We seek passion and excellence

Our mission is to develop and scale technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We need to complete one of the most ambitious engineering projects on the face of the planet. To succeed in our mission, we hire dedicated, fully focused, and out-of-the-box thinking employees.

If you are a master problem solver and are willing to do whatever it takes to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, we want you at The Ocean Cleanup.

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Our cultural philosophy

DEDICATED TO OUR MISSION

We put our mission first, set challenging ambitions, and persevere where any normal person would have long given up on a quest to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

DRIVE FOR IMPROVEMENT

To innovate through uncharted waters, we transparently discuss issues, challenge each other, and approach failures as Unscheduled Learning Opportunities.

DELIVERING IMPACT

Through pragmatic, focused, and disciplined execution, we work to maximize plastic collection and put ourselves out of business as fast as possible.

DOING TOGETHER

This problem is too big for anyone to solve alone, so it’s important to trust and build on each other and our partners. We celebrate team wins and have fun while we’re at it!

Need a few good reasons to join the team?

  • See your work getting implemented within months of initial design
  • Work on cutting-edge engineering, modeling, and plastic pollution research.
  • Be part of a driven group of experts, who see the “impossible” as temporary.
  • Play a key role in launching the largest cleanup in history.

We bring the Silicon Valley culture to the Netherlands

  • Build, break, learn, and repeat: we iterate fast and continuously
  • We work anywhere, anytime.
  • Personal accountability is our culture (no time sheets or fixed number of holidays)
  • From (free) team lunches, to drinks on the terrace, to ping pong – we work hard, but we also enjoy downtime
  1. Boyan Slat

    CEO and Founder
  2. Stacey Santoso

    CFO
  3. Joel Jansen

    Ocean Director
  4. Julian Searle

    Chief Development Officer
  5. Laurent Lebreton

    Head of Research (LT)
  6. Matthias Egger

    Head of Environmental and Social Affairs (LT)
  7. Nisha Bakker

    Director Partnerships (LT)
  8. Stella van den Berg

    Catch Management Director (LT)
  9. Portrait Adrian Moredia Valek sunglasses

    Adrian Moredia Valek

    Project Manager Sr.
  10. Ahmad Damaj

    Environmental Manager Sr
  11. Portrait Aish Kumar sunglasses

    Aish Kumar

    Project Coordinator Sr. Malaysia
  12. Alex Mills

    Operations Manager
  13. Alexia Kapsaski

    Legal Counsel
  14. Alice-Catherine Collins

    Director of Project Management
  15. André Vollering

    Data Scientist
  16. Andriarimina Rakotonirina

    Computational Modelling Specialist
  17. Angela Osorio

    Waste Manager Specialist
  18. Anouk Klapwijk

    Program Manager Communications
  19. Arjen Tjallema

    Head of Technology Ocean
  20. Aurelia Ferraro

    Business Development Manager Medior
  21. Bart Bruggeman

    Project Manager
  22. Bas Maase

    Senior Partnership Manager
  23. Bastiaan Dubois

    Business Development Manager
  24. Blanca Guillen Cebrian

    Data Analytics Engineer Junior
  25. Bob Luijendijk

    Accounts Payable Coordinator
  26. Bobby Portrait

    Bobby Leijgraaf

    Operations Manager
  27. Bousso Diakhoumpa

    Community Manager
  28. Bruno Sainte-Rose

    Lead Computational Modeler
  29. Caroline Leclerc

    Head of Strategy Development
  30. Charlotte de Jong

    Business Development Manager Medior
  31. Charlotte Harenberg

    P&O Business Partner
  32. Chris Reichard

    Project Engineer Senior
  33. Christian Cocca

    QA / Test Manager
  34. Portrait Coline Trochet sunglasses

    Coline Trochet

    Logistics Manager Jr
  35. Portrait Cornelis Dingemanse sunglasses

    Cornelis Dingemanse

    River Surveyor Engineer
  36. Dan van der Kooy

    Video Producer Sr
  37. David Higgins

    River Surveyor Engineer
  38. Dawn Rottges

    Executive Assistant to Founder and CEO
  39. Deborah Koskela

    Lead Hydro Engineer
  40. Demi Bartels

    Business Development Manager
  41. Dewi van Joost

    People & Organisation Specialist
  42. Don Kemler

    Operations Manager Senior
  43. Dorine Poelhekke

    Business Development Manager
  44. Elina Kasneci portrait sunglasses

    Elina Kasneci

    AP Coördinator
  45. Enock Namwoyo

    Waste Manager Junior
  46. Erik Hoogeveen

    Project Engineer Medior
  47. Erika Träskvik

    Sr. Digital Marketing & eCommerce Manager
  48. Eugenia Macari

    Partnership Manager
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    Everest Gromoll

    Partnership Manager
  50. Fedde Poppenk

    Project Engineer Senior
  51. Femke Hoes

    Financial Controller Jr
  52. Florent Beauverd

    Head of Creative and Documentary Productions
  53. Gabriela Alvarez Mieles

    Environmental Manager
  54. Gabriela Varela Clavijo

    Program Manager Ocean
  55. Glen Kissack

    Operations Manager
  56. Gosia Winter

    Project Manager
  57. Grégoire Simon

    Project Engineer Junior
  58. Grete Ernst

    R&D Engineer Senior
  59. Helen Wolter

    Field and Lab Scientist
  60. Irina Novikova

    Head of Business Development
  61. Isabella Ries

    Senior Partnership Manager
  62. Isabelle

    Isabelle Cramer

    Environmental Man. Jr.
  63. Portrait Jari Grob sunglasses

    Jari Grob

    People Operations Specialist
  64. Jasper van Eijk

    Project Engineer Senior
  65. Jelmer Bergsma

    Travel Manager
  66. Jessica Ahlborn

    Internal Communications Officer
  67. Jihane Biotteau

    Head of Talent Acquisition
  68. Jolanda Dubois

    AR Coordinator
  69. Joy Gao

    Finance Director (LT)
  70. Júlia Lladós Vila

    Program Coordinator
  71. Juliana Razali

    River Survey Engineer Jr.
  72. Julius Lein

    Offshore Operations Manager
  73. Lars-Christian Boll portrait sunglasses

    Lars-Christian Boll

    Research & Development Engineer
  74. Leonard Sprik

    Head of Innovative Finance Partnerships
  75. Letícia Abreu Passos de Souza

    Director of Legal & Public Affairs
  76. Linda Upeniece

    P&O Business Partner
  77. Maarten van Berkel

    Head of Data & IT (LT)
  78. Maira Proietti

    Environmental Manager Senior
  79. Manon Ait Amrouche

    Project Engineer Senior
  80. Marceau Philippe-Janon

    Hydro Engineer
  81. Margot Thibault

    Marine Biologist
  82. Marjolein van Vulpen

    Research Assistant
  83. Martin Gonzalez Jimenez

    R&D Engineer Senior
  84. Mathieu D’heer

    Data Scientist Junior
  85. Mathijs Campman Portrait Sunglasses

    Mathijs Campman

    Head of Offshore Project
  86. Portrait Menno de Boer sunglasses

    Menno de Boer

    Operations Manager
  87. Michelle Tishler

    Head of Impact Strategy
  88. Michiel Mos

    Graphic & UX Designer Senior
  89. Portrait Milos Stanojevic sunglasses

    Milos Stanojevic

    Recycling Operations Manager
  90. Morgane Schmidt

    Program Coordinator
  91. Nadhira Putri

    Waste Manager
  92. Nadira Cader

    Legal Assistant
  93. Nicholas Villiers

    Financial Controller Senior
  94. Onno van de Sande

    Integrated River Solutions Director
  95. Renata Correia

    Head of River Analysis & Performance
  96. Riccardo Farina

    Senior Partnership Manager
  97. Robin de Vries

    ADIS Lead
  98. Ronja Ebner

    River Data Scientist & Modeler
  99. Portrait Fie Razali with sunglasses

    Roufizah Razali

    Regional Partnership Manager
  100. Ryan du Plessis

    Project Manager
  101. Sarah Mahe

    Project Manager - River Deployments
  102. Sarah Schaeffer

    Senior Partnership Manager
  103. Sascha Kraayenbrink

    Executive Asssistant
  104. Sean Dalton

    Ocean Imaging System Specialist
  105. Seinab Bohsung portrait sunglasses

    Seinab Bohsung

    River Survey Engineer Jr
  106. Shane Kerins

    Copywriter
  107. Sinéad O’Flanagan

    Project Manager Senior
  108. Stephanie Ritchie

    Operations Manager
  109. Steven Bink

    IT Manager
  110. Steven Paalman

    Regional Director Asia
  111. Stijn Pinson

    Performance Montioring Specialist
  112. Sue Brown

    Procurement Manager Sr
  113. Suleman Audu

    Environmental Manager
  114. Tatjana Scroggie

    Head of Supply Chain (LT)
  115. Thaine Herman Assumpcao

    River Survey Engineer
  116. Thomas Mani

    River Field Scientist Specialist
  117. Thorson Wegener

    Operations Manager Senior
  118. Tilo Kauerhoff

    Project Engineer Sr
  119. Valerie Verbaan

    Product Manager - Plastic Products
  120. Viktorija Gaizutyte

    Social Media Manager Senior
  121. Yanis Chontzoglou

    Materials Engineer
  122. Yannick Pham

    Computational Modeler Junior

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