Land Partnerships Associate / Senior Associate

• Identify and catalog land parcels suitable for Living Carbon's renewable feedstock and carbon projects using land criteria and screening tools.
• Establish contact with landowners, confirm site suitability, and build a pipeline of land opportunities through positive and professional engagement.
• Prepare and present project materials and partnership proposals, answer landowner questions, advance negotiations, and close deals.
• Build and maintain relationships with land advisors, regional experts, and industry organizations, and collaborate with internal teams to develop workable project plans.

This role directly contributes to transforming degraded and underperforming land into thriving forests and sustainable feedstock projects, sequestering carbon and restoring ecosystems, thereby mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable land use.

• 5+ years experience in land management, land acquisition, agricultural leasing, business development, or sales with a track record of relevant successes.
• Demonstrated expertise in outreach, relationship building, and advanced negotiations.
• Must live within driving distance, or be willing to relocate, to the Midwest, Southeast, or US Appalachian Region.
• Able to communicate complex concepts, align stakeholders, receive feedback, and iterate quickly; willing and able to travel multiple times per month.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in natural resource management, environmental science, agriculture, economics, or business.

Living Carbon PBC offers competitive compensation, and generous healthcare, dental, and vision insurance. The company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion.

Living Carbon is a public benefit company that transforms marginal land into high-value environmental assets, turning previously mined and degraded agricultural land into diverse, thriving forests and developing underperforming land for sustainable feedstock purposes. Backed by prominent investors including Temasek, Toyota Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Felicis Ventures, and YCombinator.