Executive Manager, Science and Technical Services – Carbon & Nature Projects

Pollination

Executive Manager leading scientific integrity, carbon modelling and technical governance for Pollination, a climate investment and advisory firm. Managing Asia-Pacific projects, investor due diligence and technical teams across carbon and nature solutions.

Posted 8/14/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in carbon project development and GHG quantification, with a strong focus on technical governance and compliance with evolving carbon standards. Proven ability to lead and develop technical teams while integrating technical inputs into investment decision-making processes.

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Carbon Project DevelopmentGHG QuantificationTechnical GovernanceCarbon Methodologies ExpertiseProject Management

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Hard Skills

Carbon AccountingTechnical Due DiligenceTechnical WritingPerformance ManagementData AnalysisGeospatial AnalysisMonitoring Reports PreparationVerification Package PreparationInvestment Committee SupportBiodiversity Accounting

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCoachingCollaborationEntrepreneurial Mindset

Tools & Technologies

QGISGoogle Earth EngineSpatial SQLPythonJavaScriptRCloud-Native Processing

Industry Keywords

Carbon StandardsVCSGold StandardACCU SchemeJCMREDD+ARRIFMWRCInvestment Strategy

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaScriptPythonRemote SensingSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the scientific and technical integrity of Pollination’s Carbon & Nature Projects portfolio across Asia Pacific
Provide technical governance and formal sign-off across portfolio investment stage-gates
Support Investment Committee decision-making
Own verification readiness for priority projects, including monitoring reports, carbon models, QA/QC, SOPs, evidence packs and VVB engagement
Ensure alignment with evolving carbon standards and methodologies
Hold technical responsibility for projects progressing through feasibility, FID, registration and development across Southeast Asia and Australia
Develop and deploy standardised carbon modelling architecture, templates and checklists
Design and implement a geospatial platform and analysis protocol
Formalise QA/QC and uncertainty protocols
Drive digital MRV integration
Develop technical due diligence standards for investment stage-gates and capital investment strategy
Lead, manage, coach and develop the Science & Technical Services team
Design and deliver internal and external technical training
Take primary carriage of technical due diligence for capital raises and investor engagement
Engage with standards bodies, registries and third-party validation/verification bodies
Integrate technical inputs into financial models, investment papers and origination materials
Represent Pollination’s technical credibility externally with corporate buyers, offtake counterparties and standards bodies
Partner with investment, legal, commercial and origination teams to align assumptions and de-risk execution
Contribute to methodology innovation and cross-business technical knowledge-sharing

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree in environmental science, forestry, geospatial science, geography, carbon accounting or a related field
10+ years’ experience in carbon project development, GHG quantification or land-sector project delivery
Demonstrated leadership of technical teams
Deep expertise across carbon methodologies including ARR, REDD+, IFM and WRC
Expertise in major standards and frameworks including VCS, Gold Standard, ACCU Scheme and JCM
Experience leading and developing technical staff, including performance management and structured capability-building
Experience engaging standards bodies, registries and third-party auditors/VVBs at a senior level
Strong technical writing and communication skills
Experience preparing PDDs, monitoring reports and verification packages
Project management skills and experience
Experience supporting Investment Committee processes and capital raising, including investor technical due diligence
Ability to operate across interdisciplinary teams and diverse geographies in a matrixed capacity
Ability to operate with enterprise-level thinking about platform risk and technical governance
Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-scaling environment
Experience with remote sensing and geospatial platforms such as QGIS, Google Earth Engine, spatial SQL, Python and cloud-native processing is highly desirable
Familiarity with biodiversity and natural capital accounting frameworks is highly desirable
Familiarity with scripting or data analysis tools such as Python, JavaScript and R is highly desirable
Experience translating carbon and nature project data into investment decision-making materials is highly desirable
Experience with fundraising for carbon projects is highly desirable
Must possess the Right to Work in Australia, or Singapore as relevant

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working arrangements
Flexibility to work outside standard office hours when necessary
Minimum three days in office across the working week
Equal opportunity environment committed to diversity and inclusion
Support or access requirements accommodated during the recruitment process