Vaulted Deep Finance and Strategy Associate Houston, TX · Full time

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Vaulted is a waste management company that removes carbon. We take organic waste that can pollute our environment above ground and safely inject it ultra deep underground—permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere while protecting local land, air, and water. Vaulted is based in Houston, San Francisco, and Kansas. With a growing team of 70+ people across the country, Vaulted signed the second largest carbon removal offtake ever with Microsoft in July 2025 and is rapidly expanding to new sites. Vaulted's proprietary technology builds on decades of expertise to deliver safe, durable carbon and waste management solutions now, at scale.

At Vaulted, we have an aggressive plan to rapidly grow our team and subsequent climate impact. As a Finance & Strategy Associate you will be a key member of the finance team reporting to the VP of Finance, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Corporate and Project Finance

• Develop and refine the corporate long-range planning model to support debt and equity capital raises
• Work with the business development and subsurface teams to build financial models to assess profitability and financing potential of new sites and geographies for Vaulted
• Assist in structuring and negotiating term sheets, credit agreements, and financing documents.
• Work with lenders, investors, and legal teams to close transactions efficiently
• Support analysis of optimal capital structures for both project-level and corporate-level financing

Corporate Strategy & Growth Initiatives

• Contribute to long-term financial strategy and capital allocation planning
• Provide strategic input on expansion into new markets, technologies, or partnerships
• Support the leadership team with ad-hoc financial analyses and decision support

What You Will Bring

To succeed in this role, and to help the company succeed in our mission, the Finance & Strategy Associate must pair their technical skills with a sense of urgency and hustle. They must be able to manage multiple threads at the same time in a fast-paced startup, while delivering rapid results if for no other reason than the planet simply cannot wait. They must also thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with a growing team of ever-changing needs. In addition, we seek a candidate with:

• 2+ years of work experience in investment banking, consulting or related field, preferably with a focus on energy, climate, or industrials
• Experience with financial modeling, profitability analysis, and translating complex data into a clear and compelling story
• Ability to learn new things exceptionally quickly and to develop insight and a perspective on a new topic in a short period of time
• Excitement to get one’s hands dirty in complex projects, whether in the details of a financial model for a particular project or pulling data together to understand a growth strategy
• Excellent written and spoken interpersonal and communication with the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, including customers, business partners and team members. Capable of presenting complex technical information in a clear and concise manner
• Committed to sustainability with an understanding of the environmental, social, and economic benefits of carbon removal and/or climate change mitigation

This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced and rewarding environment where your contributions will directly lead to mitigating, and eventually reversing, the worst impacts of climate change.

The Fine Print

• This is a full-time role for Vaulted Deep, with a main office in Houston. We will consider remote candidates that are willing to move to the Houston area and provide a relocation assistance.
• This position will require some work travel, especially for those who are expecting to be remote, to our offices as well as our well sites (currently in Hutchinson, KS and Los Angeles, CA). Additional travel is expected to investors, lenders, industry conferences, and waste partner offices.