Founder's Associate – Business Focus (m / f / d)

forward earth; Remote; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading climate tech startup in Germany is looking for a Founder's Associate – Business Focus to collaborate with the founding team on sales and strategic development. This role offers exposure to an early-stage SaaS business, enhancing sales efforts and expanding into new markets. Candidates should have SaaS experience and a strong passion for climate tech. Excellent communication skills in German and English are essential. The position is remote-first, offering high-trust collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in SaaS, startups, or top-tier strategy consulting.
• Strong understanding of sustainability and carbon management.
• Ability to explain complex topics clearly.

Aufgaben

• Identify leads, prepare outreach, and improve sales reporting.
• Support company strategy execution and identify opportunities.
• Help build internal structure and processes.
• Organize meetings and track project progress.
• Collaborate to ensure key customers succeed.
• Contribute to content creation for marketing.

Kenntnisse

Experience in SaaS

Passion for climate tech

Excellent communication skills in German and English

Strong analytical skills

Self‑driven and proactive

Well-organized and detail-oriented

Familiarity with Google Workspace

Tools

Google Workspace

Confluence

Jira

Trello

Jobbeschreibung

About forward earth

At forward earth, we envision a world where sustainability and decarbonisation aren’t just buzzwords but fundamental business practices. Our mission is to accelerate that transformation, fast.

We provide embedded carbon management software that empowers our partners to offer decarbonisation tools directly to their customers. From product-level footprints to actionable supply chain insights, our SaaS platform helps organisations reduce emissions at scale, backed by cutting‑edge AI, high automation, and a deep focus on real‑world climate impact.

We’re a remote‑first team working with ambitious companies across Europe, and we’re just getting started.

The Role

We’re hiring a Founder's Associate – Business Focus (m / f / d) to work directly with our founding team on high‑priority initiatives across sales, strategy, and corporate development. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast‑paced environments, enjoys wearing multiple hats, and wants to help build a company from the ground up.

You’ll gain full exposure to the workings of an early‑stage SaaS business, with a strong focus on scaling our sales efforts, supporting key accounts, and helping us enter new markets in the US and Asia. The role is hands‑on, high‑trust, and central to our next phase of growth.

Partner sales support

Work with the founders and sales team to identify leads, prepare outreach, join key meetings, and improve our sales reporting and analytics.

Strategic planning

Support the refinement and execution of our company strategy by identifying opportunities, researching new markets, and defining key growth milestones.

Corporate development

Help build internal structure and processes as we scale the team, support international expansion, and prepare reports for investors and advisors.

Project coordination

Drive or support internal projects by organizing meetings, tracking progress, and ensuring timely delivery of high‑quality outcomes.

Support for strategic accounts

Collaborate with our science and operations teams to ensure key customers succeed in measuring and reducing their emissions.

Marketing and communication

Contribute to content creation including website updates, blog posts, pitch decks, and social media.

What We’re Looking For in You

• Experience in SaaS, startups, or top‑tier strategy consulting
• Passion for climate tech and a strong understanding of sustainability and carbon management
• Excellent communication skills in both German and English, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; confidence in working with data
• Self‑driven and proactive, with the ability to manage your own projects
• Well‑organized and detail‑oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Familiarity with tools like Google Workspace, Confluence, Jira, or Trello is a plus