Careers
We seek passion and excellence
Our mission is to develop advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We need to complete one of the most ambitious engineering projects on the face of the planet. To succeed in our mission, we hire dedicated, fully focused and out-of-the-box thinking employees.
If you are a master problem solver and are willing to do whatever it takes to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, we want you at The Ocean Cleanup.
Our cultural philosophy
DEDICATED TO OUR MISSION
We put our mission first, set challenging ambitions, and persevere where any normal person would have long given up on a quest to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
DRIVE FOR IMPROVEMENT
To innovate through uncharted waters, we transparently discuss issues, challenge each other, and approach failures as Unscheduled Learning Opportunities.
DELIVERING IMPACT
Through pragmatic, focused, and disciplined execution, we work to maximize plastic collection and put ourselves out of business as fast as possible.
DOING TOGETHER
This problem is too big for anyone to solve alone, so it’s important to trust and build on each other and our partners. We celebrate team wins and have fun while we’re at it!
Job openings
- Partnership Execution Lead Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Head of Partnerships Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Partnership Execution Junior Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Sr. Product Manager – Recycled Ocean Plastic Products Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Operations Manager – Assets Closed Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Project Manager Sorting & Recycling Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Project Manager – River Deployments Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Data Engineer Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Digital Fundraising Manager Closed Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Internship – Computational Modeling Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Internship – Ocean Plastic Recycling Fulfilled Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Internship Automated Beach Plastic Monitoring Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Volunteer Application Open Global
- Open Application Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Need a few good reasons to join the team?
- See your work getting implemented within months of initial design
- Work on cutting-edge engineering, modeling, and plastic pollution research.
- Be part of a driven group of experts, who see the “impossible” as temporary.
- Play a key role in launching the largest cleanup in history.
We bring the Silicon Valley culture to the Netherlands
- Build, break, learn, and repeat: we iterate fast and continuously
- We work anywhere, anytime.
- Personal accountability is our culture (no time sheets or fixed number of holidays)
- From (free) team lunches, to drinks on the terrace, to ping pong – we work hard, but we also enjoy downtime
The team
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Boyan Slat
CEO and Founder -
Lonneke Holierhoek
Director of Science & Operations -
André Vollering
Data Engineer -
Andriarimina Rakotonirina
Computational Modelling Specialist -
Angela Osorio
Operations Manager Waste -
Anne Raangs
Operations Manager -
Arjen Tjallema
Head of Technology Ocean -
Axel Peytavin
Computational Modeler -
Bastiaan Dubois
Business Development Manager -
Caroline Leclerc
Business Development Manager EMEA -
Chris Reichard
Senior Project Engineer -
Christian Cocca
Testing Manager -
Dan Leahy
Chief Development Officer -
Dan van der Kooy
Senior Video Producer -
Daniella Kern
Legal Assistant -
David Higgins
River Survey Engineer -
Deborah Koskela
Senior Project Engineer -
Eline Spek
Head of Operations Rivers -
Ellen Hoogland
Senior Legal Counsel -
Emma Brussen
Community Manager -
Erika Träskvik
Sr. Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Manager -
Eva Snijder
Material Development Manager -
Evelyn Bray
Partnerships Manager -
Fedde Poppenk
Project Engineer Senior -
Femke Hoes
Finance Coordinator -
Florent Beauverd
Creative Content Director -
Gerianne Terlouw
Program Coordinator Junior -
Glen Kissack
Operations Manager -
Henk van Dalen
Director Ocean -
Ian Smith
Lead Engineer -
Irina Novikova
Business Development Manager -
Jasper van Eijk
Project Engineer -
Joel Jansen
Project Engineer Senior -
Jolanda Dubois
Accounting assistant -
Joost Dubois
Director Communications (E-MT) -
Josee Meiners
HR & Facility Director (E-MT) -
Joy Gao
Finance Director (E-MT) -
Julius Lein
Senior Project Engineer -
Karen Shepherd
Executive Assistant -
Leticia Passos
Legal Counsel -
Lourens Meijer
Head of Data & Monitoring -
Maarten van Berkel
Data Architect -
Maggie Lund
Head of Business Development China and Philippines -
Manon Ait Amrouche
Senior Project Engineer -
Marieke Bijl
Office Manager -
Martin Gonzalez
Hydrodynamic Engineer -
Mathieu Feisthauer
Head of Outsourced Operations -
Matthias Egger
Ocean Scientist -
Michelle Tishler
Head of Environmental Affairs -
Niek op t’Ende
Program Manager Ocean -
Onno van de Sande
Manufacturing & Contract Account Manager -
Peter Wiersum
Project Manager Communications -
Rachel Richardson
Senior Brand Voice & PR Manager -
Reijnder de Feijter
Senior Project Engineer -
Renata Correia
River Survey Engineer -
Robin de Vries
Geospatial Analyst -
Rosa de Valk
Legal & HR assistant -
Sjoerd Drenkelford
Operations Manager Medior -
Stella van den Berg
Valorization Director (E-MT) -
Stephanie Lermen Mendonça
Business Developer for LATAM -
Steven Bink
Head of IT -
Stijn Pinson
River Data Scientist -
Tilo Kauerhoff
Project Engineer Medior -
Valentina Marinelic
Video Editor & Production Assistant -
Viktorija Gaizutyte
Social Media Manager -
Yannick Pham
Computational Modeler
International team
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Netherlands 39 members from this country
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Australia 2 members from this country
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United Kingdom 7 members from this country
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France 9 members from this country
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Mexico 1 member from this country
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Madagascar 1 member from this country
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Colombia 1 member from this country
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United States 7 members from this country
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Italy 2 members from this country
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Ireland 3 members from this country
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Sri Lanka 1 member from this country
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Canada 3 members from this country
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Finland 1 member from this country
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Switzerland 3 members from this country
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Spain 1 member from this country
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Germany 3 members from this country
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Russian Federation 1 member from this country
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New Zealand 1 member from this country
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Brazil 4 members from this country
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Latvia 1 member from this country
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China 1 member from this country
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Denmark 1 member from this country
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Austria 1 member from this country
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Lithuania 1 member from this country
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