Director, Global Industry (f/m/d)

Agora Industry Your responsibilities include We are looking for What we offer How to apply Personal contact for the position The global industry sector is undergoing a profound transformation, shaped by shifts in clean energy production, economic development, industrial competition, climate policy, trade policy, and geopolitical fragmentation. The question many governments are asking is how they can build low-cost, resilient and investable clean industrial systems in a world of fierce competition and uneven development. Agora Industry has built strong analytical foundations and international partnerships needed to shape how steel, chemicals, cement and other key industry sectors navigate this shift while advancing towards climate neutrality. We have developed rigorous techno-economic analysis across the EU, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, China and selected emerging economies. As Agora Think Tanks and the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) move into strategic cooperation, Agora Industry’s global team, bringing together around 25 colleagues, is entering a new phase: expanding into India, the United States, Latin America, and multilateral arenas, while deepening its analytical capabilities in industrial strategy, competition policy, industry finance and supply chain resilience in its core geographies in Europe and Asia. We are looking for a Director, Global Industry to lead this next stage: someone who can connect rigorous analysis with political judgement, further build an international team, and position the organisation as a trusted partner to governments and institutions navigating the global industrial transformation. To lead this transformation, we are looking for a Director, Global Industry (f/m/d) Full-time or part-time (min. 32 hours) | Strong preference for candidates based in one of Agora’s or Regulatory Assistance Project’s (RAP) hubs (Washington, Netherlands, Berlin, Brussels, Bangkok, Beijing, New Delhi) with option to work remotely | Requirement to spend regular and sufficient in-person time with the team, currently based predominantly in Europe, particularly Berlin | Frequent international travel required. About us Agora Energiewende, Agora Industry and Agora Agriculture develop evidence-based strategies for ensuring the success of clean energy, industry and agricultural transitions around the globe. As an independent and non-partisan think tank and policy laboratory, we analyse upcoming challenges, share knowledge with decision-makers and stakeholders and enable a productive exchange of ideas.