Cyan Ventures

About Cyan Ventures

Cyan Ventures is a specialist sustainability firm that aims to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, green economy. We aim to make 20 years progress on the sustainability transition in less than 10 years. We provide advisory and project incubation services to first of a kind projects and climate markets. Examples of our work include conducting a feasibility assessment to incubate and build a sustainable aviation fuels facility, supporting clean energy start-ups to commercialise their business models and technologies, developing the climate risk strategy for a large Aussie corporate operating globally.

The firm boasts an elite inter-disciplinary team of strategists, project developers, and researchers - led by Dr. Fraser Thompson, co-founder of Sun Cable and ex-McKinsey and Shaun Chau, ex-BCG and former lead of Accenture Australia’s sustainability practice.

Open Roles

The Cyan Ventures team is growing, and we are looking to hire at all levels including Business Analysts. We are looking for passionate graduates, or early-career professionals with up to two years’ experience to join the team and work with us to provide advisory and project incubation services.

The role will be based in Sydney or Melbourne with hybrid work arrangements available.

About the role

If you worked here the past 3 months, you might have:

• Developed a financial model and built out the commercial strategy for our biofuels project
• Worked with the top 15 industrial decarbonisation projects in Australia on how to resolve key issues associated with industrial off-take
• Supported the development of our new Green Fuels Accelerator which will work with a range of low carbon liquid fuels projects to accelerate biofuels in Australia
• Wrote the Information Memorandum for a promising second generation Virtual Power Plant
• Developed the investment presentation for a project to develop a polysilicon plant in Australia
• Partnered with a university to asses the impact of new clean energy and recycling technologies by thinking through commercialisation strategies
• Worked with a major NGO to assess biodiversity funding in Australia, estimate key finding gaps and develop a strategy to increase investment.

Who we are looking for

• Any academic discipline, including engineering, economics, environmental science, finance/commerce, public policy, or data science (including undergraduate, Masters and PhD levels)
• Passion for sustainability and desire to work on “big bets” in sustainability;
• Intellectual curiosity that translates towards an eagerness to solve complex problems, proven by research, academic or other extracurricular activities;
• Highly developed empathy and interpersonal skills and a strong drive to contribute to making the world a better place;
• Entrepreneurial attitude; and
• A positive and friendly attitude, alongside intellectual rigor and open-mindedness to face problems from new perspectives.

Research shows that diverse individuals tend to hesitate when applying for roles if they don't meet every requirement. If you are interested in this role and possess some of the above attributes, we encourage you to apply and demonstrate your potential.