Climate Lead

About us - Join our mission to fight climate change

Do you want to be part of one of Europe's fastest-growing climate tech startups? We are looking for a Climate Lead with a strong growth mindset to play an elementary role in helping us transform every company into a sustainable business. This is a high-impact role with critical responsibility and influence on our product and overall venture development.

Your mission: In this unique role, you will play a pivotal role in guiding our approach to corporate and product carbon accounting and management, and ensuring compliance with evolving climate disclosure requirements. You will manage a team of carbon accounting, reporting and decarbonization specialists, collaborating closely with product managers and other internal teams to shape our product strategy.

As Climate Lead, you will be responsible for building and leading a high-performing and passionate team of domain experts. You will ensure the delivery of scalable and impactful R&D efforts that deliver the insights needed for developing the Cozero platform in line with the latest science, regulations and market requirements.

If you're excited about building an economy where every company creates an impact for a sustainable world and empowering companies to decarbonize and boost their business performance, we’d love to hear from you!

For this role, you can be based in Germany (Hamburg, Cologne, Bonn, Dusseldorf, Munich or Berlin), Portugal (Lisbon) or UK (London).

What You Will Do

Team Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor a team of four climate specialists & analysts, supporting their growth and performance.
• Oversee team hiring, onboarding, and professional development.
• Structure team workflows, meetings, and ways of working to maximize efficiency and impact.
• Set team objectives and key results (OKRs) aligned with company goals
  
  

Product & Company Strategy

• Provide subject-matter expertise on climate-related challenges such as scope 3 emissions accounting, supplier engagement and decarbonization planning.
• Stay ahead of carbon accounting standards and regulations (e.g. GHG Protocol, ISO 14064/14067/ISO14083, SBTi, CSRD, EU Taxonomy, CBAM).
• Develop and refine methodologies for corporate and product carbon accounting, ensuring compliance, consistency, and scientific rigor.
• Support the development of processes to ensure accuracy and quality in GHG footprint calculations, including the sourcing of high quality LCA data
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to integrate best-in-class carbon accounting & decarbonization methodologies into our SaaS platform.
• Contribute to company & product strategy, ensuring our climate insights and methodologies align with customer needs and regulatory developments.
  
  

Thought Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent the company in discussions with clients, partners, auditors, regulators, and/or industry groups on climate topics.
• Develop educational resources and internal documentation on carbon accounting and decarbonization best practice
• Support sales and customer success teams by providing technical expertise in client engagements.
  
  

Who You Are

• Expert in Carbon Accounting & Decarbonization: You have deep knowledge of corporate/product carbon footprinting, and decarbonization planning, with hands-on experience in multiple sectors (ideally logistics, manufacturing & FMCG).
• Strategic Leader: You have experience leading and developing teams, setting strategy, and driving cross-functional collaboration.
• Data-Driven Problem Solver: You enjoy analyzing complex climate datasets and translating them into actionable insights.
• Tech-Savvy: Experience working in a SaaS environment and an understanding of how technology can enhance carbon management.
• Regulatory & Standards Knowledge: You stay updated on emerging climate standards and frameworks.
• Strong Communicator: You can translate complex technical topics into clear, accessible language for different audiences, bridging the gap between the climate-science and tech worlds.
• Passionate About Climate Action: You are driven by a mission to make a real impact in global decarbonization efforts.
  
  

Bonus Skills

• Experience in product research and development in an early stage SaaS environment.
• Programming skills in Python and SQL (or a willingness to learn)
  
  

What We Value

• Accountability: You take ownership of recruitment, onboarding, and events, ensuring every detail is covered and outcomes are achieved.
• Tenacity: You persist through challenges, finding creative solutions and staying focused on meeting goals.
• Curiosity: You’re eager to learn and improve, constantly seeking new trends and best practices in recruitment and People functions.
• Data-Driven: You analyze metrics, identify bottlenecks, and leverage insights to optimize processes.
• Communication & Influence: You navigate differing opinions, advocate for improvements, and ensure alignment across stakeholders.
  
  

Why Cozero?

We have recently secured €6.5 million in Series A funding, led by Kvanted and ENV, with contributions from NewAlpha Asset Management and several business angels. Our Climate ERP solution is trusted by leaders like Maersk, Zalando, Vodafone, Nippon Express Europe (NX Group), and DMG MORI, streamlining corporate emission management and reduction. This funding allows us to expand and enhance our platform, integrating sustainability into business operations.

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to dive into the world of a high-growth SaaS startup and gain hands-on experience across key areas of early-stage operations. You’ll work in an exciting, dynamic, multicultural, and supportive environment, closely collaborating with our co-founders Fabian, Helen, and Tiago.

What We Offer

• Participation in our VSOP pool so that you can participate in the financial success of the company
• 27 vacation days per year + National holidays
• monthly budget 100 EUR on coworking or work from our office in Machinenraum.
• Frequent team events and at least 2 offsites per year
• A one time 500 EUR home-office equipment stipend
• A 500 EUR annual learning and development budget
• A strong company culture focused on growth, collaboration and fighting climate change
• Participation opportunities in accelerator, startup & event programs
  
  

If you require any accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process to ensure equitable participation, please don't hesitate to let us know. Your comfort and accessibility are important to us.