Project Finance Manager (m/f/x) | DeepTech Startup

Project Finance Manager (m/f/x) | DeepTech Startup

tozero is building Europe’s first industrial‑scale battery recycling plants to regenerate critical raw materials such as lithium and graphite. We’ve proven our technology in the lab, scaled it in a pilot, and are now constructing a first‑of‑a‑kind commercial demonstration plant. To finance this ambitious journey, we are looking for a Project Finance Manager.

Job Overview

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

Responsibilities

• Structure project financing for large‑scale industrial plants (equity, debt, grants, non‑dilutive funding).
• Build and maintain detailed project 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 banks, infrastructure investors, and strategic partners worldwide.

Your Profile

• Clear track record in raising non‑dilutive funding for CAPEX and infrastructure.
• Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in project finance, infrastructure finance, or structured finance (renewables, energy, industrial projects).
• Strong modeling skills (Excel/financial modelling) with deep knowledge of project finance structures.
• Experience with grant financing and public funding is a strong 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.

Location: Karlsfeld, Bavaria, Germany.

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