
Chief Operating Officer, COO
InPlanet
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: São Paulo • Brazil
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About the role
- You’ll help define and scale a novel carbon removal product - taking it from early traction to being a key player in agriculture and mining.
- Lead the design and execution of a world-class ERW deployment operation across Brazil, with scalability in mind.
- Translate InPlanet’s carbon and climate goals into clear operational strategies and regional delivery models.
- Drive continuous improvement through operational KPIs, systemisation, and performance data.
- You’ll drive go-to-market strategies that bring breakthrough mineral products into entrenched agricultural systems, building the trust and partnerships needed for national adoption.
- Oversee the sourcing, logistics, and deployment of rock powder - from mine to farm.
Requirements
- 10+ years of senior leadership in operations, supply chain, or agribusiness in Brazil and in high-growth or startup contexts.
- You’ve scaled something from messy beginnings to market success - ideally as a founder, GM, or CEO.
- You know what product-market fit looks like, and how to turn it into category leadership.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and building scalable systems from the ground up.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills in Portuguese and English.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation expectations and our comp philosophy are openly discussed in the first interview with the goal of managing expectations fairly
- Share options to make you feel like an owner
- Home Office Budget
- Hybrid Remote: ideally around Sao Paulo
- Personal development budget
- Language Programme
- Monthly Allowance
- 40 days annual leave
- The opportunity to be autonomous, make a huge difference and belong to a vision.
- Bi-annual offsites in Brazil yay!
- Laptop to fuel your productivity
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
operations managementsupply chain managementproduct-market fitscalabilitydata analysisKPI developmentsystemizationlogistics managementdeployment strategiesagriculture technology
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationnegotiationteam buildingstrategic thinkingpartnership developmentcontinuous improvementproblem-solvingadaptabilitytrust building