Climate Solutions Lead

ABOUT PLEDGE

Pledge helps businesses of any size understand and manage the climate impact of their products. By providing tools and infrastructure, we automate the delivery of climate solutions - such as footprint measurement and offsetting - into customer journeys.

We're on a mission to raise climate change awareness and support businesses in their net zero transition. Pledge was founded in 2021 by early employees of Revolut and the co-founder of Freetrade.
ABOUT THE ROLE

Drive Pledge’s sustainability efforts and operate as a subject matter expert on both carbon offsetting projects and removal technologies as well as in advising companies on their transition to net zero. From developing key product requirements to engaging with relevant industry stakeholders, you'll position the Company as a sustainability thought leader. Our success depends on our ability to become a trusted industry standard.

Pledge works with B2B customers across a range of sectors including logistics, travel and e-commerce amongst others. The role will entail building a deep understanding of our business and our customers’ needs in order to build products that people will love to use and will contribute to the success of the business and the mission.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Support the definition of product requirements across carbon measurement, offsetting and reporting to Pledge's internal and external stakeholders (e.g. customers and regulators)
• Contribute to the development of our network of carbon offsetting projects as well as obtain and manage relevant certifications for Pledge and its products.
• Position Pledge as a trusted industry standard and thought leader by developing key content and developing relationships with key stakeholders
• Engage with relevant stakeholders, including regulators, international organizations and customers to advise, follow and develop best-in class sustainability practice

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• 3 to 8 years of experience in the sustainability space with a specific focus on climate (as an investor, operator, accountant or equivalent)
• Educational background in environmental sciences (or equivalent)
• Experience in environmental modelling (e.g. LCA, EEIOA and/ or other environmental quantification process ) and familiarity with key regulatory reporting requirements and standards (e.g. GHG protocol, CDP, GRI, TCFD or SASB)
• Experience in defining and implementing sustainability programs at a company with proven success
• Experience in a fast-paced environment, ideally high growth startup experience
• Ideally, you have an established network in the space with connections to peers at other companies, regulators and other public bodies as well as relevant international organizations

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL

• You share Pledge’s mission to help businesses make a positive environmental impact
• You can work autonomously and take ownership with a high degree of integrity
• You operate best without lots of bureaucracy
• You approach work in a logical way and operate from first principles
• You're an effective communicator with an ability to convey your points acutely

BENEFITS

• Stock options - we are all owners of Pledge
• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
• Pension plan
• Flexible and remote working arrangements
• Learning and development budget for books, courses and conferences
• All the tech you need to perform
• Yearly offsite and team building events

FAQ

Why Pledge?

• As an early team member, you’ll play a leading role in shaping the direction of our company, product and go-to-market.
• Work on a real-world problem in a stimulating work environment which puts a strong emphasis on ownership, integrity and delivery.
• Proven team of operators who have previously co-founded companies such as Freetrade as well as help scale Revolut since the early days to become one of Europe’s biggest ever private tech group.
• Proven customer traction and backed by leading B2B and climate investors (we’ll share more on that during the interview process).

How remote friendly are you?

We're hiring across our London (HQ) and upcoming Lisbon/ Porto offices. We typically meet in person on a weekly basis. We're firm believers that to build the best product and develop the right culture nothing beats in-person meetings. That said we’re remote friendly and some of us at times conduct a week or two of fully remote work.

What is the interview process like?

We favour practical interviews combined with work samples and we share clear goals and expectations for each one. Our objective throughout this process is for you and our team to have all the necessary information to assess whether there is a perfect fit between you and Pledge.

1. You will have an introductory call with a member of the department you’re interviewing for or one of our founders. The objective of this conversation is to learn more about each other and address all your questions. It’ll also be a chance for us to assess the cultural fit with our team.
2. We’ll run through a live exercise (no prior preparation needed), typically a pair programming assignment for technical roles and a business case for non-technical roles.
3. Finally, you will be invited for an on-site interview to meet the wider team where we will conduct whiteboard exercises subject to the role you're in the process for.