Careers
We seek passion and excellence
Our mission is to develop and scale technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. Returning the ocean to its former glory requires us to complete one of the most ambitious megaprojects on the face of the planet. To succeed, we look for people willing to go all in and who don’t wait to be told what to do. They can simplify complex situations and continuously challenge themselves and those around them.
If you are a problem solver and are willing to do what 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 problems, 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
- Senior Project Manager – Technology Ocean Rotterdam
- Senior Partnerships Manager Rotterdam
- Legal Assistant Enabling Rotterdam
- Internship – People Operations & Recruitment Enabling Rotterdam
- Internship – Partnership Marketing Communications Rotterdam
- Senior Finance Business Partner Enabling Rotterdam
- Internship – Fish Ingestion Research Environmental & Social Affairs Rotterdam
- River Engineer Rivers Rotterdam
- Senior Business Development Manager Kuala Lumpur
- QHSE Manager Enabling Rotterdam
- Head of PR & Media Communications Rotterdam
- Director of Global External Affairs Rotterdam
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 people from around the world, who see the “impossible” as temporary
- Play a key role in driving the largest cleanup in history
How we work
- 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)
- Flat organization structure in which everyone can talk to anyone to get the job done
- From (free) team lunches, to drinks on the terrace, to ping pong – we work hard, but we also enjoy downtime
The crew
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Boyan Slat
CEO and Founder -
Stacey Santoso
CFO -
Joël Jansen
Oceans Director -
Julian Searle
Chief Development Officer -
Joy Gao
Finance Director (LT) -
Laurent Lebreton
Head of Research (LT) -
Maarten van Berkel
Head of Data & IT (LT) -
Matthias Egger
Head of Environmental and Social Affairs (LT) -
Nisha Bakker
Director Partnerships (LT) -
Stella van den Berg
Catch Management Director (LT) -
Abigail Nimbalker
Legal Counsel -
Adonis Sakkas
Project Engineer E&I -
Adrian Moredia Valek
Project Manager Sr. -
Ahmad Damaj
Environmental Manager Sr -
Aish Kumar
Project Coordinator Sr. Malaysia -
Alex Mills
Operations Manager -
Alexia Kapsaski
Legal Counsel -
Alice-Catherine Collins
Director of Project Management -
Ana Carrasco
Paralegal -
André Vollering
Data Scientist -
Andriarimina Rakotonirina
Computational Modelling Specialist -
Angela Osorio
Waste Manager Specialist -
Anouk Klapwijk
Program Manager Communications -
Arjen Tjallema
Head of Technology Ocean -
Aurelia Ferraro
Business Development Manager Medior -
Bas Maase
Senior Partnership Manager -
Bastiaan Dubois
Business Development Manager -
Blanca Guillen Cebrian
Data Analytics Engineer Junior -
Bob Luijendijk
Accounts Payable Coordinator -
Bobby Leijgraaf
Operations Manager -
Bousso Diakhoumpa
Community Manager -
Bruno Sainte-Rose
Lead Computational Modeler -
Caroline Leclerc
Head of Strategy Development -
Charlotte de Jong
Business Development Manager -
Charlotte Harenberg
P&O Business Partner -
Chris Reichard
Project Manager Senior -
Coline Trochet
Logistics Manager Jr -
Cornelis Dingemanse
River Surveyor Engineer -
Cristina Luttner
Waste Manager -
Dan van der Kooy
Video Producer Sr -
David Higgins
River Surveyor Engineer -
Dawn Rottges
Executive Assistant to Founder and CEO -
Deborah Koskela
Lead Hydro Engineer -
Demi Bartels
Business Development Manager -
Dewi van Joost
People & Organisation Specialist -
Dillian van Vliet
Legal & Public Affairs Counsel -
Don Kemler
Operations Manager Senior -
Dorine Poelhekke
Business Development Manager -
Elina Kasneci
AP Coordinator -
Enock Namwoyo
Waste Manager Junior -
Erik Holmbom
Operations Manager -
Erik Hoogeveen
Project Engineer Medior -
Erik van den Berg
Head of Ocean Technology -
Erika Träskvik
Head of Digital Marketing -
Esther van Loon
River Waste Valorization Manager -
Eugenia Macari
Partnership Manager -
Eva Potma
Supply Chain Coordinator -
Everest Gromoll
Partnership Manager -
Ewan Topping
Senior Partnerships Manager -
Fedde Poppenk
Project Engineer Senior -
Femke Hoes
Financial Controller Jr -
Florent Beauverd
Head of Creative and Documentary Productions -
Gabriela Alvarez Mieles
Environmental Manager -
Gabriela Varela Clavijo
Program Manager Ocean -
Glen Kissack
Operations Manager -
Gosia Winter
Project Manager -
Grégoire Simon
Project Engineer Junior -
Grete Ernst
R&D Engineer Senior -
Guillermo Barranco van Houtte
Project Engineer -
Helen Wolter
Field and Lab Scientist -
Hidde Coehoorn
R&D Engineer -
Irina Novikova
Head of Business Development -
Isabella Ries
Senior Partnership Manager -
Isabelle Cramer
Environmental Man. Jr. -
Jacques Coetzee
Group Controller -
Jamie van der Veer
Legal & Public Affairs Counsel -
Janne van Eerten
Global Public Affairs Associate -
Jari Grob
People Operations Specialist -
Jasper van Eijk
Project Engineer Senior -
Jelmer Bergsma
Travel Manager -
Jessica Ahlborn
Internal Communications Officer -
Jihane Biotteau
Head of Talent Acquisition -
Jolanda Dubois
AR Coordinator -
Júlia Lladós Vila
Program Coordinator -
Juliana Razali
River Survey Engineer Jr. -
Julius Lein
Offshore Operations Manager -
Lars-Christian Boll
Research & Development Engineer -
Leonard Sprik
Head of Innovative Finance Partnerships -
Letícia Abreu Passos de Souza
Director of Legal & Public Affairs -
Linda Upeniece
P&O Business Partner -
Maira Proietti
Environmental Manager Senior -
Manon Ait Amrouche
Project Engineer Senior -
Marceau Philippe-Janon
Hydro Engineer -
Margot Thibault
Marine Biologist -
Marjolein van Vulpen
Environmental Researcher -
Martin Gonzalez Jimenez
R&D Engineer Senior -
Mathieu D’heer
Data Scientist Junior -
Mathijs Campman
Head of Offshore Project -
Mattia Romero
Computational Modeler Jr -
Menno de Boer
Operations Manager -
Michiel Mos
Graphic & UX Designer Senior -
Milos Stanojevic
Recycling Operations Manager -
Morgane Schmidt
Program Coordinator -
Nadhira Putri
Waste Manager -
Nadira Cader
Legal Assistant -
Onno van de Sande
Integrated River Solutions Director -
Peter Puskic
Field Ocean Scientist Sr. -
Renata Correia
Head of River Analysis & Performance -
Riccardo Farina
Senior Partnership Manager -
Robin de Vries
ADIS Lead -
Ronja Ebner
River Data Scientist & Modeler -
Roufizah Razali
Regional Partnership Manager -
Ryan du Plessis
Project Manager -
Sarah Mahe
Project Manager - River Deployments -
Sarah Schaeffer
Senior Partnership Manager -
Sascha Kraayenbrink
Executive Asssistant -
Sean Dalton
Ocean Imaging System Specialist -
Seinab Bohsung
River Survey Engineer Jr -
Sinéad O’Flanagan
Head of Project Management - Rivers -
Stephanie Ritchie
Operations Manager -
Steven Bink
IT Manager -
Sue Brown
Procurement Manager Sr -
Suleman Audu
Environmental Manager -
Tatjana Scroggie
Head of Supply Chain (LT) -
Thaine Herman Assumpcao
River Survey Engineer -
Thomas Mani
River Field Scientist Specialist -
Thorson Wegener
Operations Manager Senior -
Tilo Kauerhoff
Project Engineer Sr -
Valerie Verbaan
Product Manager - Plastic Products -
Viktória Petrovszki
Office Manager -
Viktorija Gaizutyte
Head of Social Media -
Wessel Oyen
River Survey Engineer Junior -
Yanis Chontzoglou
Materials Engineer -
Yannick Pham
Computational Modeler Junior
International crew
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Netherlands 48 members from this country
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Indonesia 2 members from this country
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United States 8 members from this country
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Australia 3 members from this country
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France 13 members from this country
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Switzerland 3 members from this country
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Malaysia 4 members from this country
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Greece 4 members from this country
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Mexico 1 member from this country
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Lebanon 1 member from this country
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United Kingdom 7 members from this country
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Ecuador 2 members 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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Italy 4 members from this country
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Spain 4 members from this country
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Germany 11 members from this country
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Brazil 6 members from this country
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Ireland 2 members from this country
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South Africa 3 members from this country
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Uganda 1 member from this country
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Dominican Republic 1 member from this country
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Finland 1 member from this country
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Moldova, Republic of 1 member from this country
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Poland 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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Latvia 1 member from this country
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Belgium 1 member from this country
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Serbia 1 member from this country
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Nigeria 1 member from this country
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Hungary 1 member from this country
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Lithuania 1 member from this country
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