Senior Project Manager / COO

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We’re seeking the most ambitious, hands on and hungry candidate — ready to become a global industry leader. You will be the guardian of operational discipline and execution, ensuring clear structures, accountability, and high-performance rhythms within teams across the company. We offer you the unique opportunity to manage the world's most respected media and data platform in sustainability, and guarantee you a C-level role in our team within 12 months. 

Together, we are building the "Bloomberg of Sustainability", the world’s most insightful sustainability information and data platform. We proved the impossible possible by scaling from zero to 700,000 users, thousands of companies brought to transparency for their sustainability performance, and the world’s largest expert network in the field. Now, we want to scale, achieve PMF for our new data product, help every company benchmark their impact, reveal their environmental & social strengths and weaknesses, and confidently choose their best path to sustainability. 

Why work at illuminem?

• A story you'll tell for life – be part of the success of a high potential venture… all the way to IPO
• The fastest career acceleration – “startups are career turbochargers” (ask our first team members, who jumped from junior profiles to C-suite opportunities before they even realized it). We want you to dream big, be hungry, and become our next C-level within 1 year
• The most valued network – No other climate startup enjoys the same level of support, investment, and active mentorship from industry leaders (from ministers to CEOs), opening doors to unparalleled opportunities and gaining invaluable exposure
• Learning / investing in yourself – gain the most unique practical experience in scaling a successful media and data platform
• Real impact – don’t compromise on your ideals, be proud every day to create real impact, for a meaningful cause, in a values-driven environment
• The boldest mission – join us to power the sustainable transition with the most insightful information and data! Everything we do serves a mission bigger than ourselves
• Top-tier team – work alongside top talent from world-class backgrounds (HEC Paris, Oxford University, LSE, BCG, JPMorgan, etc.), who set the bar in sustainability, tech, design, and product
• Recognition in front of a 700,000-strong community – your work is championed by a real community
• Truly global – with 15 team members from 10+ different nationalities across 4 continents, experience a genuinely international and diverse working environment
• Unmatched credibility – join the company trusted by the Financial Times as exclusive partner at the World Economic Forum, chosen to curate the G7 Presidency’s closing event at the UN Climate Change Conference, appointed by Europe’s #1 business school to curate a full University course on GreenTech, featured in leading publications worldwide, and backed by the world’s top sustainability investors (from Techstars Sustainability to five VCs and a host of industry leaders)

This role offers a competitive startup salary and a very generous equity package (with stock options exceeding 1% of the entire company), reflecting our commitment to shared success.

What you will do?

• Drive execution – take ownership of company outcomes, get things done with direct action & coordination
• Build & scale operations – structure and improve key business functions, ensuring seamless execution and collaboration across Data, Media, Product, Sales, and Tech teams
• Ensure operational discipline – set and track priorities, manage deliverables, report results, and enforce deadlines to keep the company on course
• Verify and ensure excellence in data and media outputs

Example of activities: verify daily media publications, ensure data and media quality, prioritize team objectives, conduct end-of-day/week reviews, drive continuous improvement in team outcomes, review and finalize client deliverables, monitor internal and external deadlines, deliver client proposals, strategize and craft engaging social media content, distill insights from data and media work, design strategy, attend Board sessions, build and maintain key relations with key stakeholders (from clients to investors), engage in thought leadership initiatives, and represent illuminem at top events (Davos, UN COP, etc.)

What are we looking for?

• Relentlessly driven and hands-on – strong work ethic with the eagerness to dive in at every level, always ready to roll up the sleeves and get things done regardless of obstacles
• Attention to detail – keen eye for detail, ensuring that both big picture and finer aspects are meticulously managed
• Execution-driven mindset – the ability to transform vision and strategy into results, navigating constraints and adapting to shifting priorities with resilience and focus
• Ownership, reliability, and responsiveness – taking full ownership of projects from Day 1, ensuring timely, quality outcomes, and responding with speed and flexibility to high-priority needs
• Manage and coach teams – support, delegate, and coordinate work between our teams
• Adapt and learn fast – thrive in a high-paced environment, quickly grasping new tools and trends
• PMF experience – experience in finding product-market fit, adapting strategies to drive growth
• Multitask and prioritize effectively – juggle multiple responsibilities with precision
• Flexibility – lead actions across fronts, from daily recurrent operations to long-term strategic projects
• Professional experience – possess 3+ years of working experience
• Passion for Sustainability
• Analytical skills and performance tracking
• Good verbal & written English skills
• (Valued but not necessary) Understanding of virality, communities, and media – grasp of what makes content spread, with the ability to craft formats that drive high community engagement

Where?

In person in Paris (if possible with availability to spend short to medium periods in missions)

How to apply?

Simply fill out this 10' minutes survey