Location: Minneapolis/ Twin Cities

About Carba:

Carba valorizes waste organic material by converting it to biocarbon for use in materials (e.g., tires, concrete), as permanent carbon removal for carbon credits (“anoxic biochar burial” with 1,000-year durability), and as a soil amendment (traditional biochar).

Position Overview:

As our first Finance and Business Operations Manager, you’ll play a critical role in building the internal systems and executional rigor that support Carba’s growth from R&D to commercial deployment. You’ll lead strategic planning processes, financial planning and analysis, day to day financial operations, investor reporting and compliance, manage high-priority initiatives, and own key external relationships across finance and strategic operations.

This is an opportunity for a growth minded operator who thrives in high-autonomy, fast-paced environments and wants to help build a company from the ground up — with the backing of seasoned technical founders. Join Carba to build the future of carbon!

Objectives and Responsibilities:

While this role is broad, your core responsibilities will include

• Strategic & Operational Planning: Lead company-wide planning processes, including OKRs, FP&A, 18-month roadmaps, and weekly/quarterly operating rhythms

• Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Drive critical initiatives across R&D, site development, partnerships, and internal operations; own outcomes and accountability

• Finance & Legal Oversight: Manage relationships and deliverables with outsourced accounting and legal teams; support budgeting, fundraising, compliance, and contracting

• Systems & Process Development: Design and implement scalable systems (e.g. Google Suite, AI tools) to improve clarity, coordination, and speed across the organization

• Partnership Operations: Support business development and site development by managing operational aspects of supplier, customer, and strategic partner relationships

• Organization Enablement: Identify bottlenecks, propose solutions, and work cross-functionally to enable better decision-making and execution as we grow

Skills and Qualifications:

Required

• 5–10 years of experience in business operations, finance, consulting, or early-to-growth stage startups

• Strong ownership mindset; able to lead cross-functional initiatives from strategy to execution with limited oversight

• Highly organized, systems-oriented, and effective at prioritizing competing demands

• Skilled communicator and operator — comfortable working with technical teams, external partners, and executive leadership

• Financial fluency (e.g., budgeting, P&Ls, supporting fundraising, vendor oversight)

• Proven ability to bring structure to ambiguous environments and scale internal operations

• Mission-driven with a deep interest in climate technology and infrastructure

• MBA or equivalent experience is welcome, but not required

Preferred

• Experience in cleantech, industrial technology, or venture-backed deep tech companies

• Familiarity with manufacturing, supply chain, or capital project operations

• Played a key role in scaling a company through Seed to Series A/B and beyond

What Success Looks Like:

In your first 12–18 months, you will have built the operational backbone that enables Carba to execute its first commercial deployments — while maintaining the agility and focus of a seed-stage startup. Your work will directly accelerate Carba’s mission of removing millions of tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere, and you’ll be positioned to grow into a senior leadership role as the company scales.

Carba is committed to the philosophy of equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ancestry, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or other non-job-related criteria. Carba is an EEO employer.

Contact Information
If you are excited about joining a team of fun, energetic, passionate, hardworking people, please send your resume and cover letter to us at HR@carba.com.