VP Communications (100%)

• Public Relations: You develop and execute a forward-thinking media and PR strategy that builds trust, positions the company as a climate innovation leader, and protects its reputation in complex stakeholder environments. 

• Crisis Communication: You act as the first responder and escalation point for reputation-critical events, designing and managing strategic responses to media scrutiny, regulatory inquiries, or public criticism, particularly on sensitive climate-related topics. 

• Internal&External Communications: You align internal messaging with external narratives, ensuring consistency and clarity across teams, geographies, and communication platforms, while serving as a communication partner to the CEO and leadership team. 

• Branding: You own and evolve the brand strategy, ensuring that the visual identity, tone of voice, and positioning reflect company values and differentiation. You lead branding and rebranding efforts aligned with strategic goals, oversee impactful brand activations, thought leadership events, and industry presence, and shape end-to-end storytelling around key milestones such as product launches, partnerships, or fundraising. 

• Agencies: You select, brief, and manage external communication and branding agencies, ensuring their performance, alignment, and strategic integration into broader business objectives. 

• Leadership: You lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of approximately eight full-time employees across communications, PR, brand, and content, fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and mission-driven team culture. 

• Educational Background: You hold a Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field; an MBA or equivalent strategic training is considered a strong plus. 

• Experience and Industry Exposure: You bring over 10 years of leadership experience, including team and budget responsibility, and more than 15 years of background in the tech industry. You have demonstrated leadership in controversial or high-risk industries (e.g., mining, energy, utilities, or companies like Tesla), and/or have experience with sustainability-focused firms such as South Pole or other organizations regularly under public scrutiny. 

• Expertise and Technical Competencies: You have strong expertise in crisis communication and scientific communication, combined with a technical background and deep exposure to the tech industry. You possess brand strategy and brand-building experience and are skilled at crafting and delivering compelling messaging for a range of audiences including investors, regulators, media, customers, and the public. 

• Interpersonal and Leadership Skills: You thrive in high-pressure and cross-functional environments, maintaining calm and focus during challenging situations such as media leaks or internal crises. You are a proactive team player who integrates smoothly into high-performing teams and intuitively understands organizational needs with 95% of requirements already met. 

• Languages and Travel: You are fluent in English and willing to travel occasionally.  

Our promise: At Climeworks, you are accepted for who you are, and we are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply – regardless of background, identity, or experience. Studies show that women and individuals from minority backgrounds often only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the listed criteria. If this sounds like you, don’t hold back. If you think you’d make a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t check every single box. Let’s tackle one of humankind’s greatest challenges together.

What we offer:

• Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.

• Flexibility: Work how it suits you best. We offer a hybrid work setup and up to 4 weeks of remote work annually within any EU country.

• Ownership: Fair base pay paired with an equity package – because your contributions matter.

• Family Support: Inclusive parental leave.

• Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.

• Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals.

Salary: At Climeworks, salary ranges are assigned to a job based on the level of seniority and the location specific market median of similar jobs according to external benchmark surveys. Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.

Formalities: 

• This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least three days per week.

• The percentage in the job title means flexibility – choose full-time or part-time based on what works for you.

• We do not accept candidate profiles through recruitment agencies.