Chief Operating Officer

Overview

InPlanet is a mission-driven, remote-first ClimateTech startup with hubs in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York and London. We are scaling Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) in tropical agriculture to remove carbon, regenerate soils, and transform how food is grown in the tropics. Our vision is to sequester gigatons of CO2 while regenerating tropical soils to create a liveable planet with nutritious food and healthy ecosystems for future generations. We are partnering with farmers, scientists, and industry leaders and are growing fast. Our culture blends people-first care and performance excellence. The Rocket represents our ambition and drive; the Heart symbolizes our focus on empathy, integrity, and collective impact.

We are proud of our globally diverse team and inclusive culture. Our teams span across continents, but our boots are firmly on the ground in Brazil where the real climate impact happens.

About The Role

Role: COO to lead go-to-market strategy for novel mineral-based carbon removal products across agricultural and mining sectors, and to evolve our operational backbone. You will oversee the entire value chain—from mineral inputs and field operations to the internal science engine and technology roadmap. This is a senior role where bold strategy meets operational precision to drive transformational scale.

Location & Travel: Hybrid, with travel in Brazil. Language skills: Portuguese, English (fluent). Start date: Ideally Q3/Q4 2025.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and scale a novel carbon removal product from early traction to national impact in agriculture and mining; a 1-100 leadership role requiring bold strategy and relentless execution.
• Lead the design and execution of a world-class ERW deployment operation across Brazil with scalability in mind.
• Translate carbon and climate goals into clear operational strategies and regional delivery models.
• Drive continuous improvement via operational KPIs, systemisation, and data-driven performance.
• Collaborate with the Chief Impact Officer, Head of Operations, and VP of Science to align field strategy with scientific standards and operational goals.
• Lead the integration of field deployment, scientific integrity, and operational scaling to ensure product-market fit.
• Build cross-functional alignment to ensure the product offers agronomic value while meeting carbon certification requirements; orchestrate the 1-100 scale-up journey.
• Oversee the sourcing, logistics, and deployment of rock powder from mine to farm; ensure compliance with carbon standards and farmer requirements.
• Support legal to uphold integrity in carbon reporting and environmental impact.
• Lead a large and growing team across Brazil and globally; collaborate with Carbon, Science, and Technology teams and strategic partners.

Team & Culture

• Build a leadership culture that is entrepreneurial, fast, and accountable; turn high performers into high-impact owners.
• Lead, mentor, and grow high-performing operations teams across Brazil and globally.
• Champion a culture of accountability, collaboration, and impact-driven execution.
• Empower regional managers and technical leads to deliver quality projects at scale.

You can be a Rock-Star if you have Core Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of senior leadership in operations, supply chain, or agribusiness in Brazil and in high-growth or startup contexts.
• You have 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.

Key Qualities

• Visionary but pragmatic—able to balance long-term strategy with daily urgency.
• A confident, emotionally intelligent leader who knows when to listen, act, and delegate.
• Comfortable navigating complexity, ambiguity, and rapid growth.
• Hands-on, humble, and willing to "get your boots dirty" when needed.
• Passion for sustainability, tropical agriculture, and climate innovation.

Bonus Points

• Experience in impact-driven sectors such as climate, carbon markets, or regenerative agriculture is a big plus.
• Deep knowledge and network of Brazilian agriculture, logistics, or mining.
• Experience building strategic and commercial partnerships in Brazil, within agriculture.
• Experience with building and scaling tech for agriculture.

Living Our Values

• Trust: You believe in being kind and transparent in the workplace, fostering trust and collaboration.
• Drive: You possess an innate drive to take action with a hands-on, can-do attitude, propelled by urgency.
• Impact: You dream big and are committed to making a meaningful difference in the world, aligning with our mission to address climate change.
• Compensation: Competitive compensation philosophy discussed in the first interview to manage expectations fairly.
• Share options to make you feel like an owner.
• Home Office Budget; Hybrid Remote around Sao Paulo.
• Language Programme Monthly Allowance.
• 40 days annual leave.
• The opportunity to be autonomous and belong to a vision.
• Bi-annual offsites in Brazil.
• Laptop to fuel your productivity.

Application Process

Roughly 8 hours across 4-6 weeks from CV-screening.

• Interview with VP of People
• Interview with the Hiring Manager (required core skills and competencies)
• 1-2 more 1:1 interviews with core leaders
• Panel with 4+ team members (specific task, preparation needed)
• Verbal reference check and psychometric profiling
• Offer

How To Apply

• Submit your CV in English, as this is the main language used at InPlanet (Portuguese accepted if justified).

Being an equal opportunity employer, InPlanet does not discriminate on grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. We design our processes to be fair and equitable and believe in continuous learning.

Seniorities

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Analyst and Management

Industries

• Software Development

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