Director of Strategic Market Solutions Program Management, Xpansiv
9-Month Fixed-Term Contract
$170-185k
Market-infrastructure platform for environmental commodities
Be an early applicant
Market-infrastructure platform for environmental commodities
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$170-185k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To unleash the power of global markets to deliver a world worthy of future generations.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in project management, program management, business operations, or related strategic execution roles
- Demonstrated success managing complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and deadlines
- Strong understanding of governance, project planning, budget tracking, risk management, and operational execution
- Experience partnering effectively with senior stakeholders across Legal, Finance, Product, and Commercial functions
- Strong analytical, financial, and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complexity into clear action plans
- Exceptional organizational, stakeholder management, and program governance capabilities
- Strategic and highly organized, with the ability to balance detail orientation and big-picture thinking
- Commercially astute with strong analytical and financial judgment
- Executive-level communicator capable of influencing decisions and producing high-impact leadership materials
- Comfortable operating with autonomy, ambiguity, and accountability in a fast-paced environment
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Director-level fixed-term employee to provide senior program and project management coverage during a parental leave
- This individual will oversee critical initiatives across the Strategic Market Solutions (SMS) function and Xpansiv Connect (XC), with responsibility for cross-functional planning, governance, execution oversight, stakeholder communication, and operational coordination
- The role requires strong business judgment, executive-level communication, and the ability to keep complex workstreams aligned, on track, and moving forward across multiple teams
- Partnership Management & Commercial Ownership
- Provide oversight for key partnership workstreams, including contract coordination, implementation timelines, milestone tracking, and issue resolution
- Coordinate across Legal, Finance, Product, and Commercial teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, and support timely decision-making
- Translate partnership and commercial priorities into structured project plans, actionable timelines, and stakeholder-ready updates
- Manage coordination of invoicing and commercial operations activities with Finance Operations to support consistency, accuracy, and timely execution
- Strategic Market Solutions (SMS) Operations
- Own the monthly OSP reporting process, consolidating inputs, tracking action items, and preparing clear updates for senior stakeholders
- Manage budget tracking and financial planning activities, including forecast coordination, variance monitoring, and follow-up on open items
- Develop board and leadership materials that clearly communicate program status, risks, dependencies, and key decisions
- Xpansiv Connect (XC) Customer Operations
- Oversee contract lifecycle workstreams and renewal coordination, ensuring timelines, approvals, and documentation remain on track
- Manage Terms of Use and related customer documentation updates, including version control, stakeholder review, and implementation readiness
- Oversee pricing operations projects, including coordination of fee changes, approval workflows, and rollout planning
- Coordinate customer communications related to pricing, contractual updates, and operational changes, ensuring accuracy and alignment across teams
- Manage quarterly financial review preparation and invoicing planning, with focus on issue tracking, timeline management, and follow-through
- Product & Operational Execution
- Oversee cross-functional delivery of product enhancements and registry integrations, with clear plans, milestones, and readiness checkpoints
- Serve as the senior coordination point across Product, Legal, Finance, and Commercial teams to manage risks, escalate blockers, and keep initiatives progressing
- Drive structured execution of pricing, billing, and commercial operations initiatives through strong planning, governance, and stakeholder management
Application process
- Step 1- Shortlisting of resume & Recruiter screening
- Step 2- "Get to know you" interview with the hiring manager
- Step 3- Interview with the key stakeholders
Our take
The market for carbon offsets and RECs is growing fast, with firms and businesses looking to trade to meet sustainability requirements and ESG goals. With the market currently fractured and somewhat murky, however, a wave of startups is emerging to establish a dominant exchange that’s both centralised and transparent. Xpansiv is one of them - and it’s gotten a strong headstart on the competition.
Xpansiv allows companies to trade environmental commodities including offsets, RECs, and differentiated fuels. The platform offers a range of marketplaces, alongside signal data, portfolio management capabilities, and global registries.
So it’s a comprehensive combination of exchanges, analytics, and tools. Its edge, however, comes from its extensive backing. It’s struck a long-term and hefty financing arrangement with Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, and among its equity investors are BP, British Oil, Goldman Sachs and the Bank of America. This, in total, recently gave it a pre-IPO evaluation of over $1B.
With this top-tier industry involvement, Xpansiv looks set to net some major players. This will help Xpansiv establish itself as a leader in the emerging environmental and commodities exchange market.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2023
$125m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2022
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $703.7m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- 100% company paid life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Annual bonus program
- Stock options
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Joe Madden
(Director)Originally worked as Director of National Sales at Transgroup Worldwide Logistics, before holding a number of senior roles (ultimately CEO) at EOS Climate.
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