German Speaking Sustainability Consultant (Remote)

Ignite; Berlin; Remote; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

28 days paid vacation

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Ignite, a Berlin-founded Climate Tech software pioneer, is hiring a Sustainability Consultant for a 100% remote role in Germany. You will guide enterprise clients through CCF, PCF, and Net-Zero journeys, combining hands-on carbon accounting with automation and scalable enablement.

You will own end-to-end client engagements, run workshops, validate data, and help redesign processes to scale advisory. German fluency is essential, with English in professional use, and occasional in-person meetings

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in sustainability consulting or corporate sustainability.
• Hands-on experience with corporate carbon footprints (CCF), PCF, or LCA.
• Strong data handling, emission factors, and workflow automation.
• Fluent German (C2) for client interactions and business English (C1+).

Responsibilities

• Advise enterprise accounts on CCF, PCF and Net-Zero using our software.
• Analyze sustainability data, validate EF matching, audit results.
• Design automation to scale consulting delivery and client comms.
• Evaluate and redesign carbon calculation processes with the team.
• Develop client enablement resources and self-serve knowledge bases.
• Lead workshops and present findings to clients with clear takeaways.
• Collaborate with Product to feed client insights.

Skills

Carbon accounting

Data analysis

Automation mindset

Project management

German language

English language

Education

University degree or higher

Tools

Proprietary software suite

Job description

Location: 100% Remote (anywhere in Germany; corporate headquarters in Berlin)

Compensation: €50,000 – €70,000 gross per year

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

About The Organization

Become part of a rapidly scaling Climate Tech software pioneer established in Berlin in 2020 with a bold, urgent purpose: enabling sustainability teams inside complex enterprises to automate time-consuming reporting workflows, secure CSRD compliance, and accelerate their decarbonization goals through an intelligent AI co-pilot paired with dedicated expert consulting.

Relied upon by prominent enterprise partners across the DACH region—including industry leaders such as Heraeus, Tchibo, and Commerzbank—the company merges cutting-edge automation with intuitive user design to drive measurable reductions in corporate emissions. Fueled by the conviction that the climate crisis requires decisive action right now, the organization champions a remote-first, high-trust culture free of micromanagement, where entrepreneurial thinking and continuous process evolution are actively encouraged.

About The Role

Stepping into the position of Sustainability Consultant, you will become a key member of an interdisciplinary sustainability team alongside two fellow consultants and five data analysts, reporting directly to the Sustainability Lead. You will take full end-to-end responsibility for guiding enterprise clients through their Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF), Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), and Net-Zero transformation journeys—blending deep, hands-on carbon accounting expertise with workflow automation and scalable client enablement. We are seeking a proactive builder who challenges conventional consulting norms and helps re-architect how sustainability advisory is delivered at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Enterprise Consulting: Assume autonomous responsibility for advising corporate accounts on Carbon Management, concentrating primarily on Corporate Carbon Footprints (CCF), PCF, and Net-Zero strategies powered by our proprietary software suite.
• Hands-On Data Analysis & Output Validation: Process intricate client sustainability and operational datasets to compute CCFs, execute emission factor (EF) matching, and thoroughly audit and validate software-generated results—particularly during critical operational sprints.
• Workflow Automation & Scalability: Proactively uncover, architect, and roll out automation initiatives that streamline consulting delivery, data verification, and client communication for maximum scalability.
• Methodology & Process Redesign: Partner with fellow consultants to critically evaluate existing CCF calculation frameworks and internal operations, translating fresh insights into tangible structural enhancements.
• Scalable Client Enablement Resources: Help design, build, and continuously upgrade client communication channels, self-service knowledge bases, and Help Pages so customers can navigate the platform with ease.
• High-Impact Stakeholder Presentations: Facilitate client workshops, ongoing progress check-ins, and case-study presentations, distilling complex regulatory standards and carbon accounting concepts into clear, engaging, and practical takeaways.
• Product Co-Development & Cross-Module Support: Serve as a trusted central point of contact for adjacent sustainability topics and supplementary software products, feeding real-world client insights directly to the Product team to guide platform innovation.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven Carbon Accounting Background: At least 2 years of hands-on professional experience in sustainability consulting or an internal corporate sustainability team, demonstrating direct personal ownership of CCF, PCF, or LCA reporting (purely academic or high-level coordination backgrounds will not be considered).
• Operational & Analytical Execution: Strong readiness to dive into operational data workflows—including emission factor matching and detailed software result reviews—alongside strategic client advisory.
• Project Management & Automation Mindset: Demonstrated track record managing multi-stakeholder projects, paired with a keen instinct for process optimization, automation, and scalable customer success operations.
• Education: A completed university degree is required, though proven, real-world execution and measurable impact in carbon footprinting carry the greatest weight.
• Language Skills: Native-level, negotiation-fluent German (C2) is mandatory for daily client interactions, complemented by business-fluent English (C1+) proficiency.
• Remote Setup & Travel Readiness: Residing within Germany for 100% remote work, with flexibility for occasional in-person client meetings or team offsites.

Core Competencies & Mindset

• Builder & Status-Quo Challenger: You go far beyond maintaining existing playbooks—you actively question established routines and engineer smarter, faster ways of operating.
• Clear, Dynamic Communicator: Energetic, structured, and persuasive presenter who cuts through dense theory to deliver crisp, actionable business insights.
• Quality-Obsessed & Self-Driven: Curious, pragmatic, and accountable self-starter who thrives in a fast-moving start-up environment without micromanagement.

What We Offer

Meaningful Climate Impact & Accelerated Growth

• Real-World Environmental Impact: Make a direct, measurable difference in global climate mitigation by empowering major corporations to slash their carbon footprints faster.
• Rapid Career Advancement: Outstanding opportunities for swift professional growth, with realistic progression paths from Consultant into leadership responsibilities within a matter of months.
• Creative Latitude & Ownership: Genuine freedom to shape consulting methodologies, customer enablement infrastructure, and software evolution inside an innovative, AI-driven Climate Tech scale-up.

Remote-First Lifestyle & Culture

• 100% Remote Flexibility: Complete freedom to work remotely from your preferred location anywhere in Germany (with optional workspace access at the Berlin headquarters).
• High-Trust Working Culture: Flexible working schedules, 28 days of paid annual vacation, and a supportive, micromanagement-free team atmosphere grounded in mutual respect and continuous learning.
• Attractive Remuneration: Competitive annual gross salary ranging from €50,000 to €70,000, reflecting your hands-on expertise and direct business impact.