<p><strong>About Evergreen Consulting Group</strong></p>
<p>Evergreen Consulting Group is a virtual full-service energy efficiency firm.&nbsp; We employ experts experienced in advancing energy efficiency initiatives for a wide array of clients. Our team members are in strategic locations across the United States.<br /><br />We are a supportive team that rewards individual initiative and performance. We have a progressive culture that embraces work-life balance while working in a virtual office environment from your home. This winning combination has resulted in repeated selection among the top companies on Oregon Business Magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon.</p>
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<p><strong>Position Description: </strong></p>
<p>The Incentive Fulfillment Manager is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end process of incentive and payment processing for utility-sponsored energy efficiency programs. This role involves coordinating with various internal teams and external vendors to execute incentive strategies in a timely and accurate manner.</p>
<p><br /><strong>Successful Candidates:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Possess a customer-centric mindset to enhance participant experience and drive program success.</li>
<li>Demonstrate interpersonal skills and can build and sustain relationships.</li>
<li>Demonstrate strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.</li>
<li>Have exceptional problem-solving skills and are dedicated to ensuring projects meet the requirements established and that internal and external customer needs are met in a timely manner.</li>
<li>Are skilled at handling multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring seamless execution.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:&nbsp; </strong></p>
<p>Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will manage four key areas of responsibility:</p>
<p><strong>Incentive Fulfillment:</strong></p>
<p>Responsible for ensuring that all payments approved by operations teams are paid accurately and within contracted timelines.</p>
<ul>
<li>Serve as the finance team&rsquo;s interface with the operations teams. Partner with operations teams to resolve payment issues. Provide training to operations teams on payment processes, procedures, governance, and payments risk.</li>
<li>Manage the relationship with outsourced payment processing vendors while evaluating new products and services that increase efficiency and customer satisfaction with Evergreen&rsquo;s incentive fulfillment function.</li>
<li>In partnership with the Director of Finance, support the daily money movement processes with oversight of ACH and wire processing, reconciliation incentive settlements, and completing the exception processing for incentive payments.</li>
<li>Identify suspicious transactions.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Regulatory Compliance: </strong></p>
<p>Responsible for ensuring that payments comply with federal and state regulations.</p>
<ul>
<li>W9/1099 Management for all incentives</li>
<li>TIN matching</li>
<li>Lead escheatment responsibilities in alignment with state regulations.</li>
<li>In partnership with the operations team, ensure that all outstanding payments reach their intended recipient.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Financial Compliance:</strong></p>
<p>Support the development, refinement, and execution of financial controls plans in partnership with Evergreen management.</p>
<ul>
<li>Support Evergreen&rsquo;s SOC I certifications and compliance systems.</li>
<li>Support Evergreen annual financial review as it relates to the incentive programs, policies, procedures, data security assessments, and managing the action items resolution process to completion.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Reporting &amp; Reconciliation:</strong></p>
<p>Responsible for reconciling payments approved by program teams.</p>
<ul>
<li>Provide weekly and monthly payment/banking reconciliations.</li>
<li>Provide reconciliation between operations team database and finance system.</li>
<li>Client invoice support which includes payment reconciliation.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p>
<p>We always strive for high customer satisfaction, going out of our way to be helpful, respectful, approachable, and team-oriented while building strong and positive working relationships.&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>Minimum 6+ years&rsquo; experience in accounting, payments acceptance and processing.</li>
<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in business management or finance or relevant experience required.</li>
<li>Must be receptive to feedback, willing to learn and embrace continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Must take ownership of the work, self-initiate and follow through. This requires planning ahead, managing time well, and being available and accessible to provide solutions.</li>
<li>Demonstrable decision making/problem solving skills.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Required Areas of Experience:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Accounting </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Examining bank statements and reconciling them with general ledger entries</li>
<li>Managing incoming payments from accounts receivable and outgoing payments from accounts payable</li>
<li>Creating financial reports</li>
<li>Strong understanding of software tools such as MS Excel, Salesforce or equivalent databases, electronic data interchange methods, and financial core deposit systems.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Financial Industry </strong></p>
<p>Knowledge of banking industry regulations and operational best practices.</p>
<ul>
<li>Knowledge of the U.S. Payment Systems, payment clearing processes, and understanding of best practices for risk mitigation.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) payment processes and platforms including check, ACH, digital wallets (Zelle, Cash App, Venmo, PayPal), pay to card, and pre-paid credit cards.</li>
<li>Extensive knowledge of payments processing industry including authorization, settlement, funding, chargebacks, interchange, card association rules/regulations, EMV, tokenization, encryption, PCI, digital ecommerce payments, fraud, escheatment, and current industry trends/challenges</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Controls </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Knowledge of fraud mitigation systems and industry tools</li>
<li>Experience with financial controls standards such as: SSAE 16, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and training around the proper handling of Personally Identifiable Information and Nonpublic Personal Information.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Physical Requirements:</strong></p>
<p>The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.</p>
<ul>
<li>Sitting or standing for extended periods working on a computer.</li>
<li>Ability to occasionally travel via commercial airlines.</li>
<li>Lifting, pushing, pulling or carrying up to 20lbs</li>
<li>Speaking/hearing - provide clear, accurate communication, telephone or video conferencing.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Other Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>We are a fully remote telecommuting organization; must be able to work from home.</li>
<li>Drug test &ndash; must pass a pre-employment drug screen.</li>
<li>Pre-employment background check.</li>
<li>A solid internet connection and home-work space.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Benefits: </strong></p>
<p>In addition to your competitive salary, medical/dental/vision plan, disability, and life insurance, and 401(k), we&rsquo;ll provide:</p>
<ul>
<li>Generous paid time off (PTO) so you can recharge and enjoy life, plus $500 provided annually when you take a week-long vacation.</li>
<li>401(k) company contributions to help build your nest egg.</li>
<li>Discretionary bonuses based on performance because your work deserves to be rewarded.</li>
<li>Professional development funds to learn new skills and grow.</li>
<li>100% virtual company.</li>
<li>Paid volunteer day to make an impact in our communities.</li>
<li>Fun team outings and events to bond with your colleagues.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><em>Evergreen Consulting Group provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.</em></strong></p>
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Incentive Fulfillment Manager

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us in the global movement for climate action through data-driven soil carbon sequestration! Soils are the unsung hero in the fight against climate change. Capturing carbon in soils via regenerative agricultural practices has the potential for several times more climate impact than planting forest, while also providing extensive co-benefits such as erosion mitigation and improved water quality, food security, and biodiversity. With your help we want to enable this environmental tool and establish its place as a driver of positive environmental change.&nbsp;</span></p>
<h3><strong>About Seqana:</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.seqana.com">Seqana</a> is an EU- and venture-backed start-up specializing in the development of monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) tools to drive soil carbon sequestration and the transition towards regenerative and climate-preserving agriculture. Our innovative approach utilizes satellite imagery, a comprehensive proprietary soil dataset, and advanced machine learning techniques to offer precise, cost-effective MRV solutions. These tools empower stakeholders to measure the impact of regenerative agricultural practices effectively, facilitating significant carbon reporting.</span></p>
<h3><strong>The Role:</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are seeking a driven, ambitious (Senior) Business Development Manager to join our growing team. As a Business Development Manager, you will play a key role in amplifying the reach of Seqana&rsquo;s cutting-edge products across German and English speaking regions, engaging a diverse spectrum of stakeholders including farmers, agricultural enterprises, and governmental bodies to foster a sustainable agricultural future.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong>Impact you will own:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong>Strategize and Execute: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Co-lead corporate engagement and strategy implementation to foster long-term business relationships. Your efforts will significantly impact soil organic carbon quantification and sequestration.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong>Develop and Nurture Partnerships:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Craft bespoke outreach and communication strategies. Engage with German-speaking stakeholders to co-create scalable solutions, ensuring mutual success.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong>Drive Business Expansion:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to align product strategy with market trends and customer needs, thereby enhancing business growth.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong>Sales Leadership:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Take full ownership of the sales process, from lead generation to closure, including managing technical sales pitches and product demonstrations. Develop and implement internal KPIs and reporting mechanisms to continually improve forecasting.&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What You Bring:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">5+ years in sales/business development, with 3+ years in relevant fields (AgTech, carbon accounting, etc.). A track record of successful partnership and sales strategy execution.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Native-level German and fluent English language skills, capable of communicating complex technologies effectively.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Technical acumen combined with a keen interest and willingness to develop a deep understanding of our technical product and the science behind it to own technical sales conversations with excellence</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exceptional at developing and pitching new concepts, demonstrating tangible value to potential partners.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comfortable in a fast-paced environment. Quick learning, adaptability, and strategic thinking.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What Makes You Stand Out</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience in enterprise sales</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with methodologies related to nature based solutions, ideally SOC, and carbon registry standards (e.g.: </span><a href="https://ghgprotocol.org/land-sector-and-removals-guidance#supporting-documents"><span style="font-weight: 400;">GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://verra.org/methodologies/vm0042-methodology-for-improved-agricultural-land-management-v2-0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Verra&rsquo;s VM0042</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://globalgoals.goldstandard.org/402-luf-agr-fm-soil-organic-carbon-framework-methodolgy/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gold Standards Soil Organic Carbon Framework Methodology</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Knowledge of the Compliance Markets and Voluntary Carbon Market, including accreditation</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Benefits You Can Expect:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be part of our highly motivated, committed, and international team with flat hierarchies that is working on solving one of societies&rsquo; biggest challenges: Climate Change</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Witness and shape the evolution of a new business being built</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work in a casual environment with flexible hours and some ability to work from home</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Competitive salary, benefits, and compensation package</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drinks, healthy snacks, team events, and your choice of hardware</span></li>
</ul>

Seqana is a Berlin-based startup building monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) tools to drive soil carbon sequestration and the transition to regenerative agriculture

(Senior) Business Development Manager (DACH)

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<p><em>Munich, Amsterdam or London can work for this role for the right candidate and experience background</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.systemiq.earth/what-is-systemiq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Systemiq</a>, the systems change company and certified&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">B Corp</a>, was founded to drive the achievement of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/en/sustainable-development-goals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UN Sustainable Development Goals</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris Agreement on climate change</a>&nbsp;by transforming markets and business models in five key systems: nature and food, materials, and circular economy, energy, urban areas, and sustainable finance.</p>
<p>We are guided by the conviction that all system transformations are rooted in human transformations. We must continue to bring more diverse people and voices into real conversations to succeed. We know we don&rsquo;t have all the answers; we may not even have all the right questions. But we know that open mindsets drive change, so relationships, people, and trust are at the heart of everything we do.</p>
<p>Do you want to be part of the change?</p>
<p>Systemiq is looking for a Manager/Director with a track record of distinction in professional work. You have proven results in different contexts and are keen to work in a young, entrepreneurial company where you can get involved in a variety of projects, shape the business and make maximum impact. You come with a background in consulting or industry. You are passionate about Systemiq's vision and approach to system change.</p>
<p><strong>Who is leading this change in the Energy Platform?</strong></p>
<p>Partner Eveline Speelman joined Systemiq following a successful career at McKinsey, where she founded and led Sustainability Insights, overseeing the development of models and tools in sustainability. She specialized in developing (country) decarbonization pathways, industrial decarbonization, and broader energy transition. Eveline supported companies and investors to capture opportunities and mitigate challenges related to the shift to a low-carbon energy system and the broader issues related to resource productivity. Eveline brings international experience in advisory, consultancy, and partnership building and co-authored numerous publications.</p>
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<p>We are looking for an experienced Strategy Project Manager/Engagement Manager with consulting, or industry experience to work in our Energy Systems Platform. You will help enable decarbonisation across the economy. We work both with the harder-to-abate sectors as well as other product/service sectors, by engaging with the full value chain to reach a critical scale of deployment of portfolio of solutions.</p>
<p>With advanced problem-solving, analytical and relationship skills, you will be experienced working on strategy type projects to deliver breakthrough insights, action and results. Ideally your background includes working at a leading management consultancy or in a strategy role in industry, public sector or civil society. You are keen to work in a small company where you can play a shaping role, help build out the team, and make an impact.</p>
<p><strong>Our work includes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Through our work with the&nbsp;<a href="http://energy-transitions.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy Transition Commission</a>, we bring together global leaders from across the energy landscape to define pathways to zero-carbon energy systems, galvanise leadership in the business community, and inform policy development.</li>
<li>In our work with&nbsp;<a href="https://missionpossiblepartnership.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Mission Possible Partnership</a>, we work with the World Economic Forum, Rocky Mountain Institute and WeMeanBusiness on decarbonization of the 7 hardest-to-abate sectors</li>
<li>We partner with ambitious industry leaders to help them scope and seize the benefits of the low-carbon transition (e.g. assessing risks and opportunities of the energy transition for a mining company), and help remove systems bottlenecks (i.e. on infrastructure role out)</li>
<li>We work with smaller business coalitions to create differentiated markets for low-carbon products and services &ndash; for example, the development of a low-methane natural gas market.</li>
<li>We join forces with smaller businesses and innovators who propose distinctive, low-carbon solutions to accelerate their growth, like nuclear fusion and hydrogen-based aviation.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h3 class="body__headings">Requirements</h3>
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<p><strong>About you</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Are excited. About the opportunity to improve the global environmental impact through low carbon solutions</li>
<li>Have a plan. And know how to get buy-in and support from both clients and the project team</li>
<li>Decisions in numbers. You use data-driven techniques to solve problems which has a positive financial impact</li>
<li>Understand that change can be hard. You have a working knowledge of change management and the people side of behaviour change</li>
<li>Delight in the details and apply your detail-oriented project management skills to ensure the team projects are scoped correctly and the team has the knowledge and support they need to deliver the global projects, products, and services</li>
<li>Have thoughts on process. Your workload is meticulously organised and maintained, and you have a reputation for follow-through. You have exceptional time management and work prioritisation, and driving multiple responsibilities simultaneously with limited oversight does not faze you.</li>
<li>Are humble. No task is too small for anyone, and you are eager to learn. You&rsquo;re all about the team, not the individual.</li>
<li>Get it done. You have a methodical approach to your multiple project management works with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail, consistency, and superb quality</li>
<li>You&rsquo;re a people person. You have outstanding interpersonal skills and can quickly establish rapport, build trust, collaborate, and demonstrate credibility and authority. You have proven stakeholder management skills and remain calm under pressure.</li>
<li>Words matter. You have excellent communication skills, whether in-person, virtually, or by email, and you value listening and solving others&rsquo; challenges</li>
<li>You&rsquo;re solution-oriented. You can clearly explain issues, contribute to their resolution, and effectively influence and negotiate to achieve consensus and successful outcomes. You can anticipate needs, make reasoned decisions, and communicate them effectively.</li>
<li>Curious. Keeps professional knowledge, capabilities, and skills up to date and an open and continuous learning mindset</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Specific experience required</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Masters or equivalent degree &ndash; Sciences/Sustainability/Engineering energy related studies especially welcome</li>
<li>5 or more years advisory/consulting/industry project experience in a high calibre and international environment, ideally working with industry, energy, manufacturing, or agricultural clients</li>
<li>At least 2 years of project management experience</li>
<li>Systems thinking, problem-solving, analytical skills &amp; collaborative team player with relationship management skills</li>
<li>Intercultural competencies that bring multiple perspectives to confront society wide challenges</li>
<li>Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to identify opportunities and new initiatives and make them into reality (including business development)</li>
<li>Comfortable with a level of (international) travel. This will vary depending on project but could be up to 20-30%. (however, we don't normally co-locate with clients and typically these are short term trips)</li>
<li>Evidenced passion for the sustainability/ environment/ social enterprise space</li>
<li>Natural alignment with SYSTEMIQ values; Creativity, Challenge, Collaborate, Change and Care</li>
</ul>
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<p>Applications from current residents ( or nearby) in the following cities will be considered:</p>
<p>Amsterdam/London/Munich</p>
<p>Disclaimer: Please ensure you are legally eligible to work/live in your location when applying for this role. Visa sponsorship or relocation costs will not be provided.</p>
<p><strong>Diversity &amp; Inclusion</strong></p>
<p>We believe that diversity and inclusion are at the heart of system change and the mission we have set ourselves. So we commit ourselves to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Embedding diverse and inclusive ways of working from day to day. This includes recruitment, performance management, and people processes and policies.</li>
<li>Providing a supportive environment. We want people to be themselves and be at their best, regardless of their background, personality, gender, sexual orientation, race, mental health, religion, or other characteristics.</li>
<li>Enabling a long-term, sustainable approach to work and life more generally. We want to support our people at all stages of their lives &ndash; as parents or caregivers, through changing life circumstances &ndash; and to accommodate personal priorities where they matter most.</li>
</ul>
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Driving system change in clean energy, circular materials, and sustainable land use, SYSTEMIQ unlocks economic opportunities for business, society,

Strategy Manager/Engagement Manager-Energy Platform

<h3 class="body__headings">Company Description</h3>
<div class="body__text">
<p><a href="https://www.systemiq.earth/what-is-systemiq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Systemiq</a>, the systems change company and certified&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">B Corp</a>, was founded to drive the achievement of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/en/sustainable-development-goals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UN Sustainable Development Goals</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris Agreement on climate change</a>&nbsp;by transforming markets and business models in five key systems: nature and food, materials, and circular economy, energy, urban areas, and sustainable finance.</p>
<p>We are guided by the conviction that all system transformations are rooted in human transformations. We must continue to bring more diverse people and voices into real conversations to succeed. We know we don&rsquo;t have all the answers; we may not even have all the right questions. But we know that open mindsets drive change, so relationships, people, and trust are at the heart of everything we do.</p>
<p>Do you want to be part of the change?</p>
<p>Systemiq is looking for a Director with a track record of distinction in professional work. You have proven results in different contexts and are keen to work in a young, entrepreneurial company where you can get involved in a variety of projects, shape the business and make maximum impact. You come with a background in consulting or industry. You are passionate about Systemiq's vision and approach to system change.</p>
<p><strong>Who is leading this change in the Energy Platform?</strong></p>
<p>Partner Eveline Speelman joined Systemiq following a successful career at McKinsey, where she founded and led Sustainability Insights, overseeing the development of models and tools in sustainability. She specialized in developing (country) decarbonization pathways, industrial decarbonization, and broader energy transition. Eveline supported companies and investors to capture opportunities and mitigate challenges related to the shift to a low-carbon energy system and the broader issues related to resource productivity. Eveline brings international experience in advisory, consultancy, and partnership building and co-authored numerous publications.</p>
</div>
<h3 class="body__headings">Position</h3>
<div class="body__text">
<p>We are looking for an experienced Strategy Project Manager/Engagement Manager with consulting, or industry experience to work in our Energy Systems Platform. You will help enable decarbonisation across the economy. We work both with the harder-to-abate sectors as well as other product/service sectors, by engaging with the full value chain to reach a critical scale of deployment of portfolio of solutions.</p>
<p>With advanced problem-solving, analytical and relationship skills, you will be experienced working on strategy type projects to deliver breakthrough insights, action and results. Ideally your background includes working at a leading management consultancy or in a strategy role in industry, public sector or civil society. You are keen to work in a small company where you can play a shaping role, help build out the team, and make an impact.</p>
<p><strong>Our work includes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Through our work with the&nbsp;<a href="http://energy-transitions.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy Transition Commission</a>, we bring together global leaders from across the energy landscape to define pathways to zero-carbon energy systems, galvanise leadership in the business community, and inform policy development.</li>
<li>In our work with&nbsp;<a href="https://missionpossiblepartnership.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Mission Possible Partnership</a>, we work with the World Economic Forum, Rocky Mountain Institute and WeMeanBusiness on decarbonization of the 7 hardest-to-abate sectors</li>
<li>We partner with ambitious industry leaders to help them scope and seize the benefits of the low-carbon transition (e.g. assessing risks and opportunities of the energy transition for a mining company), and help remove systems bottlenecks (i.e. on infrastructure role out)</li>
<li>We work with smaller business coalitions to create differentiated markets for low-carbon products and services &ndash; for example, the development of a low-methane natural gas market.</li>
<li>We join forces with smaller businesses and innovators who propose distinctive, low-carbon solutions to accelerate their growth, like nuclear fusion and hydrogen-based aviation.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h3 class="body__headings">Requirements</h3>
<div class="body__text">
<p><strong>About you</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Are excited. About the opportunity to improve the global environmental impact through low carbon solutions</li>
<li>Have a plan. And know how to get buy-in and support from both clients and the project team</li>
<li>Decisions in numbers. You use data-driven techniques to solve problems which has a positive financial impact</li>
<li>Understand that change can be hard. You have a working knowledge of change management and the people side of behaviour change</li>
<li>Delight in the details and apply your detail-oriented project management skills to ensure the team projects are scoped correctly and the team has the knowledge and support they need to deliver the global projects, products, and services</li>
<li>Have thoughts on process. Your workload is meticulously organised and maintained, and you have a reputation for follow-through. You have exceptional time management and work prioritisation, and driving multiple responsibilities simultaneously with limited oversight does not faze you.</li>
<li>Are humble. No task is too small for anyone, and you are eager to learn. You&rsquo;re all about the team, not the individual.</li>
<li>Get it done. You have a methodical approach to your multiple project management works with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail, consistency, and superb quality</li>
<li>You&rsquo;re a people person. You have outstanding interpersonal skills and can quickly establish rapport, build trust, collaborate, and demonstrate credibility and authority. You have proven stakeholder management skills and remain calm under pressure.</li>
<li>Words matter. You have excellent communication skills, whether in-person, virtually, or by email, and you value listening and solving others&rsquo; challenges</li>
<li>You&rsquo;re solution-oriented. You can clearly explain issues, contribute to their resolution, and effectively influence and negotiate to achieve consensus and successful outcomes. You can anticipate needs, make reasoned decisions, and communicate them effectively.</li>
<li>Curious. Keeps professional knowledge, capabilities, and skills up to date and an open and continuous learning mindset</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Specific experience required</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Masters or equivalent degree &ndash; Sciences/Sustainability/Engineering energy related studies especially welcome</li>
<li>5 or more years advisory/consulting/industry project experience in a high calibre and international environment, ideally working with industry, energy, manufacturing, or agricultural clients</li>
<li>At least 2 years of project management experience</li>
<li>Systems thinking, problem-solving, analytical skills &amp; collaborative team player with relationship management skills</li>
<li>Intercultural competencies that bring multiple perspectives to confront society wide challenges</li>
<li>Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to identify opportunities and new initiatives and make them into reality (including business development)</li>
<li>Comfortable with a level of (international) travel. This will vary depending on project but could be up to 20-30%. (however, we don't normally co-locate with clients and typically these are short term trips)</li>
<li>Evidenced passion for the sustainability/ environment/ social enterprise space</li>
<li>Natural alignment with SYSTEMIQ values; Creativity, Challenge, Collaborate, Change and Care</li>
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<p>Applications from current residents ( or nearby) in the following cities will be considered:</p>
<p>Amsterdam/London/Munich</p>
<p>Disclaimer: Please ensure you are legally eligible to work/live in your location when applying for this role. Visa sponsorship or relocation costs will not be provided.</p>
<p><strong>Diversity &amp; Inclusion</strong></p>
<p>We believe that diversity and inclusion are at the heart of system change and the mission we have set ourselves. So we commit ourselves to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Embedding diverse and inclusive ways of working from day to day. This includes recruitment, performance management, and people processes and policies.</li>
<li>Providing a supportive environment. We want people to be themselves and be at their best, regardless of their background, personality, gender, sexual orientation, race, mental health, religion, or other characteristics.</li>
<li>Enabling a long-term, sustainable approach to work and life more generally. We want to support our people at all stages of their lives &ndash; as parents or caregivers, through changing life circumstances &ndash; and to accommodate personal priorities where they matter most.</li>
</ul>
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<p><em>Munich, Amsterdam or London can work for this role for the right candidate and experience background</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.systemiq.earth/what-is-systemiq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Systemiq</a>, the systems change company and certified&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">B Corp</a>, was founded to drive the achievement of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/en/sustainable-development-goals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UN Sustainable Development Goals</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris Agreement on climate change</a>&nbsp;by transforming markets and business models in five key systems: nature and food, materials, and circular economy, energy, urban areas, and sustainable finance.</p>
<p>We are guided by the conviction that all system transformations are rooted in human transformations. We must continue to bring more diverse people and voices into real conversations to succeed. We know we don&rsquo;t have all the answers; we may not even have all the right questions. But we know that open mindsets drive change, so relationships, people, and trust are at the heart of everything we do.</p>
<p>Do you want to be part of the change?</p>
<p>Systemiq is looking for a Manager/Director with a track record of distinction in professional work. You have proven results in different contexts and are keen to work in a young, entrepreneurial company where you can get involved in a variety of projects, shape the business and make maximum impact. You come with a background in consulting or industry. You are passionate about Systemiq's vision and approach to system change.</p>
<p><strong>Who is leading this change in the Energy Platform?</strong></p>
<p>Partner Eveline Speelman joined Systemiq following a successful career at McKinsey, where she founded and led Sustainability Insights, overseeing the development of models and tools in sustainability. She specialized in developing (country) decarbonization pathways, industrial decarbonization, and broader energy transition. Eveline supported companies and investors to capture opportunities and mitigate challenges related to the shift to a low-carbon energy system and the broader issues related to resource productivity. Eveline brings international experience in advisory, consultancy, and partnership building and co-authored numerous publications.</p>
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<p>We are looking for an experienced Strategy Project Manager/Engagement Manager with consulting, or industry experience to work in our Energy Systems Platform. You will help enable decarbonisation across the economy. We work both with the harder-to-abate sectors as well as other product/service sectors, by engaging with the full value chain to reach a critical scale of deployment of portfolio of solutions.</p>
<p>With advanced problem-solving, analytical and relationship skills, you will be experienced working on strategy type projects to deliver breakthrough insights, action and results. Ideally your background includes working at a leading management consultancy or in a strategy role in industry, public sector or civil society. You are keen to work in a small company where you can play a shaping role, help build out the team, and make an impact.</p>
<p><strong>Our work includes</strong></p>
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<li>Through our work with the&nbsp;<a href="http://energy-transitions.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy Transition Commission</a>, we bring together global leaders from across the energy landscape to define pathways to zero-carbon energy systems, galvanise leadership in the business community, and inform policy development.</li>
<li>In our work with&nbsp;<a href="https://missionpossiblepartnership.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Mission Possible Partnership</a>, we work with the World Economic Forum, Rocky Mountain Institute and WeMeanBusiness on decarbonization of the 7 hardest-to-abate sectors</li>
<li>We partner with ambitious industry leaders to help them scope and seize the benefits of the low-carbon transition (e.g. assessing risks and opportunities of the energy transition for a mining company), and help remove systems bottlenecks (i.e. on infrastructure role out)</li>
<li>We work with smaller business coalitions to create differentiated markets for low-carbon products and services &ndash; for example, the development of a low-methane natural gas market.</li>
<li>We join forces with smaller businesses and innovators who propose distinctive, low-carbon solutions to accelerate their growth, like nuclear fusion and hydrogen-based aviation.</li>
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<li>Are excited. About the opportunity to improve the global environmental impact through low carbon solutions</li>
<li>Have a plan. And know how to get buy-in and support from both clients and the project team</li>
<li>Decisions in numbers. You use data-driven techniques to solve problems which has a positive financial impact</li>
<li>Understand that change can be hard. You have a working knowledge of change management and the people side of behaviour change</li>
<li>Delight in the details and apply your detail-oriented project management skills to ensure the team projects are scoped correctly and the team has the knowledge and support they need to deliver the global projects, products, and services</li>
<li>Have thoughts on process. Your workload is meticulously organised and maintained, and you have a reputation for follow-through. You have exceptional time management and work prioritisation, and driving multiple responsibilities simultaneously with limited oversight does not faze you.</li>
<li>Are humble. No task is too small for anyone, and you are eager to learn. You&rsquo;re all about the team, not the individual.</li>
<li>Get it done. You have a methodical approach to your multiple project management works with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail, consistency, and superb quality</li>
<li>You&rsquo;re a people person. You have outstanding interpersonal skills and can quickly establish rapport, build trust, collaborate, and demonstrate credibility and authority. You have proven stakeholder management skills and remain calm under pressure.</li>
<li>Words matter. You have excellent communication skills, whether in-person, virtually, or by email, and you value listening and solving others&rsquo; challenges</li>
<li>You&rsquo;re solution-oriented. You can clearly explain issues, contribute to their resolution, and effectively influence and negotiate to achieve consensus and successful outcomes. You can anticipate needs, make reasoned decisions, and communicate them effectively.</li>
<li>Curious. Keeps professional knowledge, capabilities, and skills up to date and an open and continuous learning mindset</li>
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<p><strong>Specific experience required</strong></p>
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<li>Masters or equivalent degree &ndash; Sciences/Sustainability/Engineering energy related studies especially welcome</li>
<li>5 or more years advisory/consulting/industry project experience in a high calibre and international environment, ideally working with industry, energy, manufacturing, or agricultural clients</li>
<li>At least 2 years of project management experience</li>
<li>Systems thinking, problem-solving, analytical skills &amp; collaborative team player with relationship management skills</li>
<li>Intercultural competencies that bring multiple perspectives to confront society wide challenges</li>
<li>Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to identify opportunities and new initiatives and make them into reality (including business development)</li>
<li>Comfortable with a level of (international) travel. This will vary depending on project but could be up to 20-30%. (however, we don't normally co-locate with clients and typically these are short term trips)</li>
<li>Evidenced passion for the sustainability/ environment/ social enterprise space</li>
<li>Natural alignment with SYSTEMIQ values; Creativity, Challenge, Collaborate, Change and Care</li>
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<p>Applications from current residents ( or nearby) in the following cities will be considered:</p>
<p>Amsterdam, Munich or London</p>
<p>Disclaimer: Please ensure you are legally eligible to work/live in your location when applying for this role. Visa sponsorship or relocation costs will not be provided.</p>
<p><strong>Diversity &amp; Inclusion</strong></p>
<p>We believe that diversity and inclusion are at the heart of system change and the mission we have set ourselves. So we commit ourselves to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Embedding diverse and inclusive ways of working from day to day. This includes recruitment, performance management, and people processes and policies.</li>
<li>Providing a supportive environment. We want people to be themselves and be at their best, regardless of their background, personality, gender, sexual orientation, race, mental health, religion, or other characteristics.</li>
<li>Enabling a long-term, sustainable approach to work and life more generally. We want to support our people at all stages of their lives &ndash; as parents or caregivers, through changing life circumstances &ndash; and to accommodate personal priorities where they matter most.</li>
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<p>SYSTEMIQ was set up in 2016 to drive the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by transforming markets and business models in three key economic systems: land use, materials and energy. By addressing failures in these systems, SYSTEMIQ aims to unlock economic opportunities that benefit business, society and the environment.</p>
<p>We do this through five activities:</p>
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<li>Convene and support coalitions of leaders to shape policies and business strategies that will rapidly transform economic activity;</li>
<li>Work with companies that want to be pioneers in and drivers of change towards more sustainable systems;</li>
<li>Co-create and incubate the market solutions most likely to build regenerative economic systems</li>
<li>Invest our own venture capital and expertise in opportunities with the biggest potential to drive rapid system change;</li>
<li>Direct larger pools of capital into regenerative economic systems, enabling them to scale and multiply.</li>
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<p>SYSTEMIQ is an equal opportunities employer. SYSTEMIQ&rsquo;s recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix of colleagues and the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria.</p>
<p>In order to deliver in these areas, we recruit and develop distinctive and varied individuals who strive to achieve our mission, challenge the status quo and act as change leaders.</p>
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<p>World-class analytics is not sufficient to drive true system-level change, but it is a necessary ingredient. As we scale, SYSTEMIQ builds out a robust and distinctive analytical capability and offering.</p>
<p>SYSTEMIQ has already had big successes in the area of analytics, as shown in our work in the <a href="https://missionpossiblepartnership.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mission Possible Partnership</a>, <a href="https://www.systemiq.earth/breakingtheplasticwave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Breaking the Plastic Wave</a>, <a href="https://plasticiq.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plastic IQ</a>, <a href="https://handelensmiljofond.no/en/systemiq?state=(%27s!%270*1-1-1-3*2-2*4*0-4*0-2-1%27~c!true~sc!%27custom%27~sC!%27plasticWaste%27~sD!%27all%27)*-0-%01*_" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PlastSimulator</a>, among several others. We are now looking to scale and further professionalise these analytical capabilities into one central Analytics Hub.</p>
<p>The SYSTEMIQ Analytics Hub has four objectives:</p>
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<li>To be a driving force and catalyst of SYSTEMIQ&rsquo;s mission through powerful analytics and tools.</li>
<li>To make a significant contribution to SYSTEMIQ&rsquo;s impact and economic success, while working collaboratively and supporting the objectives of other SYSTEMIQ platforms (energy, materials, nature) and impact vehicles. It is a revenue-centre, not a cost-centre.</li>
<li>To create consistency and excellence in our analytical work by being the professional authority of anything analytics within SYSTEMIQ, also enhancing our ability to attract talent &ndash; like you, in this space.</li>
<li>To strengthen and amplify our existing IP efforts by carrying over learnings, insights and data from project to project.</li>
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<p>We are looking for another Director to join our Analytics Hub, preferably via one of our European hubs to help oversee SYSTEMIQ&rsquo;s analytical work-programme. Primarily this will be about developing system models (most notably around country and decarbonization and energy transition modelling). The successful candidate will be responsible for developing analyses which answer some of the most complex and challenging questions on the road to a net-zero or net-positive economy, and for using these insights to help build consensus on critical actions for the next decade. The work includes all facets of the analytics process; techniques, organization, internal education and hiring.</p>
<p>This is an exciting opportunity to define the analytics platform at a growing and ambitious consultancy. The candidate will be one of SYSTEMIQ&rsquo;s go-to expert on everything analytics, leading a central team of 5-10 specialists, working closely with all platforms.</p>
<p>The successful candidate will have an appetite to grip the big picture and the systems-implications of our work on decarbonization, material flows, nature and planetary boundaries, while also understanding the details underpinning analytical work and advanced modelling skills required. The candidate will be proactive and able to deliver autonomously, taking ownership for the set up of the team and its strategy, whilst progressively building out and linking up models and modules.</p>
<p>This role will initially report to two of our partners (Eveline Speelman, co-lead Energy Platform and Amsterdam Office Manager and Yoni Shiran, partner Materials Platform based out of London).</p>
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<li>Energy Transition and/or Decarbonisation modelling is strongly preferred</li>
<li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills &ndash;confident leading high-quality quantitative and qualitative analytics on a range of different topics</li>
<li>Proactive and self-starter, appetite for working autonomously in a fast-paced environment</li>
<li>Proven track-record leading and managing an analytical / project team: Structuring and prioritising a complex, multiple-faceted work programme, including for other team members</li>
<li>Confident working with assertive, analytical, diverse group of colleagues, and ability to work as part of the international team.</li>
<li>Alignment with SYSTEMIQ values (creativity, challenge, collaborate, change and care), and be able to demonstrate how they have lived these values in a professional setting</li>
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<p>Technical</p>
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<li>Skilled modeller, with strong computer skills in information technology and programming (DBMS, python, php, Javascript, and excel) and surrounding data ecosystem</li>
<li>Working experience with different types of modelling techniques, and an in depth understanding of good data and modelling practices. Experience in creating and developing modelling solutions that can help to answer complex questions will be particularly valuable.</li>
<li>Understanding of geospatial data analysis (GIS) and data visualization toolkits such as Tableau</li>
<li>Knowledge of and experience with designing relatively complex, interdependent IT-systems and data management systems</li>
<li>Experience working with version control and open source software</li>
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<p>Qualifications:</p>
<ul>
<li>Proficiency in English (both conversation and writing).</li>
<li>University degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in programming, data analytics, data science or related technical fields.</li>
<li>Minimum 10 years of experience in analytics, modelling, data science or data engineering, plus work in a leadership/oversight role as part of this experience.</li>
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<p>Desirable:</p>
<ul>
<li>Familiarity with climate change mitigation, greenhouse gas emission accounting, and circular economy principles.</li>
<li>Experience creating, working with and developing climate and energy system models, including optimisation models and power system dispatch models.</li>
<li>Experience in fundraising, proposal and bid writing</li>
<li>Experience in advisory / strategy consultancy</li>
<li>Knowledge in QGIS, ArcGIS (desktop and server), Spatial Analysis and Image Processing Software (e.g. QGIS Semi-automatic Classification Plugin (SCP), The Sentinel Toolbox, Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS), ENVI, etc.) as well as data management</li>
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<p>We are keen to receive applications from all parts of the community.</p>
<p>Please send your application via our website. Any questions on the application process please feel free to email Barry Edwards at&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Barry.Edwards@systemiq.earth</span>.</p>
<p>You must have the Right to Work in the location for the position you are applying for &ndash; SYSTEMIQ usually cannot provide sponsorship.</p>
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Analytics Director

<div><span style="font-size:24px;">About The Role</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick is looking for a </span><b style="font-size:11pt;">Principal Soil Scientist </b><span style="font-size:11pt;">to help us fight climate change with soil.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">The Principal Soil Scientist will spearhead our science team. This looks like designing and implementing Yard Stick’s research goals and roadmap, defining the scientific partnership strategy, and making sure high quality soil science principles are integrated across all Yard Stick functions. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick’s mission is clear: We must replace lab analysis of soil carbon with in situ spectroscopy if carbon removal via soils is to have meaningful climate impact. Beyond markets, of course, improved quality of measurement will also increase our ability to understand the nature of changing soil carbon stocks around the world. The ideal candidate is a soil scientist who is passionate about high-quality proximal sensing research and mapping, particularly in regards to soil carbon. This candidate will have demonstrated successful leadership and motivation of a small team and values radical candor and company culture. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">This role will lead a team of our current Senior Soil Scientist, Sarah Coffman, and report to our cofounder and Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Meissner. This scientist can be based anywhere in US time zones, with the ability to travel ~10-20% (combination of field work, science meetings, as well as company and scientific partner on-sites). </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">This is a dream job for a pedometrician or soil scientist with proximal sensing experience who enjoys applying their knowledge to real world problems through high-quality and rigorous lab and field research. Someone who wants to nurture engaged and multidisciplinary research teams without the red tape of government and academic institutions will enjoy this work at Yard Stick.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We would like to hire this role ASAP. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:24px;">About Yard Stick PBC</span></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.useyardstick.com/" style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> is a remote-first climate tech startup with cofounders based in Boston, MA and Oakland, CA. We are on a mission to reverse climate change with agriculture. Scientists and farmers alike know that climate-friendly agricultural practices have the potential to remove atmospheric CO2 at gigaton/year scale. When these practices are adopted, more carbon is stored in soils, improving soil health and fighting climate change. But significant measurement challenges have held soil carbon efforts back - until now.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">By reducing the cost of soil carbon measurement by 70-90%, Yard Stick will dramatically expand the opportunities for evidence-based regenerative practices to simultaneously improve ecosystem health, increase farmer income, and combat climate change. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Current soil carbon measurement technologies are slow, expensive, and cumbersome, relying on conventional soil cores and labs to quantify carbon stocks. In contrast, Yard Stick is fast and cheap - without sacrificing accuracy. As a testament to our technology’s potential, alongside our scientific collaborators, we were awarded </span><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220921005377/en/Yard-Stick-and-Partners-Secure-225M-in-USDA-Grants-for-Climate-Smart-Agriculture" style="font-size:11pt;">$18M across six USDA Climate-Smart Commodities projects</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, and we have additional grant financing from </span><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/soil-health-institute-awarded-3-25-million-from-arpa-e-to-develop-soil-carbon-measurement-and-monitoring-system-301124040.html" style="font-size:11pt;">ARPA-E</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, </span><a href="https://seedfund.nsf.gov/awardees/history/details/?company=yard-stick-pbc" style="font-size:11pt;">NSF</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, CDFA, and other discerning grant-makers. We’ve also raised another nearly $18M from top climate VCs, including Toyota Climate Venture Fund, Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (Bill Gates’ climate fund), Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Extania, Pillar VC, MCJ Collective… the list goes on!</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">For more background, check out some coverage of Yard Stick in </span><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/17/yard-stick-measure-soil-carbon/?ref=ctvc.co&amp;guccounter=1" style="font-size:11pt;">TechCrunch</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90796487/is-regenerative-agriculture-the-future-of-farming-or-the-next-greenwashing-fad" style="font-size:11pt;">Fast Company</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, and </span><a href="https://agfundernews.com/yard-stick-lands-18m-to-equip-agrifood-with-faster-cheaper-soil-carbon-measurement-tools" style="font-size:11pt;">AgFunder</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We offer competitive salary and equity (benchmarked to 75th percentile of high-growth US tech compensation), health/dental/vision insurance, a 401k, and home-office reimbursements. We have many team members with young families and have a strong track record of creative, flexible approaches to hours and communication expectations which let folks feel great about their commitments both to Yard Stick and their lives outside of work. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We’re also a </span><a href="https://www.helloresolve.com/analysis/public-benefit-corporations-what-they-are-and-why-you-should-care/" style="font-size:11pt;">PBC</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, or public benefit corporation, which is an alternative corporate structure which protects our ability to prioritize climate impact over profits if the two are in conflict. You can read more about PBCs in </span><a href="https://www.protocol.com/climate/public-benefit-corporations-climate-esg" style="font-size:11pt;">this article</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> which also features Yard Stick.</span></div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Manage Yard Stick’s Soil Science Team, currently one full-time scientist with the potential to grow in the near future.</li><li>Develop and refine methods and best practices for measurement of SOC, IC, bulk density, etc. via conventional laboratory analyses.</li><li>Manage our science roadmap and experimental strategy for advancing the state of the art of rigorous SOC measurement. </li><li>Proactively identify any lab data or experimental sampling challenges and develop creative experiments, solutions, and initiatives to solve them.</li><li>Represent Yard Stick alongside our outside grants strategy partner to identify, evaluate, and apply for grant opportunities that advance our objectives. Help deliver on grant projects that we win.</li><li>Own our publication strategy and collaborate with our industry and academic partners to publish and present on Yard Stick’s work.</li><li>Ensure that Yard Stick’s offering satisfies relevant MRV protocols (e.g. CAR SEP, Verra VM0042).</li><li>Collaborate with the software, hardware, and data science teams to accelerate the testing and deployment of Yard Stick’s in-situ probe.</li><li>Support marketing, business development, and sales efforts to effectively communicate soil science concepts to non-scientist stakeholders and collaborators.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications (Must Have)</h3><ul><li><b>Advanced degree or comparable expertise in soil science and pedology. </b>Whether or not you have an MS or PhD, you have the expertise of one. You have a working understanding of how soils vary across a landscape, ecosystems, and farming systems. </li><li><b>Strong understanding of soil carbon and GHG dynamics of soils and soil use, especially in broadacre agricultural contexts. </b>You understand how agricultural practices and climate impact intersect. You’re an expert in the principles of soil science especially insofar as they are related to quantification of soil carbon stocks and stock changes over time.</li><li><b>Familiarity with public soil data sets, stratification techniques, and/or digital soil mapping technologies and strategies.</b> Yard Stick thinks about soil sampling and its intersection with soil datasets with regularity. You have a demonstrated understanding of field- and region-scale soil variability. You know how soil characteristics change across the US, ideally with an emphasis on the Midwest, and can use that understanding to inform experimental plans. You’ll comfortably go explore the use of SSURGO data sets, emerging stratification techniques for designing soil carbon sampling plans, and you’ll happily dig into a carbon market’s guidance on quantifying stock uncertainty for an afternoon.</li><li><b>Ability to link scientific insight to company strategy. </b>You instinctively interpret information in terms of what Yard Stick should <b>do</b>, and you proactively highlight emerging science’s implications for Yard Stick’s offerings. You’re constantly interrogating Yard Stick’s worldview against what you’re learning from research to ensure we’re truly prioritizing real climate impact. You’re not afraid to confront senior leadership with conflicting evidence that may require an adjustment to the company’s direction.</li><li><b>Ability to advance company strategy via focused research.</b> You understand the business strategy and commercial intent of Yard Stick and proactively identify gaps between our current capabilities and where we need to be. You lead the soil science team to design experiments and conduct research in order to close that gap. </li><li><b>Utmost confidence to communicate Yard Stick’s scientific approach to multiple audiences. </b>Not only are you able to direct Yard Stick’s’ scientific approach based on your above qualifications, but you can clearly articulate and defend our approach to the wider soil science and climate science communities, investors, your team members or even your next door neighbor. You can direct who goes to which scientific meetings, what we present, and who we prioritize networking with.</li><li><b>Experience leading a small to large research team. </b>You have led and managed a team of graduate students or entry to senior level employees. You know how to motivate a team, contribute to company culture and enthusiastically lead tactical efforts.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications (Nice to Have)</h3><ul><li><b>Awareness of current issues in soil carbon MRV. </b>You’ve heard of soil carbon marketplaces, you’ve at least perused emerging protocols and you’re interested to learn more about how they work, and how measurement, reporting, and verification, Yard Stick’s field, is a key part of how they can grow in credible climate impact and commercial attractiveness.</li><li><b>Successful leadership of high-value grant proposals. </b>Yard Stick has already won over $4M in grants, including large awards from DOE and an NSF SBIR. Currently, our grant work is led by our partner <a href="https://www.climatefinancesolutions.com">Climate Finance Solutions</a>. You would liaise closely with this partner and experience navigating the grant writing (and grant winning!) landscape is highly attractive to us.</li><li><b>Experience working with commercial hardware and software offerings.</b> You can anticipate challenges that come with deploying new technologies and softwares. You are adaptable to new tech and can articulate clear bugs or feature needs to a technical team.</li><li><b>Personal, durable enthusiasm for the challenge of climate change. </b>It matters to you that you’re working on a problem of existential significance. You get fired up by the fact that your work can help avoid others’ suffering. You’re briefly overwhelmed by the scale of the problem... and then you’re right back in the ring doing your part.</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:24px;">Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick’s impact goals go well beyond climate science. Why? Our company operates primarily in the US agricultural sector, which is predicated on centuries of mass land theft and disenfranchisement of Native and Black people. This harm continues today. If we’re going to work in this sector, we need to leave it better than we found it.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Consistent with our core value of “</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RhQub_w6f-N6d05pgYsCyDC8wNOvVwCvSALg6Wh-itw/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-size:11pt;">Pursue Justice</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">,” we speak up about these issues, and we support emerging solutions and relevant policy efforts such as </span><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr40" style="font-size:11pt;">H.R.40</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> and </span><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s300" style="font-size:11pt;">S.300</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">. We also </span><a href="https://myclimatejourney.substack.com/p/the-growing-climate-solutions-act" style="font-size:11pt;">publicly highlight the risk of further racial discrimination</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> in emerging agricultural legislation like the Growing Climate Solutions Act and in press coverage ensure that the discrimination in past and present US agriculture is part of the conversation right alongside more typical topics like who our customers are, or how our tech works.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Regarding hiring and culture, we work to create a work environment where everyone feels confident sharing their ideas, problem-solving happens openly and collaboratively, and mistake-making is welcomed. We’ve recently organized lunchtime all-team discussions on issues like </span><a href="https://floridafarmworkers.org/articles/documentary-the-fields-of-immokalee/" style="font-size:11pt;">labor equity in Florida produce</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, </span><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/black-farmers-pigford-debt/" style="font-size:11pt;">Pigford v. Glickman</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> (the largest US civil rights settlement in history), and other contemporary moral concerns in agriculture. When hiring, we standardize our interview process and questions to reduce “likeability” bias, benchmark salaries against industry databases to reduce negotiation, and utilize tools like the </span><a href="http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com" style="font-size:11pt;">Gender Decoder</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">. Climate change is arguably the most complex challenge ever faced by humanity - we need all of humanity activated to fight back, and that motivates us to build a diverse team.</span></div>

Quantify soil carbon stocks easily and affordably with Yard Stick's measurement solutions, enabling gigaton-scale agricultural carbon sequestration

Principal Soil Scientist (Remote)

<div><span style="font-size:24px;">Overview</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick is looking for a number of </span><b style="font-size:11pt;">Soil Carbon Field Technicians</b><span style="font-size:11pt;"> to help us fight climate change with soil. This role is an essential part of Yard Stick’s primary on-the-ground operations, deploying our novel soil carbon measurement technology as well as traditional soil testing methodology on fields across the US.  This is a contracted seasonal/part-time 1099 position. We are a small company with big ambitions, and therefore we need people who are highly entrepreneurial, reliable, comfortable with travel, and committed to working towards solving climate change. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Location flexible, and significant cross-country travel is required. Hourly pay (including pay for time spent travel), and travel expenses will be paid for. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:24px;">About Yard Stick PBC</span></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.useyardstick.com/" style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> is a remote-first, seed-stage company, with founders based in Boston and Oakland. We are on a mission to reverse climate change with agriculture. Scientists and farmers alike know that climate-friendly agricultural practices have the potential to remove atmospheric CO2 at gigaton/year scale. When these practices are adopted, more carbon is stored in soils, improving soil health and fighting climate change. But significant measurement challenges have held soil carbon efforts back - until now.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">By reducing the cost of soil carbon measurement by 90%+, Yard Stick will dramatically expand the opportunities for evidence-based regenerative practices to simultaneously improve ecosystem health, increase farmer income, and combat climate change. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Current soil carbon measurement technologies are slow, expensive, and cumbersome, relying on conventional soil cores and labs to quantify carbon stocks. In contrast, Yard Stick is fast and cheap - without sacrificing accuracy. As a testament to our technology’s potential, alongside our scientific collaborators, we were </span><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/soil-health-institute-awarded-3-25-million-from-arpa-e-to-develop-soil-carbon-measurement-and-monitoring-system-301124040.html" style="font-size:11pt;">awarded a $3.6M grant from the DOE ARPA-E Smartfarm</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">  as well as other highly competitive grant programs which reward technical merit like NSF SBIR. For more background, check out some coverage in </span><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/17/yard-stick-provides-measurement-technology-to-combat-climate-change/" style="font-size:11pt;">TechCrunch</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> or </span><a href="https://www.treehugger.com/can-soil-save-us-company-intends-find-out-5198965" style="font-size:11pt;">Treehugger</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We've also raised money from top climate VCs, including </span><a href="https://www.breakthroughenergy.org/" style="font-size:11pt;">Breakthrough Energy Ventures</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> (Bill Gates' climate fund), </span><a href="https://lowercarboncapital.com/" style="font-size:11pt;">Lowercarbon Capital</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> (Chris and Crystal Sacca's climate fund), </span><a href="https://www.mcjcollective.com" style="font-size:11pt;">MCJ Collective</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, and others. Details of the financing aren’t announced in a press release or article, because that can feel a bit cart before the horse, but we're happy to share more detail about our funding when we chat.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:24px;">About The Role</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">This Soil Carbon Tech role is critical to the success and rollout of Yard Stick’s offerings and works in-field across the country and a variety of project types to meet our R+D and client goals. The Yard Stick team and our client base is spread across the country, but our current focus is primarily in the Midwest. We’re growing quickly, and this position will be an essential role with significant responsibility. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">You will be primarily responsible for testing our hardware and software in fields across the US to help us evaluate and improve our technology’s accuracy, durability, and usability. You will be leading projects geared towards calibrating our technology, as well as collecting measurements to quantify stocks on client lands using a variety of different methodologies. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">You’ll provide feedback on hardware and software tools alike, as Yard Stick has innovative offerings in both domains. Obviously, when stuff breaks, you’ll document why and help us brainstorm ways to improve. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick’s offerings combine a large number of disparate disciplines, including highly technical hardware, a web app which manages carbon measurement and GIS data, and ML pipelines which connect the two. This person ultimately will work cross-disciplinarily along with our hardware, software, soil science, and business teams alike to maximize the pace of Yard Stick’s R&amp;D and therefore climate impact, so the ability to communicate clearly to a wide range of people is a must.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We need someone who can handle rigorous field work with efficiency and exceptional precision. The ideal candidate for this role is comfortable traveling, working outdoors, handling a wide array of equipment, and working in a team off 2-6 people through projects that can include rapid schedule changes, long days, and inclement weather. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Currently, Yard Stick is focused on proof of concept of our in situ spectral probe. Generating high-quality, publishable data requires excellent field operations. In parallel, we’re also creating our commercial offerings. This role will be crucial in carrying out both streams of work.</span></div><br><br><h3>Qualifications - Must Have</h3><ul><li><b>Some combination of education and/or experience in natural sciences, agriculture, conservation, soil science, natural resource management or another related field of study. </b>We don’t require formal education, but one way or another, you have the experience that’ll make you comfortable on farms and around producers, and are no stranger to having your hands in the dirt. </li><li><b>Extensive experience and comfort with physical field work. </b>Experience working with your hands out in the field is key to this role. You don’t flinch at the idea of 8 hours in the sun moving from customer farm to farm, sometimes for two weeks straight.</li><li><b>Comfort with field tools, technologies and strategies. </b>Our offerings use technologies like GPS, ATVs, and mobile app-based sample inventory tracking systems. You can drive an ATV, or you’re not afraid to learn. You use mechanical tools comfortably. Note: Yard Stick will provide a vehicle if you don’t have one for this role, or will generously reimburse if you do.</li><li><b>Attention to detail and commitment to craft. </b>When you take a 30 cm soil core, it’s 30 cm. You care deeply about the details. You take written instructions well, triple-check your work by nature, and will follow an SOP to the letter. You are proud to do your work very well.</li><li><b>Strong personal independence and entrepreneurial autonomy. </b>If you can’t get your boss on the phone, you figure it out. You assess the situation, consider solutions, make a plan, and execute, even if your closest coworker is 100 miles away.</li><li><b>Comfort with extended travel. </b> Projects can often be in remote areas of the country -- spending a week or two at a time away from home is essential to this role.</li><li><b>Personal enthusiasm and comfort in agricultural contexts. </b>You care about farming or ranching. The idea of helping activate agriculture to fight against climate change excites you. It matters to you that you’re working on a problem of existential significance.</li><li><b>Ability to share product feedback to improve systems. </b>When you’re asked for feedback, you pay attention and communicate observations clearly, especially in writing. You document things carefully and are curious when using new products or technologies.</li><li><b>Existing permanent authorization to work in the United States.</b></li></ul><h3>Qualifications - Nice To Have</h3><ul><li><b>Personal, durable enthusiasm for the challenge of climate change.</b></li><li><b>Awareness of current issues in carbon markets - particularly carbon removal. </b>You’ve heard of offsets/credits and some of the attendant criticism of low-quality projects of the past and present. You’ve got some basic knowledge about how carbon markets work, and you’ve heard about how carbon removal is a new, exciting, and controversial approach to climate challenges.</li><li><b>There will be a significant portion of the year that we’re not sampling, and we’re interested in other skills you can bring to the team! </b>Specifically if you have any of the following, we’d love to hear about it: GIS or other mapping software; vehicle and equipment maintenance; equipment + logistics management; agricultural sales or similar; agronomy; data science, etc.</li></ul><h3>Compensation and Other Details</h3><ul><li>$30-40/hr to start, with travel expenses (including time) paid. Performance raise after a set number of projects have been completed. </li><li>Remote first, Midwest/Plains preferred (NE/KS/CO/IA)</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:16pt;">Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick’s impact goals go well beyond climate science (although our #1 core value is Climate Impact). Why? Our company operates primarily in the US agricultural sector, which is predicated on centuries of mass land theft and disenfranchisement of Native and Black people. This harm continues today. If we’re going to work in this sector, we need to actively work to make it better.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Consistent with our core value of “</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RhQub_w6f-N6d05pgYsCyDC8wNOvVwCvSALg6Wh-itw/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-size:11pt;">Pursue Justice</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">,” we speak up about these issues, and we support emerging solutions and relevant policy efforts such as </span><a href="http://H.R.40" style="font-size:11pt;">H.R.40</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> and </span><a href="http://S.300" style="font-size:11pt;">S.300</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">. We also </span><a href="https://myclimatejourney.substack.com/p/the-growing-climate-solutions-act" style="font-size:11pt;">publicly highlight the risk of further racial discrimination</a><span style="font-size:11pt;"> in emerging agricultural legislation like the Growing Climate Solutions Act.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Regarding hiring and culture, we work to create a work environment where everyone feels confident sharing their ideas, problem-solving happens openly and collaboratively, and mistake-making is welcomed. We also standardize our interview process and questions to reduce “likeability” bias, benchmark salaries against industry databases to reduce negotiation, and utilize tools like the Gender Decoder (this one is</span><a href="http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com/results/bb901375-3e5e-4307-a4da-a5397bdcfc4b"> feminine-coded</a><span style="font-size:11pt;">, fwiw). Climate change is arguably the most complex challenge ever faced by humanity - we need all of humanity activated to fight back, and that motivates us to build a diverse team.</span></div>

Open Call - Soil Carbon Field Tech (Contract - Central US based)

<p><strong>Full-stack Developers</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Sustainable Agriculture SaaS start-up</li>
<li>Hybrid (able to travel to our shared office in London regularly)</li>
<li>&pound;4-7.5k per month (depending on experience) + equity options</li>
<li>Flexible working hours, support for professional development, working directly with our co-founders in a fun, fast-paced environment.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Are you a developer wanting to apply your skills in way that has a positive impact on the planet?</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>At Soil Benchmark we&rsquo;re on a mission to restore the health of soils around the world via our Digital Soil Management platform. We&rsquo;re a fast-growing start-up and need more awesome developers like you! Join us to help shape a future where healthy soils support profitable farms delivering nutritious food, clean rivers, thriving wildlife, and carbon removal.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Do you want to make a real difference to one of the biggest challenges of our time? (And how can you answer &lsquo;no&rsquo; to that one?)</strong></p>
<p>Unsustainable agricultural practices are degrading our soils. This is awful news for both farm businesses and for the environment. When soils are degraded, the farms no longer reap the benefits of natural soil functions in supporting the profitability of their businesses. At the same time those soils no longer function properly in their roles of cleaning water, storing carbon and promoting biodiversity.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>If you&rsquo;re our ideal candidate, you'll care about how humanity is impacting our planet, and you might already be aware that the health of global soils is at crisis point. Soil Benchmark helps solve this crisis. Our independent, data-driven, software assists Farm Advisors (currently in the UK but you will help us expand elsewhere) in defining and implementing sustainable soil management practices.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Our software utilises the wealth of existing environmental datasets and on-farm records to ensure that sustainable soil management is intuitively defined and easily communicated. We are growing really quickly (&gt;170,000ha since we launched out of beta in November 2023). This growth means that we are looking for a couple of developers to join the team and use their skills and enthusiasm to make some tangible impact.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>OK nice idea. But why should I quit my nice cushy job to work at a start-up?</strong></p>
<p>We&rsquo;re a start-up but we&rsquo;ve shown we are onto something. We were initially backed by grant funding from DEFRA, Ordnance Survey, the European Space Agency and the University of Edinburgh. Off the back of that and pre-seed funding we&rsquo;ve built a great product that is now generating recurring revenues from farms across the country. But we want to accelerate our growth even further, and to do that we need more developers like you!</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>So, yes, we&rsquo;re early-stage and you&rsquo;d have to be ready to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in, but we also think we&rsquo;ve shown we&rsquo;re going places. We&rsquo;d love you to come on board and help make sure we achieve our ambitious mission.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Great, I&rsquo;m sold. How can I get involved?</strong></p>
<p>We have a clearly defined plan of what we need to build (both new product development and also the optimisation of our sales funnel to drive growth). We are looking for a couple of developers to come on board and play a key role in delivering this plan. You&rsquo;d be working closely with Ben (our co-founder and CSO), as well as our other developers (Henry, Anastasiia, and Richard) and directly with our customers (farm advisors and farmers) to build useful, intuitive software that they really want to use!</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>What we&rsquo;re after:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Green: </strong>you want to make a tangible difference to improving the environment and helping lighten our impact on the planet &ndash; (please, please don&rsquo;t apply if you aren&rsquo;t passionate about this, it&rsquo;s<strong> by far</strong> the most important qualification).</li>
<li><strong>Team player: </strong>we're building a tribe, not just a team! Think stupid gifs on slack. Away days. Attending inspiring conferences/events. That sort of thing. We want someone who&rsquo;s willing to get stuck in with us.</li>
<li><strong>Love learning</strong>: we really don&rsquo;t mind if you don&rsquo;t have experience in exactly what we do or our full tech-stack. As long as you like learning and pick things up you&rsquo;ll be brilliant!</li>
<li><strong>Problem solver</strong>: we exist to solve problems for our amazing customers. They are fantastic at giving us lots of feedback, and hopefully you&rsquo;d enjoy the chance to help come up with neat ways to sort things out for them. And then get more feedback... We&rsquo;re looking for someone who wants to work with short feedback cycles like this.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>What will I actually be doing day-to-day?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Building our software based on the features that our users have already asked us to add to our platform. In the short term this would focus on adding features to our Soil, Manure and Nutrient Management Plans.</li>
<li>Using your experience in software development to read between the lines of feedback and identify the problems that users are facing &ndash; and then come up with and build novel features that solve those problems. Even if users aren&rsquo;t telling us explicitly what the problem is - e.g. making a feature more intuitive if you see on a live demo that users aren&rsquo;t quickly working out how it should be used.</li>
<li>Refining how we sell the platform and also building out our internal dashboards to work out which bits of the customer journey we should focus on improving.</li>
<li>Working with and deriving national scale geospatial datasets</li>
<li>Speaking with our customers (farm advisors and farmers) to get their feedback (this could be watching them use the product live on a call which we do frequently, or just them getting in touch with feedback). Then working with them and the team to define new features and products.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Our tech stack:</strong></p>
<p>Here&rsquo;s our current tech stack to whet your appetite (but to re-iterate what we said earlier, we really don&rsquo;t mind if you don&rsquo;t have experience in the full stack below, as long as you like learning and picking up new things up):</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Programming Languages:</strong> R, Python, Javascript, CSS, SQL, PL/pgSQL, HTML</li>
<li><strong>Frameworks</strong>: Shiny, Leaflet</li>
<li><strong>Database</strong>: PostgreSQL, PostGIS</li>
<li><strong>Tools</strong>: Git, Docker</li>
<li><strong>Google Cloud Platform</strong>: Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Cloud SQL</li>
</ul>
<p>We think this is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly scaling start-up and make a tangible contribution to our mission.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Of course, the package will include salary (&pound;4-7.5k per month depending on experience) and generous equity options so that you share in our success. We also know that working towards our mission needs to fit into both your life and your career:</p>
<ul>
<li>We are open to in-office or remote working options. We have a shared office space in Farringdon, London. It would be ideal if you are able to get to London fairly easily as we try to meet up as a team at least every few weeks in person. But if you want to be in the office every day, or work mainly from home, either is fine with us!</li>
<li>We know that there are other things in life than work, so we have flexible working hours. Work when suits you (within reason) and take holiday when you need to. We are all committed to our mission and trust each other to work hard to achieve our ambitious goals.</li>
<li>We are also really proud to support professional development for all our team. We want Soil Benchmark to be a driver not just of soil health on our customers' farms, but of the careers of all our team.</li>
<li>And finally, a job should be fun! You spend too much of your life doing it to not enjoy yourself. So while we do work hard to build tools that our customers are asking for, we don't take ourselves too seriously. You will be working alongside our co-founders in a fun, fast-paced environment.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Ready to join our mission and be part of a dynamic team that's making a real difference? If you are a passionate developer with a drive to create positive environmental impact, we'd love to hear from you!</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Apply now and join us in this rewarding journey to restore the health of our soils and contribute to a sustainable future!</strong></p>

Full Stack Developer - Sustainable Agriculture Software

<div><b>About HowGood</b></div><div>HowGood is an independent research company with the world's largest database on product sustainability. With more than 33,000 ingredients, chemicals, and materials assessed, HowGood SaaS and impact data offerings help leading brands, retailers and investors improve their environmental and social impact. Through in-depth, ingredient-level insights into factors ranging from greenhouse gas emissions to animal welfare to labor risk, HowGood data powers strategic decision-making for the sourcing, manufacturing, merchandising, and marketing of sustainable products.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:14pt;">The Research Data Team</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">The data team at HowGood plays a central role in helping our customers decarbonize their supply chains across the food and beverage industry. Carbon accounting and carbon reduction is a critical focus for HowGood, but not our sole focus. We take a holistic look across environmental and social impacts. Our data team’s work is what allows our customers to understand their impacts and enables them to do the hard work of transforming their supply chains. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">Our data team is responsible for wrangling and ingesting customer data, and mapping it to our extensive database of ingredients, crops and locations. ETL is a core part of the job. The team also peer reviews teammates’ functions, scripts and outputs; designs and produces custom reports for customers; and contributes to process improvements big and small such as automating scripted processes, systematizing data ingestion steps using data tooling, and data science projects that solve tricky problems. The data team collaborates with the rest of Research and the Customer Success and Engineering teams. We seek a candidate who has the right technical chops, good communication skills, and comfort participating in a fast moving, business goal driven environment.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">Applicants should have an interest and excitement in integrating different data structures and formats, improving and standardizing processes, and a passion for sustainability and regenerative agriculture. HowGood’s data complexity is derived from our database structure and the variety of sources we use. A core part of HowGood’s strength is in the data team, including the flexibility required to map customer data to our database so our customers can see and understand the impacts their products are having on carbon, water, biodiversity, working conditions, and more. The right candidate will be excited by the challenge and ready to creatively contribute solutions.</span></div><br><br><h3>Qualifications:</h3><ul><li>A minimum of 2 years of relevant data work experience after graduation</li><li>Experience and comfort working on a remote team</li><li>Analytical and problem-solving skills</li><li>Ability to reprioritize as needed and meet deadlines</li><li>Ability to work independently and in collaboration with different teams</li><li>Clear judgment based on priorities and context</li><li>Attention to the right details</li><li>Ability to overlap East coast hours</li></ul><h3>Required Skills:</h3><ul><li>Strong mathematics skills (Masters level applied statistics preferred)</li><li>Proficiency in Python, SQL, and spreadsheets</li><li>High degree of comfort with data management, ETL techniques, and data ingestion </li><li>Experience with QA/QC testing and data troubleshooting </li><li>AWS Glue, Step, S3, Admin, or similar data tooling experience a plus</li><li>Classification, NLP, statistical machine learning modeling experience a plus</li><li>Experience with Python Regex library a plus</li><li>Experience with Pyspark a plus</li><li>Experience with Mac OS and Google suite</li></ul><h3>Why work at HowGood?</h3><ul><li>Salary range $70,000-$80,000</li><li>Health insurance + Vision &amp; Dental</li><li>401k with company match</li><li>Unlimited PTO (that we actually want you to use!)</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Work remotely, or from our upstate NY or Brooklyn offices, or hybrid</li></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">This is an exciting time for HowGood and its Research team. We have momentum to help our growing list of customers change the food system to a more transparent, sustainable and ultimately regenerative one. It’s fast paced work and the team is a lot of fun!Applicants for this role should be excited to participate in creating new understandings, supporting better decision making and helping to change the food system.</span></div><div><b><span style="font-size:12pt;">This is a US-based role.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;">Applications without a cover letter won’t be considered.</span></b></div><div><br></div><div>HowGood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We aim to employ people who reflect the diverse nature of society and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.  We seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. </div>

Leveraging the world's largest sustainability database, HowGood empowers brands, retailers, and investors to make impactful decisions.

Data Analyst (Remote Possible)

<div><b>About HowGood</b></div><div>HowGood is an independent research company with the world's largest database on product sustainability. With more than 33,000 ingredients, chemicals, and materials assessed, HowGood SaaS and impact data offerings help leading brands, retailers and investors improve their environmental and social impact. Through in-depth, ingredient-level insights into factors ranging from greenhouse gas emissions to animal welfare to labor risk, HowGood data powers strategic decision-making for the sourcing, manufacturing, merchandising, and marketing of sustainable products.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">HowGood was founded with the belief that good information enables good decisions. By illuminating the complex systems that affect our environment, we push organizations to make sustainable products. HowGood is committed to catalyzing change in the food industry, to help create a resilient ecosystem for us and future generations.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:24px;">The Engineering Team</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">The engineering team is at the center of operations at HowGood. We build the applications used by our Fortune 500 customers to make critical decisions, and the tools our Research Team uses to work with large pools of data. The work we do enables customers to see the entire universe of sourcing choices and understand their impact within a greater system.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Our team is currently building and evolving our core features in three key directions. We are expanding the capacity and subject matter of our data ingestion to show change over time in carbon emissions, biodiversity impact, working conditions, and other metrics. We are also enhancing our reporting on sustainability performance, for things like evaluating regulatory compliance globally. Finally, we are building the platform used by suppliers to integrate their inventories into our platform. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Sustainability experience is not required to be successful here – we look for smart, ideologically motivated, empathetic engineers who love solving problems and are determined to make an impact in line with our mission. While working on a team of like minded engineers, you will have complete ownership of the solutions and architectural designs that keep HowGood nimble.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">The applications and infrastructure that we build requires the ability to seamlessly handle huge amounts of data quickly and reliably, to put our customers on a regenerative path. Our impact on the world depends on it.</span></div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Work with the Research and Product teams to implement and design new features, such as metric calculations or better ways of storing/presenting data</li><li>Own the architecture, implementation, and delivery of features from concept to deployment</li><li>Test and document your work, along with the standards and conventions agreed upon by the team</li><li>Help the team grow and improve team culture by putting forward your ideas</li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><li>Ability to communicate their opinions to the team, as well as with senior management</li><li>4+ years experience with Python or Django in a production environment</li><li>Passionate about code readability, docs, and testing as priority, ahead of optimization</li><li>Experience building REST APIs</li><li>Experience with PostgreSQL or another relational database</li><li>Familiarity with Git and Docker</li></ul><h3>Our Stack</h3><ul><li>Python/Django</li><li>Docker</li><li>PostgreSQL</li><li>Elasticsearch</li><li>Redis</li><li>Kafka</li><li>AWS</li></ul><h3>Why work at HowGood?</h3><ul><li>Salary range $130,000-$210,000 (salary commensurate with experience)</li><li>Health insurance + Vision &amp; Dental</li><li>401k with company match</li><li>Unlimited PTO (that we actually want you to use!)</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Work remotely, or from our upstate NY office, or hybrid401k with company match</li><li>Unlimited PTO (that we actually want you to use!)</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Work remotely, or from our upstate NY office, or hybrid</li><div><br></div></ul><br><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">HowGood has the world’s largest sustainability database and has recently completed the build for a new data model that allows for unprecedented flexibility in building metrics that help decision makers the world over understand the impact of their choices. Whether we are supporting NGO’s, business leads, product developers or individual shoppers, we help people understand the impact of their choices. Our model allows us to build metrics for measuring the impact of externalized costs faster and better than ever before. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Applicants for this role should be excited to participate in creating new understandings, supporting better decision making and helping to change the world.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Competitive benefits package available, with salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.</div><div><br></div><div>HowGood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We aim to employ people who reflect the diverse nature of society and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.  We seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. </div>

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