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We seek passion and excellence

Our mission is to develop and scale 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.

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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

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

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The crew

  1. Boyan Slat

    CEO and Founder

  2. Stacey Santoso

    CFO

  3. Joel Jansen

    Ocean Director

  4. Tames Rietdijk

    River Director

  5. Alex Mills

    Operations Manager

  6. Alex Tobin

    Head of PR & Media

  7. Alice-Catherine Collins

    Head of Project Management

  8. André Vollering

    Data Scientist

  9. Andriarimina Rakotonirina

    Computational Modelling Specialist

  10. Angela Osorio

    Waste Manager Specialist

  11. Anouk Klapwijk

    Program Manager Communications

  12. Arjen Tjallema

    Head of Technology Ocean

  13. Aurelia Ferraro

    Business Development Manager Medior

  14. Bas Maase

    Senior Partnership Manager

  15. Bastiaan Dubois

    Business Development Manager

  16. Ben Mallett

    Sorting and Recycling Manager

  17. Blanca Guillen Cebrian

    Data Analytics Engineer Junior

  18. Bob Luijendijk

    Accounts Payable Coordinator

  19. Bousso Diakhoumpa

    Community Manager

  20. Bruno Sainte-Rose

    Lead Computational Modeler

  21. Caroline Leclerc

    Business Development Manager

  22. Charlotte de Jong

    Business Development Manager Medior

  23. Charlotte Harenberg

    HR Business Partner

  24. Chris Reichard

    Project Engineer Senior

  25. Christian Cocca

    QA / Test Manager

  26. Cyril Girardeaux

    Project Manager Senior

  27. Dan van der Kooy

    Video Producer

  28. Daniella Kern

    Legal Coordinator

  29. David Higgins

    River Surveyor Engineer

  30. Deborah Koskela

    Project Engineer Senior

  31. Demi Bartels

    Business Development Manager Junior

  32. Dewi van Joost

    People & Organisation Specialist

  33. Don Kemler

    Operations Manager Senior

  34. Dorine Poelhekke

    Business Development Manager

  35. Enock Namwoyo

    Waste Manager Junior

  36. Erik Hoogeven

    Project Engineer Medior

  37. Erika Träskvik

    Sr. Digital Marketing & eCommerce Manager

  38. Fedde Poppenk

    Project Engineer Senior

  39. Femke Hoes

    Financial Controller Jr

  40. Florent Beauverd

    Head of Creative and Documentary Productions

  41. Gabriela Alvarez Mieles

    Environmental Manager

  42. Gabriela Varela Clavijo

    Program Manager Ocean

  43. Glen Kissack

    Operations Manager

  44. Gosia Winter

    Project Manager

  45. Grégoire Simon

    Project Engineer Junior

  46. Grete Ernst

    R&D Engineer Senior

  47. Helen Wolter

    Field and Lab Scientist

  48. Irina Novikova

    Head of Business Development

  49. Isabella Ries

    Senior Partnerships Manager

  50. Jasper van Eijk

    Project Engineer Senior

  51. Jelmer Bergsma

    Travel Coordinator

  52. Jessica Ahlborn

    Internal Communications Officer

  53. João Ribeiro-Bidaoui

    General Counsel & Director of Global Public Affairs (LT)

  54. Jolanda Dubois

    AR Coordinator

  55. Joost Dubois

    Director Communications (LT)

  56. Joy Gao

    Finance Director (LT)

  57. Júlia Lladós Vila

    Program Coordinator

  58. Julius Lein

    Offshore Operations Manager

  59. Laurent Lebreton

    Head of Research (LT)

  60. Leonard Sprik

    Head of Major Donor Relations and Philanthropy

  61. Letícia Abreu Passos de Souza

    Associate General Counsel & Head of Legal

  62. Linda Upeniece

    People Operations Specialist

  63. Maarten van Berkel

    Head of Data & IT (LT)

  64. Maira Proietti

    Environmental Manager Senior

  65. Manon Ait Amrouche

    Project Engineer Senior

  66. Marceau Philippe-Janon

    Hydro Engineer

  67. Marco D’Alessio

    Project Engineer

  68. Margot Thibault

    Marine Biologist

  69. Marjolein van Vulpen

    Research Assistant

  70. Martin Gonzalez Jimenez

    R&D Engineer Senior

  71. Mathieu D’heer

    Data Scientist Junior

  72. Matthias Egger

    Head of Environmental and Social Affairs (LT)

  73. Michelle Tishler

    Head of Environmental Affairs

  74. Michiel Mos

    Graphic & UX Designer Senior

  75. Morgane Schmidt

    Program Coordinator

  76. Nadhira Putri

    Waste Manager Junior

  77. Nadira Cader

    Legal Assistant

  78. Nicholas Villiers

    Financial Controller Senior

  79. Nisha Bakker

    Director Partnerships (LT)

  80. Onno van de Sande

    Integrated River Solutions Director

  81. Renata Correia

    River Surveyor Engineer Senior

  82. Riccardo Farina

    Partnership Manager

  83. Robin de Vries

    ADIS Lead

  84. Ryan du Plessis

    Financial Controller Senior

  85. Sarah Mahe

    Project Manager - River Deployments

  86. Sarah Schaeffer

    Senior Partnership Manager

  87. Sascha Kraayenbrink

    Executive Asssistant

  88. Shane Kerins

    Copywriter

  89. Stella van den Berg

    Catch Management Director (LT)

  90. Stephanie Ritchie

    Operations Manager

  91. Steven Bink

    IT Manager

  92. Steven Paalman

    Regional Director Asia

  93. Stijn Pinson

    River Data Scientist

  94. Sue Brown

    Procurement Manager

  95. Suleman Audu

    Environmental Manager

  96. Svea Sieber

    Personal Assistant to CEO & Founder

  97. Tatjana Scroggie

    Head of Supply Chain (LT)

  98. Thaine Herman Assumpcao

    River Survey Engineer

  99. Thomas Mani

    River Field Scientist Specialist

  100. Thorson Wegener

    Operations Manager Senior

  101. Tilo Kauerhoff

    Project Engineer

  102. Valentina Marinelic

    Creative Content Producer Junior

  103. Valerie Verbaan

    Product Manager - Plastic Products

  104. Viktorija Gaizutyte

    Social Media Manager Senior

  105. Yanis Chontzoglou

    Materials Engineer

  106. Yannick Pham

    Computational Modeler Junior

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