About Cascade
About Cascade
– Cascade Climate is a global nonprofit propelling high-potential climate solutions from the margins to the mainstream. The climate crisis requires not only cutting carbon emissions but also dramatically expanding efforts on mitigating super pollutant emissions (including methane and refrigerants) and scaling up carbon removal technologies to restore atmospheric balance for the long term. Cascade was founded to provide that push. Our team is focused on building capacity for durable carbon removal through enhanced rock weathering (ERW) and mitigating near-term warming through refrigerant management and transition. We lead ambitious initiatives spanning markets, policy and science to overcome the biggest barriers to progress. Cascade is philanthropically backed and has earned support from leading philanthropic organizations. We are a distributed team of accomplished and humble people — artists, community builders, entrepreneurs, scientists, and policy strategists — working to address one of the world’s most pressing challenges. About the Role
Cascade is hiring a Carbon Markets Manager to help shape and execute our new strategy to unlock high-integrity carbon markets as a tool for climate impact. This role will work across carbon removal and super pollutant mitigation on both programs – Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) and Refrigerants – at the intersection of strategy, market analysis, partnerships, and implementation. You will help Cascade understand where markets can drive real climate outcomes, where they are falling short, and what interventions—technical, institutional, or policy—are needed to move them in the right direction. This will be a highly interdisciplinary role – working closely with colleagues across science, policy, and market development, while building relationships with external partners across the ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical horsepower, excellent strategic judgment, and a deep interest in carbon markets and climate finance, paired with a pragmatic, impact-oriented mindset. You should be excited to move between research, strategy, and real-world execution to help turn market insights into actionable buyer, supplier, registry, and standards engagement. Core Roles and Responsibilities
Own Cascade’s ongoing market sizing and market intelligence efforts across key demand pools, including the voluntary carbon market, domestic and sectoral compliance markets, international credit markets under Article 6, and insetting opportunities for both super pollutants and carbon dioxide removal. Track market trends, eligibility rules, standards updates, and key policy developments to inform strategy and opportunity assessment. Drive forward catalytic, voluntary super pollutant opportunities in partnership with external market actors, helping to unlock a pathway toward future government procurement and industry uptake. Conduct market analysis and support stakeholder engagement for Cascade’s Refrigerant Management Transition work, with the goal of embedding high-integrity methodologies into carbon market infrastructure and enabling future voluntary and international credit transactions. This includes working closely with carbon registries, methodology developers, and key intermediaries across the VCM ecosystem. Monitor and synthesize developments in GHG accounting frameworks and industry standards that may affect Cascade’s market and policy strategies, and that influence the behavior of key market participants (buyers, suppliers, registries). Evaluate and help develop opportunities to expand Cascade’s claims and accounting guardrails work and related efforts that shape economic and market incentives across climate mitigation activities. Translate technical project methodology, accounting and standards topics into clear recommendations and guidance, including briefs, slide decks, and short memos. Prepare written outputs articulating Cascade’s perspective on proposed methodologies or standards changes. Support strategic planning and external engagement, including preparation of materials for conferences, events, and stakeholder convenings. Required Skills and Experiences
3+ years relevant experience in carbon markets, standards, emissions accounting, climate policy, or similar field. Degree in business, economics, international development, or similar. Expertise with both quantitative and qualitative analyses and market research that lead to clear recommendations. Technical literacy around carbon markets and how climate mitigation projects come to market. Understands and can speak to the impact of policy and regulation on markets. Deeply collaborative with a proven ability to work cross-functionally within an organization. Strong writing and communication skills with the ability to write succinct memos and present to technical and non-technical audiences. External stakeholder relationship management and project management experience. Preferred Skills and Experiences
Experience convening stakeholders in workshops, multi-partner projects, etc. and driving multi-stakeholder groups toward collective action. Direct experience working with registries, methodology developers, carbon procurement teams, or GHG Accounting standards. Familiarity with earth and atmospheric sciences. Experience working internationally across cultures and languages. More broadly, we’re looking for someone who embodies the curiosities and mindsets at the heart of Cascade’s culture: Empathy, humility, and contagious curiosity – evident in how you approach your work and relationships Comfort with complexity – you can embrace tension and hold space for multiple perspectives simultaneously Uncommonly strong self-driven learning habits – evidenced from your past education, work experience, hobbies, and interests Ease with ambiguity – you’re comfortable navigating uncertainty and can chart a path forward without any definite answer High standards with pragmatism – you have naturally high expectations of yourself, and you avoid letting “perfect get in the way of really good” so you can deliver strong work quickly Climate solutions enthusiasm – you are energized to explore diverse approaches to the climate crisis. If this resonates with you, you’ll likely feel at home at Cascade. You’ll join a team of experienced, passionate people committed to supporting your growth and success. We encourage anyone interested in this role to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification. The strongest candidates bring unique perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds from various industries — along with many, though not necessarily all, of the skills above. Cascade offers professional development opportunities to help you cultivate new capabilities. Salary
$80,000 - $120,000 a year Location Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to one of Cascade’s hubs: Boston, Washington D.C., New York City, or the Bay Area. We operate as a hybrid workplace, with team members in-office a couple days each week at either our Boston headquarters or shared co-working spaces. We have a slight preference for candidates who are either based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco, but are open to any of our hubs. We love seeing each other in person. Be ready to travel around once per month—for conferences, team gatherings, and partner meetings. Of those, we anticipate approximately once per quarter will be international. Diversity At Cascade, we’re on a mission to dramatically accelerate progress across high-potential climate solutions — ensuring a healthy, livable Earth for all humanity. Central to our success is building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve, through thoughtful recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and retention. Cascade is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Work Authorization Please note that Cascade Climate is unable to sponsor H-1B work visas for this role. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for H-1B visa sponsorship at the time of application.
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About Cascade
– Cascade Climate is a global nonprofit propelling high-potential climate solutions from the margins to the mainstream. The climate crisis requires not only cutting carbon emissions but also dramatically expanding efforts on mitigating super pollutant emissions (including methane and refrigerants) and scaling up carbon removal technologies to restore atmospheric balance for the long term. Cascade was founded to provide that push. Our team is focused on building capacity for durable carbon removal through enhanced rock weathering (ERW) and mitigating near-term warming through refrigerant management and transition. We lead ambitious initiatives spanning markets, policy and science to overcome the biggest barriers to progress. Cascade is philanthropically backed and has earned support from leading philanthropic organizations. We are a distributed team of accomplished and humble people — artists, community builders, entrepreneurs, scientists, and policy strategists — working to address one of the world’s most pressing challenges. About the Role
Cascade is hiring a Carbon Markets Manager to help shape and execute our new strategy to unlock high-integrity carbon markets as a tool for climate impact. This role will work across carbon removal and super pollutant mitigation on both programs – Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) and Refrigerants – at the intersection of strategy, market analysis, partnerships, and implementation. You will help Cascade understand where markets can drive real climate outcomes, where they are falling short, and what interventions—technical, institutional, or policy—are needed to move them in the right direction. This will be a highly interdisciplinary role – working closely with colleagues across science, policy, and market development, while building relationships with external partners across the ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical horsepower, excellent strategic judgment, and a deep interest in carbon markets and climate finance, paired with a pragmatic, impact-oriented mindset. You should be excited to move between research, strategy, and real-world execution to help turn market insights into actionable buyer, supplier, registry, and standards engagement. Core Roles and Responsibilities
Own Cascade’s ongoing market sizing and market intelligence efforts across key demand pools, including the voluntary carbon market, domestic and sectoral compliance markets, international credit markets under Article 6, and insetting opportunities for both super pollutants and carbon dioxide removal. Track market trends, eligibility rules, standards updates, and key policy developments to inform strategy and opportunity assessment. Drive forward catalytic, voluntary super pollutant opportunities in partnership with external market actors, helping to unlock a pathway toward future government procurement and industry uptake. Conduct market analysis and support stakeholder engagement for Cascade’s Refrigerant Management Transition work, with the goal of embedding high-integrity methodologies into carbon market infrastructure and enabling future voluntary and international credit transactions. This includes working closely with carbon registries, methodology developers, and key intermediaries across the VCM ecosystem. Monitor and synthesize developments in GHG accounting frameworks and industry standards that may affect Cascade’s market and policy strategies, and that influence the behavior of key market participants (buyers, suppliers, registries). Evaluate and help develop opportunities to expand Cascade’s claims and accounting guardrails work and related efforts that shape economic and market incentives across climate mitigation activities. Translate technical project methodology, accounting and standards topics into clear recommendations and guidance, including briefs, slide decks, and short memos. Prepare written outputs articulating Cascade’s perspective on proposed methodologies or standards changes. Support strategic planning and external engagement, including preparation of materials for conferences, events, and stakeholder convenings. Required Skills and Experiences
3+ years relevant experience in carbon markets, standards, emissions accounting, climate policy, or similar field. Degree in business, economics, international development, or similar. Expertise with both quantitative and qualitative analyses and market research that lead to clear recommendations. Technical literacy around carbon markets and how climate mitigation projects come to market. Understands and can speak to the impact of policy and regulation on markets. Deeply collaborative with a proven ability to work cross-functionally within an organization. Strong writing and communication skills with the ability to write succinct memos and present to technical and non-technical audiences. External stakeholder relationship management and project management experience. Preferred Skills and Experiences
Experience convening stakeholders in workshops, multi-partner projects, etc. and driving multi-stakeholder groups toward collective action. Direct experience working with registries, methodology developers, carbon procurement teams, or GHG Accounting standards. Familiarity with earth and atmospheric sciences. Experience working internationally across cultures and languages. More broadly, we’re looking for someone who embodies the curiosities and mindsets at the heart of Cascade’s culture: Empathy, humility, and contagious curiosity – evident in how you approach your work and relationships Comfort with complexity – you can embrace tension and hold space for multiple perspectives simultaneously Uncommonly strong self-driven learning habits – evidenced from your past education, work experience, hobbies, and interests Ease with ambiguity – you’re comfortable navigating uncertainty and can chart a path forward without any definite answer High standards with pragmatism – you have naturally high expectations of yourself, and you avoid letting “perfect get in the way of really good” so you can deliver strong work quickly Climate solutions enthusiasm – you are energized to explore diverse approaches to the climate crisis. If this resonates with you, you’ll likely feel at home at Cascade. You’ll join a team of experienced, passionate people committed to supporting your growth and success. We encourage anyone interested in this role to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification. The strongest candidates bring unique perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds from various industries — along with many, though not necessarily all, of the skills above. Cascade offers professional development opportunities to help you cultivate new capabilities. Salary
$80,000 - $120,000 a year Location Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to one of Cascade’s hubs: Boston, Washington D.C., New York City, or the Bay Area. We operate as a hybrid workplace, with team members in-office a couple days each week at either our Boston headquarters or shared co-working spaces. We have a slight preference for candidates who are either based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco, but are open to any of our hubs. We love seeing each other in person. Be ready to travel around once per month—for conferences, team gatherings, and partner meetings. Of those, we anticipate approximately once per quarter will be international. Diversity At Cascade, we’re on a mission to dramatically accelerate progress across high-potential climate solutions — ensuring a healthy, livable Earth for all humanity. Central to our success is building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve, through thoughtful recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and retention. Cascade is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Work Authorization Please note that Cascade Climate is unable to sponsor H-1B work visas for this role. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for H-1B visa sponsorship at the time of application.
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