Head of Sustainability and Carbon Markets
GreenTrade is a Berlin-based carbon credit marketplace and forward-financing platform.
About GreenTrade
GreenTrade builds infrastructure for the forward financing of nature- and technology-based carbon credits. The platform offers businesses early access to carbon offset projects and cost savings through pre-purchase and offtake agreements, while enabling project developers to secure upfront financing to accelerate development of new carbon projects. GreenTrade's marketplace (currently in beta) is curated to feature only projects with the highest integrity, validated by leading carbon market certifiers and supported by science-based measurements, spanning over 10 project types and 40+ carbon projects, including forestry & conservation, improved forest management, soil carbon, blue carbon, biochar, direct air capture, enhanced rock weathering, carbon capture & storage, cook stoves, and afforestation & reforestation. The company states its mission is to mitigate climate change by reducing 100 million tonnes of carbon by 2030. It serves both carbon project developers (suppliers) and companies seeking to decarbonize (buyers), and is involved with the International Soil Carbon Industry Alliance (ISCIA). GreenTrade is based in Berlin, Germany, and lists f6s and Crunchbase profiles for investors.
Skills
Candidate Availability
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About the Role
GreenTrade seeks an entrepreneurial sustainability leader to develop corporate strategy, build a network of high-impact carbon project developers, drive procurement and advisory services, source projects for offtake agreements, and scale project partners in the nature-based carbon market.
Requirements
- Academic degree in business administration, technology, environmental management, science, engineering, or a comparable field; a relevant Master’s degree is a plus.
- Expert knowledge and several years of professional sustainability and carbon project development experience.
- At least three years of nature-based carbon project experience is a strong plus.
- Understanding of Voluntary Carbon Market standards and methodologies, including ICVCM-CCP, CCQI, Oxford Offsetting Principles, and GHG Protocol.
- Experience with AFOLU carbon management, project assessment, selection, monitoring, reporting, sustainable forest management, and tropical forest conservation.
- B2B experience with a strong customer and partner focus.
- Fluent English; German and Spanish are a plus.
- Structured, independent, detail-oriented working style.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ideally Berlin-based or willing to travel frequently to Berlin; remote work is possible.
Responsibilities
- Develop GreenTrade’s corporate strategy.
- Build and maintain a network of carbon project developers across forestry, wetlands, soil, and agriculture.
- Source and assess nature-based carbon projects and methodologies.
- Drive procurement, advisory services, RFP development, and market assessments.
- Negotiate and manage contracts and offtake agreements.
- Design standardized due diligence processes for new project listings.
- Manage commercial and operational responsibility for existing partners.
- Create thought leadership and science content.
- Engage with project owners, technology providers, industry associations, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Monitor and report on carbon project performance.
Benefits
- Salary and equity compensation via ESOP.
- Opportunity to drive climate impact in a fast-growing climate tech startup.
- Purpose-driven team focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- Part-time or full-time commitment available.