Panthalassa · 12 hours ago
Director, Finance and Strategy
Portland, OR
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $320K/yr
5+ years expPanthalassa is a renewable energy and ocean technology company focused on developing sustainable technologies. As the Director of Finance and Strategy, you will translate complex technological insights into strategic narratives and financial projections, while building relationships with key partners to drive long-term value.
EnergyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Deck Creation - Build visually beautiful and compelling narratives in PowerPoint/Keynote/Figma
Financial Modeling - Develop and maintain dynamic models in Excel/GSheets/Quantrix (unit economics, financing waterfalls, sensitivities)
Data Visualization - Turn insights into best-in-class charts and graphs, reducing complex market dynamics to simple, digestible visualizations
Market & Competitive Research - Size TAMs, benchmark costs, and monitor deals across data-center and energy-transition markets where public information isn’t always available
Pipeline Management - Coordinate investor/partner contact lists, draft and polish email updates, and track engagement
Executive Support - Prepare briefing docs, Q&A, and redlines for meetings; capture and drive follow-ups to closure
Qualification
Required
5+ years in venture capital, investment banking, high-growth infrastructure or energy tech startups, project-finance advisory, strategy consulting, or similar
Expert-level Excel (advanced formulas, macros a plus) and investor-grade presentation skills
Demonstrated 'extreme ownership' and comfort with tight deadlines, ambiguous data, and senior-level scrutiny
Exceptional written communication; able to condense complex ideas into crisp bullets and headlines, and flex communication style for various consumers of documents
Bonus: expertise in data-center markets, energy economics, or GPU/cloud-compute capacity planning
Based in Portland, OR or willing to relocate or travel at least part-time (relocation assistance provided)
Willingness to work non-standard hours, including evenings/weekends, to hit aggressive goals that occasionally span time zones
Some travel on short notice to meetings and conferences
Benefits
Flexible paid time off
Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold level PPO plan for full time employees, their partners, and dependents)
Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees and 100% for their partners and dependents)
Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees, their partners, and dependents)
Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long term financial support if you become disabled)
Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA
Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed)
Company
Panthalassa
Panthalassa creates clean and cheap energy in the middle of the ocean.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2024-08-24Series Unknown
2023-12-31Convertible Note
2022-06-30Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Garth Sheldon-Coulson
Co-Founder & CEO
Ivar Thorson, Ph.D.
COO & Director of Electrical Engineering
Recent News
2025-10-07
Company data provided by crunchbase