Project Manager, Cultivo
Bilingual - English-Spanish
$75-95k
+ Equity + Bonus
Nature-focussed investment firm
Be an early applicant
Nature-focussed investment firm
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$75-95k
+ Equity + Bonus
21-100 employees
Company mission
To unlock investment in nature, at scale.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of project management experience, ideally in renewable energy, land restoration, agriculture, natural resource management, carbon markets, or similar project-based environments
- Demonstrated track record of delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects from inception through completion – especially in environments with distributed teams, international counterparties, and ambiguous or evolving requirements
- Proven ability to plan and execute on course-corrections in inherited projects, as needed
- Proven ability to manage project finances, control costs, and hold projects to budget and timeline commitments
- Experience managing contractors, suppliers, and third-party technical partners, including contract negotiation and performance management
- Familiarity with the voluntary carbon credit market strongly preferred – particularly grassland restoration and improved forest management – and the related registries and standards bodies
- Experience with regulatory, permitting, and compliance requirements in project contexts
- Fully bilingual in Spanish and English (written and verbal) at a professional/native level
- This is a firm requirement – you will operate in both languages daily, including in high-stakes stakeholder communications, contract discussions, and field coordination
- Exceptional organizational and analytical skills – you bring structure to complexity and can manage multiple concurrent workstreams without dropping balls
- Strong written and verbal communication – you can distill complex project dynamics into clear updates, escalations, and recommendations
- Proactive, independent, and resourceful – you have a bias toward action and can operate effectively with minimal oversight in a fast-moving startup environment
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Environmental Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Renewables, or a related field
- PMP, CAPM, or equivalent project management certification preferred but not required if experience speaks for itself
- Willingness and enthusiasm for occasional international travel for project needs (primarily Latin America)
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a high-agency, bilingual Project Manager to join our Operations & Project Success team
- This role is central to how Cultivo delivers on its commitments – you’ll own the execution of live natural capital projects with a primary focus on our Latin America and Mexico-based programs, while also contributing to other projects in our global pipeline as needed
- This is not a role where you wait to be told what to do
- You’ll be expected to proactively identify what needs to happen, mobilize the right people and resources, solve problems in real time, and drive projects forward across complex, multi-stakeholder environments – often spanning different countries, cultures, and technical disciplines
- You’ll work directly with ranchers, landowners, technical partners, auditors, scientists, and internal teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards
- Bilingual fluency in both Spanish and English is essential to this role
- You’ll conduct work, build relationships, and communicate across both languages daily – and the quality of your communication in each must be excellent, not merely functional
- This role reports to our Senior Manager of Project Success based out of San Francisco
- Own end-to-end execution of assigned grassland regeneration and other natural capital projects – from planning through monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) – ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards
- Build and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers; proactively identify issues and drive resolution before they become blockers
- Take full accountability for project-level KPI delivery – including project-ready acreage targets, MRV timelines, and budget adherence – and maintain clear visibility into performance against targets at all times
- Coordinate field operations, soil sampling campaigns, data collection, and technical partner workflows across multiple ranch / project sites and geographies
- Implement and enforce Cultivo's standard operating procedures across all project activities — ensuring consistency and repeatability in how projects are planned, executed, and documented, and flagging gaps or improvements as you encounter them in the field
- Ensure project compliance with relevant carbon registry standards, regulatory requirements, and Cultivo’s internal quality frameworks
- Lead direct engagement with and serve as the primary point of contact for external stakeholders on your projects, including landowners, ranchers, technical partners, auditors, regulatory bodies, and community members – many of whom operate primarily in Spanish – throughout the project lifecycle, from onboarding and relationship-building through ongoing communication, practice attestation, and issue resolution
- Manage contractor and supplier relationships end-to-end: sourcing, onboarding, performance management, and contract negotiations
- Provide regular, clear, and concise project updates to internal leadership and external partners; proactively flag risks and tradeoffs with proposed solutions
- Navigate complex, multi-party dynamics with diplomacy and clarity, building trust across cultures, sectors, and levels of technical sophistication
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Cultivo’s project management systems, templates, and standard operating procedures
- Provide input into Cultivo’s technology platforms based on frontline project experience and stakeholder feedback
- Support cross-functional initiatives and contribute to company-wide operational planning, including resource allocation and capacity management
Our take
The World Economic Forum has suggested that protecting nature and biodiversity could generate $10 trillion in annual business opportunities, creating around 400 million new jobs across diverse sectors. Investing in natural assets is a well appreciated space given the climate crisis, and Cultivo is a nature investment firm facilitating this.
The company has cultivated a portfolio of sustainable investments that prioritise not just financial returns, but also eco-friendly initiatives. Driven by its AI and technology platform, Cultivo marshals funding pools for projects such as land regeneration and improving water storage. In a nutshell, the company establishes connections between green projects and financial institutions
Recent funding will allow Cultivo to continue expanding its operations moving forwards, as it advances its mission to prove that profits and sustainability can thrive hand in hand.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2024
$14m
SERIES A
Feb 2021
$1.4m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $15.4m
Company benefits
- The opportunity to make a real impact around the world
- Equity options and annual discretionary bonus
- Access to health insurance and retirement plans
- Remote working with co-working space opportunities
- Flexible work hours with emphasis on results
- International office locations
- 6 months paid parental leave
- Unlimited paid vacation
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Manuel Pinuela
(Co-founder & CEO)Also Non-executive Director at SIME. Previously Founder and Managing Director of Coyo Partners.
James Clifton
(Co-founder & CSO)Prior work includes Founder and Chairman of Toucan, and Head of Digital Ventures of ESG Book.
Pablo Castellanos
(Co-founder)Also Co-founder of Bright. Previously a Partner at Sustainable Energy Choices.
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