Director, Strategy

Panthalassa • Portland, OR

4d • $200,000 - $325,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Panthalassa is a renewable energy and ocean technology company developing and deploying technologies to capture ultra-low-cost renewable energy from the oceans for applications including computing and renewable fuels. The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and is raising capital, developing commercial partnerships, and building a new category of clean energy and computing infrastructure.

The Director, Strategy will help shape how the company finances its growth and communicates with investors and partners. Reporting to the EVP, Strategy and working closely with the CEO, this person will lead much of the day-to-day work behind capital formation and investor relations, including financial models, materials, diligence, updates, and investor conversations. The role also contributes to the company’s views on relevant markets, technologies, and institutions, spanning energy, hard technology, financial markets, and government.

The position is initially primarily an individual-contributor role on a small team. As the company grows, the Director may hire and lead a team and take responsibility for a broader part of the strategy function. This is a global role with a demanding schedule; transactions may require work at night, on weekends, or on short notice. The employee is expected to be available when needed and has flexibility to manage their schedule around the work. The position is on-site in Portland, Oregon, with hybrid candidates willing to spend substantial time in Portland also considered.

Requirements

• At least four years of relevant experience in startups, venture capital, investment banking, management consulting, or a comparable analytical environment.
• Expert command of Excel and PowerPoint, and ease with Google Sheets, Keynote, and Figma.
• Excellent writing skills and willingness to share writing samples.
• Fluency with financing structures, cap tables, valuation, and scenario modeling.
• Deep working knowledge of AI infrastructure and energy, including major companies, investors, technologies, and policy debates.
• Experience working with investors, partners, or colleagues across countries and time zones.
• A record of taking responsibility for outcomes under tight deadlines, incomplete information, and high stakes.
• Exceptional judgment and the ability to help bring complex, multi-party deals to a close.
• Ability to use AI tools regularly while reviewing and editing their output to reflect personal judgment and voice.
• Informed views on the technical and economic forces shaping AI, compute infrastructure, and energy, and ability to defend those views among knowledgeable people.
• Ability to adjust communication across time zones and business cultures without sacrificing clarity.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and relationships with care and discretion.
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, or with little notice when needed for global deal activity.
• Ability to work on-site in Portland, or as a hybrid candidate willing to spend substantial time there.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a growth-stage company in technology, energy, or infrastructure.
• Experience inside a founder-led company or working closely with one as an investor or adviser.
• Experience building and managing a small team.
• Basic coding skills.
• Fluency with NVCA documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage investor relationships between financings, including writing regular updates, maintaining the data room, running diligence processes, and sharing information with financial partners at an appropriate cadence.
• Work with leadership to set financing strategy, including round size, structure, process, and timing, and drive transactions from preparation through close.
• Build and own models for financings, operating scenarios, and capitalization; test assumptions and review work produced by others.
• Write investor letters, board materials, memos, one-pagers, and correspondence to high standards of clarity, accuracy, and voice.
• Develop presentations that combine analytical rigor and strong visual judgment to explain technical, financial, and strategic plans.
• Track relevant markets, companies, investors, and public debate, and turn research into useful views and recommendations.
• Use AI extensively to accelerate research and strengthen analysis, verify sources and reasoning, and edit outputs to a high standard.
• Represent Panthalassa in meetings with investors and partners and at conferences and events.
• Help recruit, manage, and develop strategy hires as the function expands.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off.
• The company pays 100% of the gold-level PPO health insurance plan for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents.
• The company pays 100% of dental insurance for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents.
• The company pays 100% of vision insurance for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents.
• The company pays 100% of disability insurance for a policy providing long-term financial support if the employee becomes disabled.
• Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including a 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA.
• Relocation assistance to facilitate a move to Portland, if needed.
• Equity in the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed