Who we are

SALT is a financing platform for high-quality global climate projects that reduce or remove carbon or/and protect our natural ecosystems. Our mission to close the $100 Trillion climate financing gap, unlocking every climate project that can credibly move the needle on our climate challenge, with speed, scale, and equity.

We do this by offering better data, proprietary risk assessments, and efficient capital structures, helping translate net-zero committed capital from financial institutions/corporates into direct financing across a project's lifecycle.

SALT’s founding team, spread across Germany, Spain and South Africa consists of world class exited founders and operators across engineering, finance and carbon projects. Our lived experiences have taught us that brilliant folks can come in all ‘wrappers’ and we are excited to build a company that reflects our cultural and individual values of inclusion. We truly believe the company we build will only be as strong as its people. We also know that the best solutions for a climate future for all must be built by people with diverse life experiences.

In this role you will be working directly with SALT’s CEO and Founder Shilps , an experienced operator and entrepreneur. She brings 16+ years of Fintech, Capital markets and climate experience across Asia, US and Europe , working closely with Technology firms, Financial institutions, Advisory cos and venture-backed startups. Shilps is also well known for her climate activism work, which also led to her Guinness world record

Your mission is

To help our CEO, Shilps with business operations+ ongoing administrative tasks and tag team with our biz-dev team on strategic projects

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on person with a strong business or/and finance background, with the desire embrace the chaos and rapid growth that comes with an early-stage startup.

Key Info

Location: Strong Preference for someone based in Germany+German Speaker (owing to the set up of our company). For the right candidate, Europe/UK remote could be OK

Interview Process: 4-5 hours total time over 2 weeks

Salary: Competitive - a mix of cash and equity.

Reporting to: CEO/Founder Shilps Gautam

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