Head of Programme Management, Regulatory

About Cascade Join Cascade Climate, a global nonprofit propelling high-potential climate solutions from the margins to the mainstream. We need dramatically expanded efforts on near-term warming mitigation, large-scale durable carbon removal for climate restoration, and potential interventions to avoid triggering irreversible tipping points. Many promising solutions remain sidelined not because they lack potential, but because they haven't gotten the push needed to overcome adoption bottlenecks. We do this by leading ambitious initiatives spanning markets, policy and science to overcome the biggest bottlenecks to progress. Cascade is philanthropically backed and since its launch in 2023 has built a strong funding base with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Grantham Foundation, Quadrature Climate Foundation, and others. Our initial focus has been advancing the development of Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) as a promising climate-smart agriculture and carbon removal solution. In 2025, we expanded our work beyond carbon removal to tackle the problem of near-term warming by pursuing drastic cuts to super pollutants. We are hiring a Program Director to lead Cascades emerging work on life cycle refrigerant managementa cornerstone of our super pollutant mitigation strategy. In this role you will shape and drive a multi-faceted program that advances the destruction and life cycle management of high-GWP refrigerants. We believe there is an opportunity to dramatically curb refrigerant emissions in some of the highest-priority regions of the world through a combination of stepped-up catalytic finance, policy engagement, infrastructure deployment, and field-building. To learn more about our entry into the field, read our recent blog post here . You will architect and deliver this new programbuilding the team, identifying the most catalytic interventions, establishing strong partnerships, and executing our work with speed and excellence. Youve spent the last 1015 years working on climate, environmental systems, or regulatory implementation, and know what it takes to move complex, cross-sector problems forward in the real world. Maybe youve worked on refrigerants, cooling solutions, environmental policy and markets, multilateral treaties and implementation frameworks, or climate philanthropy. Were especially excited to find someone who brings experience from both the commercial and government-facing sides of these challenges. Strategy & Program Design: Develop and refine Cascades strategic roadmap to support rapid refrigerant emission reductions through destruction and end of life management, identifying bottlenecks and opportunities across technical, financial, and regulatory dimensions Regulatory Engagement & Field Enablement: Work with governments, NGOs and other policy stakeholders to enable and scale safe, high-integrity refrigerant destruction. In particular, you will aim to move the needle on policy design and implementation in Global South countries with rapidly growing cooling demand Support efforts to incorporate refrigerant emission-reducing activities into environmental markets where there is a fit (e.g. via methodology development, registry engagement, buyer education, and compliance market program engagement) Project & Partnership Development: Cultivate and support partners across the lifecycle refrigerant management ecosystemtechnicians, distributors, recollection centers, disposal facilities, MRV providers, and local NGOsto unlock powerful early proof-point projects and set the stage for scale Represent Cascade externally as a thoughtful, trustworthy, and curious leader in this emerging spacebringing clarity to complexity and connecting dots between policy, science, and markets Program Management: Manage internal workstreams and external grants related to life cycle refrigerant management, with accountability for planning, budget, milestone achievement, and internal learning/feedback cycles 1015 years of relevant experience in climate solutions, climate policy, or climate-related program implementationespecially at the intersection of commercial and policy efforts ~ Strong project management skills with a proven ability to drive fast-paced execution of complex initiativesespecially in dynamic or uncertain contexts ~ Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, including aligning diverse partners and navigating complex relationships ~ Track record of effective strategic thinking, writing, and external thought leadership ~ Experience leading teams and managing people within and across disciplines and career stages International experience (ideally in Global South) strongly preferred Experience with multilateral environmental frameworks (e.g. Exposure to carbon markets, environmental markets, or MRV systems Uncommonly strong self-driven learning habits with clear evidence of this hungry autodidacticism in your past education and work experience This may include research on climate-relevant financing, policy, and market mechanisms or parsing through hairy-looking scientific papers $Medical, dental, vision insurance with employer contribution - Professional and personal development - Flexible working hours Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to one of Cascades hubs. Cascade is headquartered in Boston and has hubs in Washington D.We are a hybrid workplace, in-office a couple days a week out of a shared co-working space or our Boston headquarters. a) A preference for candidates who are based in or willing to relocate to one of our East-Coast hubs. For this role in particular, international travel will be a significant component, especially as we engage in regions like Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East. Be ready to travel at least once per monthand occasionally a bit more as neededfor conferences, team gatherings, and partner meetings. Diversity Were committed to recruiting, hiring, and supporting a team that reflects the communities we serve and brings a wide range of perspectives to the table. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Please note that Cascade Climate is unable to sponsor H-1B work visas for this role. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for H-1B visa sponsorship at the time of application. #