{"id":3879,"date":"2026-09-26T02:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T01:20:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T23:00:00","slug":"finance-lead-m-f-d-phlair-eb2e4","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/poste\/finance-lead-m-f-d-phlair-eb2e4\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Lead (m\/f\/d)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>We&rsquo;re solving humanity&rsquo;s biggest challenge, and it takes everything we&rsquo;ve got.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">The world needs more energy, not less. Fossil fuels powered our economy for decades, at the cost of our planet. At Phlair, we&rsquo;re inverting that equation with breakthrough electrochemical Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology that pulls CO\u2082 from the air for permanent storage or repurposing into carbon-negative chemicals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>We&rsquo;re not here to play it safe. We&rsquo;re here to win.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<h1><strong>Why We\u2019re Different?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">We solve hard problems and are product-first. Our hydrolyzer-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, enabling scalable and low-cost CO2 capture from ambient air. The electrochemical technology allows off-the-shelf components and is ideally suited to the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">With proven offtake agreements from <strong>customers such as<\/strong> <em>Google, McKinsey, JPMorganChase, Shopify, Stripe, H&amp;M, and Deep Sky;<\/em> we&rsquo;re one of only seven DAC companies with real market validation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Project Dawn<\/strong> isn&rsquo;t just our flagship; it&rsquo;s our shot to scale CO\u2082 removal globally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<h2><strong>Your Mission at Phlair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Own Finance end-to-end.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Own Corporate Finance, i.e. oversee accounting, own financial planning (Financial Model, Corporate Model)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Take over more strategic and project related topics, gradually take over ownership on Techno-Economic-Model and Project Model<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Explore debt financing and support with equity fundraising and investor relations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Your targets are your North Star.<\/strong> Nothing is set in stone in our world, we adapt fast, but we always hit our goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<h2><strong>What You Bring to the Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Non-negotiable:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">STEM with experience in finance or business with experience in technical environment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Minimum of 2 years working experience; prior exposure to PE, top-tier consulting, or a fast-paced startup setting is a strong plus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Essential Traits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Bias for action<\/strong> &#8211; You prototype, test, and ship while others are still planning<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Comfortable with intensity<\/strong> &#8211; extreme ownership and going the extra mile motivates you<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Ego second<\/strong> &#8211; You care more about winning than being right<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Figure things out independently<\/strong> &#8211; No hand-holding. You own problems end-to-end<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Excellence as standard<\/strong> &#8211; Mistakes happen, but mediocrity doesn&rsquo;t<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Bonus Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Strategic Thinker <\/strong>&#8211; Comfortable operating at the intersection of finance and business strategy development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Commercial Mindset<\/strong> &#8211; You don&rsquo;t just look at the numbers, you understand the commercial dynamics of scaling a deep tech company<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<h2><strong>How we work at Phlair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>In-person matters:<\/strong> We work fully onsite in Ismaning, Germany. Our pilot plant is here, our breakthroughs happen here, and our team wins here\u2014together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">Goals matter: We do everything to achieve our goals. <strong>If your workstream is the bottleneck, you don&rsquo;t stop.<\/strong> This isn&rsquo;t about serving hours, it&rsquo;s about hitting goals that matter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Leadership means showing up and doing the work.<\/strong> We get that experienced people have more commitments, but championship teams require championship effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<h2><strong>What We Offer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Competitive salary + meaningful equity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>30 vacation days<\/strong> (including 2 recreational leave days)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Relocation support<\/strong> to Munich<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Germany-wide<\/strong> public transport pass<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>EGYM Wellpass<\/strong> fitness membership<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Fresh team lunches<\/strong> with our chef Amelie<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Direct access<\/strong> to CEO, CTO, and CSO<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<h2><strong>\ud83d\udd17 Learn more about Phlair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"min-height:1.5em\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/phlair.com\/careers\">Our Mission, Vision and Team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/frontierclimate.com\/writing\/phlair\">Phlair Secures Frontier\u2019s First Electrochemical DAC Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/09\/19\/phlairs-carbon-sucking-technology-could-lower-direct-air-captures-costs\/\">Technology Behind Phlair<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/extantia-capital\/will-direct-air-capture-ever-be-affordable-the-rise-of-dac-3-0-d46cb355f35c\">The Future of DAC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\">&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is this a fit for me?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>We&rsquo;re building for the 3-5% who are energized by winning and thrive under pressure.<\/strong> Our pace demands people who see excellence as non-negotiable and execution as everything. We cherish work-life-harmony, not balance. If you need extensive structure or prefer playing it safe, we&rsquo;re probably not the right fit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"min-height:1.5em\"><strong>Don&rsquo;t tick every box?<\/strong> We value potential and spikes over perfect resumes. If you believe you can contribute to our mission at this intensity level, tell us why.<\/p>\n<p>Find more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arbeitnow.com\/english-speaking-jobs\">English Speaking Jobs in Germany<\/a> on Arbeitnow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"M\u00fcnchen","_application":"https:\/\/www.arbeitnow.com\/jobs\/companies\/phlair\/finance-lead-munchen-163970","_company_name":"Phlair","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[6],"class_list":["post-3879","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job-type-full-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/3879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=3879"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=3879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}