other strategic objectives

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with GIS and geospatial data analysis

Benefits

• Competitive salary (the posted annual salary range for this role is $80,000 - $115,000) and meaningful equity compensation
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• Access to our 401k plan
• Unlimited PTO and sick days