Project Finance Manager

ABOUT US

At tozero, we are building Europe's first industrial-scale battery recycling plants to regenerate critical raw materials like lithium and graphite. We've proven our tech in the lab, scaled it in our pilot, and are now constructing our first-of-a-kind (FOAK) commercial demonstration plant. To finance our continued growth, we are looking for a Debt Finance Manager.

Your profile

• Clear track record in raising non-dilutive funding for high CAPEX and infrastructure intensive projects
• Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in corporate, structured or growth-stage debt finance. Experience, in the materials, energy, or chemicals industries is a plus.
• Experience with venture debt, private credit, venture leasing, or other early stage non-dilutive funding instruments is a plus.
• Strong modeling and scenario analysis skills (Excel/financial modeling). Hands on debt structuring for pre-/early revenue stage companies is a big plus.
• Experience with grant financing and public funding a plus.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with external stakeholders.
• Fluent in English, German is a plus.

Why us?

• Be at the forefront of financing Europe's clean industrial revolution.
• Shape the capital structure of the first battery recycling FOAK plant and future commercial plants.
• Competitive compensation + VSOP.
• International, ambitious, and mission-driven team.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

You will structure and drive the financing of FOAK commercial plants, working at the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and capital. You will:

• Source and structure non-dilutive financing, including venture debt, private credit, venture leasing, and blended public funding.
• Build and maintain detailed finance models, including capex, opex, cash flows, and sensitivities.
• Lead financial due diligence and support negotiations with banks, infrastructure investors, and grant agencies.
• Collaborate with technical and operations teams to align project economics with financing strategy.
• Prepare presentations and investment memos for lenders, investors, and public stakeholders.
• Track performance of ongoing projects against financing assumptions and covenants.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Work hand-in-hand with our Grant Manager to secure large-scale funding packages that combine equity, debt, and grants.
• Collaborate closely with our tech, operations, and leadership teams to align project economics with real-world engineering.
• Lead project financing for our FOAK plant in Germany, while preparing expansion projects in the USA and Asia.
• High visibility with international banks, infrastructure investors, strategic partners and private credit providers worldwide.