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.

River plastic research in Guatemala The Ocean Cleanup crew with local operator in Jakarta, Indonesia for Interceptor 001

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

Kuala Lumpur
Crew

Want to join our recently opened office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
See the job openings and apply via Nomilk2day.

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
  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 Manager
  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 a.i.
  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 & E-Commerce 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

    Community Manager a.i.
  53. João Ribeiro-Bidaoui

    General Counsel & Director of Global Public Affairs (LT)
  54. Jolanda Dubois

    AR Coordinator
  55. Joost Dubois

    Director Communications (LT)
  56. Josee Meiners

    HR & Facility Director (LT)
  57. Joy Gao

    Finance Director (LT)
  58. Júlia Lladós Vila

    Program Coordinator
  59. Julius Lein

    Offshore Operations Manager
  60. Laurent Lebreton

    Head of Research (LT)
  61. Leonard Sprik

    Head of Major Donor Relations and Philanthropy
  62. Letícia Abreu Passos de Souza

    Associate General Counsel & Head of Legal
  63. Linda Upeniece

    People Operations Specialist
  64. Maarten van Berkel

    Head of Data & IT (LT)
  65. Maira Proietti

    Environmental Manager Senior
  66. Manon Ait Amrouche

    Project Engineer Senior
  67. Marceau Philippe-Janon

    Hydro Engineer
  68. Marco D’Alessio

    Project Engineer
  69. Margot Thibault

    Marine Biologist
  70. Marjolein van Vulpen

    Research Assistant
  71. Martin Gonzalez Jimenez

    R&D Engineer Senior
  72. Mathieu D’heer

    Data Scientist Junior
  73. Matthias Egger

    Head of Environmental and Social Affairs (LT)
  74. Michelle Tishler

    Head of Environmental Affairs
  75. Michiel Mos

    Graphic & UX Designer Senior
  76. Morgane Schmidt

    Program Coordinator
  77. Nadhira Putri

    Waste Manager Junior
  78. Nadira Cader

    Legal Assistant
  79. Nicholas Villiers

    Financial Controller Senior
  80. Nisha Bakker

    Director Partnerships (LT)
  81. Onno van de Sande

    Integrated River Solutions Director
  82. Praise Makiwa

    Supply Chain Coordinator Junior
  83. Renata Correia

    River Surveyor Engineer Senior
  84. Riccardo Farina

    Partnership Manager
  85. Robin de Vries

    ADIS Lead
  86. Ryan du Plessis

    Financial Controller Senior
  87. Sabine de Jong

    Community Manager
  88. Sarah Mahe

    Project Manager - River Deployments
  89. Sarah Schaeffer

    Senior Partnership Manager
  90. Sascha Kraayenbrink

    Executive Asssistant
  91. Shane Kerins

    Copywriter
  92. Stella van den Berg

    Catch Management Director (LT)
  93. Stephanie Ritchie

    Operations Manager
  94. Steven Bink

    IT Manager
  95. Steven Paalman

    Regional Director Asia
  96. Stijn Pinson

    River Data Scientist
  97. Sue Brown

    Procurement Manager
  98. Suleman Audu

    Environmental Manager
  99. Svea Sieber

    Personal Assistant to CEO & Founder
  100. Tatjana Scroggie

    Head of Supply Chain (LT)
  101. Thaine Herman Assumpcao

    River Survey Engineer
  102. Thomas Mani

    River Field Scientist Specialist
  103. Thorson Wegener

    Operations Manager Senior
  104. Tilo Kauerhoff

    Project Engineer
  105. Valentina Marinelic

    Creative Content Producer Junior
  106. Valerie Verbaan

    Product Manager - Plastic Products
  107. Viktorija Gaizutyte

    Social Media Manager Senior
  108. Yanis Chontzoglou

    Materials Engineer
  109. Yannick Pham

    Computational Modeler Junior

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