Associate - Corporate Development & Strategy

Skokie, IL
Full Time
Experienced
Welcome to the Post Pollution Future with LanzaTech

About us: LanzaTech was founded on the belief that we have enough carbon above ground to make everything we need. Through our biorecycling technology, we transform carbon into sustainable raw materials, replacing the need for virgin fossil carbon in consumer goods and transport fuels. We are building the circular carbon economy.

Our impact: To date, we have abated over 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide (the equivalent amount of CO2 needed to charge 30,346,895,586 smartphones) across four commercial plants, and will soon have the capacity to abate 500,000 tons annually with our additional future plants.

With dozens more projects in the pipeline, we are helping global companies like Zara, H&M Move, Coty, and On use recycled carbon to make sustainable consumer products from carbon that would otherwise be emitted from heavy industries such as steel making.

Our team:
  • We’re a diverse, woman-led company, with over 400 team members and counting
  • We’re distributed around the globe—from Chicago and Europe to India, China, & New Zealand
Named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023, our team is taking on climate change one ton of carbon at a time.

We are a woman-led company on a mission to recycle the world’s carbon supply, and we want you to join us!

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Associate - Corporate Development & Strategy

Position Overview
This position will report to the Vice President of Corporate Development and is responsible for supporting the company’s corporate development and strategic initiatives. This opportunity requires the candidate to be located in the Chicago, IL area and regularly be present at the Company’s headquarters in Skokie, IL with some flexibility to work from home.
The ideal candidate will have experience managing multiple projects of competing priority and display the ability to seamlessly work across teams. The role will require the candidate to think creatively and independently, taking a proactive approach to adding value to the organization.
The person in this role will need to be capable of taking on various projects, including:
  • Financial modelling for organic and inorganic growth opportunities, project development, and general corporate financing initiatives
  • Developing presentation materials and financial models, reviewing key documents and agreements, and analyzing business cases and strategic growth strategies for LanzaTech’s worldwide business in biotech-based carbon capture and transformation
  • Collaborating with team members across the company
  • Balancing value optimization with transaction risks, strategic growth initiatives, and overall business objectives
 Responsibilities
  • Act as a liaison between Corporate Development and other LanzaTech teams, including management teams, as well as communicate with external advisors including financial and tax & accounting professionals
  • Support the office of the CFO on strategic finance initiatives
  • Improve, support, and help maintain the company-level long term forecast model
  • Develop advanced project finance pro forma economic models to provide forecasts of biofuels and carbon recycling chemicals projects
  • Integrate modeling outputs into investment pitch presentations and documents while concisely and effectively providing narrative analysis for project financing and investment consideration
  • Execute financial valuations, comparable transaction analysis, and gather marketplace intelligence while conducting scenario/sensitivity analysis to assess risk and ranges of outcomes
  • Monitor markets, competitors, industries, and conduct research on key strategic Company and project initiatives
  • Maintain the Company’s third-party financial market intelligence
  • Manage tasks according to budgets and schedules, including coordinating internal and external technical support and consultants
  • Other duties as identified by the supervisor
Required Skills
  • A BS or BA from an accredited college program; MBA a plus.
  • Two (2) to Four (4) years of corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or consulting
  • Expert-level financial modeling skills using Excel, with exposure to management of complex models, including deep knowledge about formulas, charts, pivot tables; macros and VBA a plus
  • Advanced skills in PowerPoint and Word for developing professional communications and ability to synthesize information to write effective, concise reports and presentations
  • Proficient knowledge of accounting, finance, and valuation; project finance and tax equity a plus
  • Strong critical thinking, organizational, networking, leadership, time management, and accounting skills
  • Polished public speaking and interpersonal skills, comfortable communicating with all types of stakeholders
  • Self-motivated and autonomous; outspoken about what is needed to get a job done
  • Aggressive risk management approach; ability to anticipate problems before they impact project timelines
  • Potential to travel up to 10-20%, including internationally
Job Functions
  • Corporate Development 
  • Project Management
  • Business Development
  • Project Finance
  • Project Development
Work Environment
  • Hybrid attendance - 3 days onsite (M, W, 3rd day of your choice) and 2 days Work From Home
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Learn more about us by visiting www.lanzatech.com/news/ and take a look at some recent coverage:Find us on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram
 
This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee and may be revised at any time by the Company.

This position is open to candidates authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer. LanzaTech is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

We are not able to support work visa sponsorship with this role and preference will be given to local candidates.
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