Introducing CleanConnexions Talent
CleanConnexions Talent is the executive search arm of the CleanConnexions platform — the global hub where cleantech startups and investors connect to accelerate innovation and scale impact. While CleanConnexions helps companies attract strategic investment and form valuable partnerships, CleanConnexions Talent ensures they are also building the world-class leadership teams needed to succeed.
With decades of executive recruitment experience and deep roots across the cleantech economy, CleanConnexions Talent enables startups, scale-ups, and investors to access a trusted partner for hiring senior leaders who understand the urgency, complexity, and opportunity of climate innovation. Whether supporting portfolio companies or building internal leadership capability, we help you secure the right talent to drive transformation.
The Cleantech Industry: Challenges and Opportunities Amid Transformation
The cleantech industry is undergoing a period of profound transformation. From clean energy and water innovation to sustainable materials, waste reduction, and carbon removal technologies, organisations across the cleantech spectrum face a growing set of complex challenges. Market volatility, rapidly evolving regulatory landscapes, global supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical pressures are driving a fundamental shift in how companies operate and grow.
At the same time, mounting environmental pressures and stakeholder expectations are pushing cleantech firms to deliver measurable impact and demonstrate long-term sustainability. These challenges also bring opportunity. Breakthrough innovations in electrification, digital optimisation, circular economy models, and next-gen renewables are accelerating momentum and unlocking new avenues for commercial success.
But with these opportunities comes fierce competition — especially in attracting and retaining the leadership talent capable of navigating complexity and scaling impact. Whether you're a climate tech startup entering a new market, a scale-up securing growth capital, or an established firm transforming your business model, securing the right executive leadership has never been more critical.
CleanConnexions Talent offers cleantech-focused executive search services designed to meet this moment. With deep sector insight and a global network, we help mission-driven organisations find visionary leaders to drive innovation, impact, and growth across the cleantech economy.
Cleantech Verticals We Support
CleanConnexions Talent works across the full spectrum of climate and sustainability innovation, including:
Clean Energy & Renewables
Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, tidal, and hybrid systems
Energy Storage & Grid Flexibility
Battery tech (Li-ion, flow, solid-state), long-duration storage, VPPs, demand response
Carbon Tech
Carbon capture, utilisation, storage (CCUS), MRV, carbon marketplaces
Sustainable Mobility & Transport
EVs, e-mobility, hydrogen fuel cells, charging infrastructure, fleet decarbonisation
Circular Economy & Advanced Recycling
Waste valorisation, plastics reprocessing, product reuse, materials innovation
Climate Intelligence & Digital Infrastructure
Climate risk data, satellite monitoring, AI for climate, digital twins, ESG platforms
Industrial Decarbonisation & Process Innovation
Cement, steel, chemicals, heat pumps, process redesign, efficiency tech
Green Hydrogen & Power-to-X
Electrolysis, ammonia, e-fuels, green steel and industrial decarbonisation
AgriTech & Food Systems
Precision agriculture, regenerative practices, alt proteins, vertical farming, soil health
Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing
Climate-focused funds, ESG data solutions, fintech for sustainability
Built Environment & PropTech
Green building materials, HVAC, retrofitting, smart buildings, ESG-integrated real estate
Water Tech
Treatment, reuse, desalination, leak detection, smart metering
Bioeconomy & Nature-Based Solutions
Biomaterials, carbon sinks, reforestation, biodiversity preservation