Koloma · 3 hours ago
Senior Commercial Analyst
Denver, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $170K/yr
6+ years expKoloma is a cutting-edge hydrogen startup, backed by top climate tech investors, developing technologies for low-cost, carbon-free hydrogen production. They are seeking a Senior Commercial Analyst to manage joint venture commercial management and lead compliance across various jurisdictions.
EnergyEnergy EfficiencyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end joint venture commercial management, including annual and multi-year planning, Work Programs & Budgets (WP&Bs), economic justifications, application of Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs), and day-to-day JV governance (committees, ballots, cash calls, approvals, and variance tracking)
Lead commercial and statutory compliance across domestic and international jurisdictions, ensuring alignment with applicable financial, operational, environmental, and project-based reporting requirements
Own and continuously enhance an integrated suite of economic, technoeconomic, project finance, and tax models supporting exploration, appraisal, early development, and investment decisions, incorporating jurisdiction-specific fiscal regimes, royalties, production sharing, incentives, and financing structures
Maintain a consistently high standard of model rigor, transparency, auditability, and defensibility across all analytical outputs
Lead business case development and investment decision support for executives, boards, and investment committees, including evaluation of capital efficiency, fiscal outcomes, financing options, downside scenarios, and portfolio tradeoffs
Provide clear, independent commercial recommendations grounded in quantitative analysis and disciplined economic reasoning
Play a key role in venture capital fundraising and strategic partnerships (Series A through C+), including ownership of financial, economic, and tax models, preparation of investor materials, and support of data room development and diligence processes
Partner closely with subsurface, engineering, technology, legal, finance, and tax teams across multiple geographies to translate complex technical, fiscal, and regulatory inputs into clear commercial implications
Support the development of commercial frameworks and partnership structures for international projects and contribute to long-term commercial strategy across a globally diversified portfolio
Qualification
Required
6–10+ years of experience in commercial analysis, energy economics, project finance, operational finance, investment banking, or consulting
Expert-level economic modeling skills, including NAV models, full-cycle project economics, and scenario analysis
Strong project finance modeling experience, including debt/equity structures and financing waterfalls
Proven experience building and maintaining tax models and applying oil & gas fiscal regimes (royalty/tax, PSC, PSA, concession systems)
Hands-on experience owning joint venture planning, including WP&Bs, multi-year plans, and partner alignment
Proven experience with joint ventures, including JOAs, governance, committees, cash calls, ballots, and partner reporting
International experience working across multiple jurisdictions and fiscal systems
Experience preparing detailed, high-quality materials for executives, boards, investors, lenders, and JV partners
Experience supporting venture capital fundraising
Strong experience in energy, oil & gas, subsurface exploration, clean-tech, or other capital-intensive industries
Demonstrates senior-level ownership and judgment, operating with rigor, analytical depth, and strong attention to detail
Thrives in ambiguous, early-stage environments, exercising sound commercial judgment under uncertainty and risk
Communicates clearly and confidently across technical and commercial audiences, building trust through consistent follow-through
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
Benefits
Healthcare
Vision
Dental
401k retirement plan
Company
Koloma
Koloma is a geologic hydrogen company that leverages technology and data to identify and commercialize geologic hydrogen resources.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$477.4MKey Investors
Khosla VenturesUS Department of Energy
2024-10-15Series B· $50M
2024-02-09Series B· $245.7M
2024-02-08Grant
Leadership Team
Pete Johnson
Co-Founder and CEO
Paulie Harraka
Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer
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