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
- Head of Business Development Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Head of Partnerships Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Operations Manager Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Quality, Health and Safety Manager Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Recruiter Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Sr. Product Manager – Recycled Ocean Plastic Products Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Outsourced Operations Manager Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Sr. R&D Engineer Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Environmental Manager Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Business Development Manager Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Internship – Computational Modeling Fulfilled 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 -
Jacob Fonteijne
Managing Director -
Lonneke Holierhoek
Director of Science & Operations -
Ana Alejandra Leal Lara
Environmental Coordinator -
André Vollering
Data Engineer -
Andriarimina Rakotonirina
Computational Modelling Specialist -
Angela Osorio
Operations Manager Waste -
Anne Raangs
Operations Manager -
Arjen Tjallema
Head of Technology Ocean -
Bastiaan Dubois
Business Development Manager -
Bruno Sainte-Rose
Lead Computational Modeller -
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 -
Elisabeth Thiemann
Funding Analyst -
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 -
Helen Wolter
Plastic Lab Scientist -
Henk van Dalen
Director Ocean -
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 Blyth
Personal Assistant to Founder & CEO -
Karen Shepherd
Executive Assistant -
Leticia Passos
Legal Counsel -
Linda Upeniece
HR & Payroll Coordinator -
Lourens Meijer
Head of Data & Monitoring -
Maarten van Berkel
Head of IT & Data -
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 -
Max Garstman
HR Assistant -
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 -
Ryan du Plessis
Senior Financial Accountant -
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 -
Thaine Herman Assumpcao
River Survey Engineer Junior -
Thomas Mani
River Field 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 40 members from this country
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Australia 2 members from this country
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United Kingdom 6 members from this country
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France 8 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 6 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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Germany 4 members 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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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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South Africa 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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