Senior Principal, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Develop and spearhead a groundbreaking platform aimed at reshaping the market.

• Establish a framework for the swift scale-up of PDRC technology and outline suitable market mechanisms.

• Identify potential investors, philanthropic organizations, established paint manufacturers, commercial clients, governmental bodies, and grassroots deployment collaborators.

• Build a coalition of essential stakeholders and gather commitments to enhance PDRC production at scale and cost-effectiveness.

• Design a deployment strategy where commercial projects subsidize initiatives in disadvantaged communities.

• Assemble and guide a top-tier team.

• Successfully raise funds to support the program.

• Oversee demand aggregation, supply chain and manufacturing expansion, blended finance, and the development of standards and certifications.

• Potentially establish the platform as a new nonprofit entity.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of experience in establishing and scaling new ventures, market-shaping projects, or field-building organizations within climate, public health, or global development, demonstrating success at scale.

• Proven track record in fundraising, with successful acquisition of multi-million-dollar commitments from philanthropic entities, governmental agencies, development finance institutions, or corporate collaborators.

• Experience in designing and finalizing large-scale market mechanisms, including advanced market commitments, pooled or aggregated procurement, volume guarantees, or technology transfer and intellectual property agreements.

• Direct responsibility for the structure, negotiation, and execution of market mechanisms.

• Demonstrated capability to build and lead a team from the ground up, encompassing talent recruitment, strategic planning, and governance establishment.

• Proficiency in blended finance and supply-side development, specifically in integrating concessional and commercial capital and mitigating risks associated with manufacturing scale-up.

• Strong external credibility, with a well-established network and reputation among C-suite executives, ministers, and funding entities.

• Ability to represent the initiative in public forums.

• Technical expertise in materials science, paints and coatings, or manufacturing scale-up (preferred).

• Background in cooling, building materials, or the built environment (preferred).

• Experience in India or other high-heat Global South markets (preferred).

• Comfort in navigating ambiguity and defining the strategy and operational model for an emerging category (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance-based bonus.

• Initial 12-month term with the potential to transition to a permanent staff position if additional funding is secured.

• RMI will provide initial staff support while the entrepreneur-in-residence seeks funding, recruits, and builds their team.