Program Manager, Renewable Energy & Carbon Credit Procurement

This is a Full Time Job

We are open to this role being remote anywhere across the globe, not just in the US!

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Netflix Sustainability serves to tackle our carbon footprint at the speed prescribed by climate science, raising awareness through our film and television content, and engaging our millions of members on climate & environmental change. See more at sustainability.netflix.com.

The Opportunity

Leveraging Netflix's innovative and fast paced culture, help Netflix attain its public climate targets to cut our emissions in half by 2030 and (as of 2022), to annually bring our remaining net carbon footprint to zero by investing in the power of nature to capture carbon.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to Director of Sustainability & Operations, this role will work closely with senior team members to manage the company's investments in carbon credits and renewable energy, including but not limited to:
• Maintaining a balanced, diverse portfolio of high-quality carbon credits essential to our second public climate target
• Structuring buy-forward deals that help project developers bring new high-quality credits to market in areas called for by climate science (e.g. blue carbon)
• Vetting the quality of carbon credits against our 5 screening criteria (p19 of our ESG report)
• Negotiating for reasonable pricing directly with project developers
• Matching the volume of tons retired in a given year to the annual carbon footprint
• Contributing to scientific- and NGO-led efforts to scale high-quality credit sources and procurement practices thereof (e.g. BASCS)
• Supporting renewable energy purchases, ranging from annual EAC purchases to project specific investment opportunities:
• Structuring and leading competitive procurements (RFIs/RFPs)
• Liaison with vendor and project developers
• Conduct emissions analysis and synthesize procurement recommendations for decision-maker consideration
• Partner with finance teams to conduct project-level financial analysis
• Data tracking and systems maintaining for required annual footprint and emissions reductions accounting

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with carbon credit procurement
• 2 years with renewable energy procurement (familiarity with voluntary RE markets a plus)
• 2 years of experience with sourcing, structuring, and executing deals in carbon credits and/or renewable energy
• Experience collaborating with the carbon credit and renewable energy communities (coalitions, research groups, policymakers, vendors, 3rd party certifiers, etc)
• Proven experience with the best 3rd party standards responsible for ensuring additionality, permanence, non-leakage, realistic baselines, and no double counting.
• Experience in portfolio management of:
• Carbon credits in both reductions and removals with emphasis on nature-based solutions of high integrity and optimal 'co-benefits' (i.e. community livelihoods, water, biodiversity)
• Renewable energy investments, including direct sourcing, utility-based supply programs to bundled and unbundled credits

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $60,000 - $290,000This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy.

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