Forward Deployed Engineering Founder's Associate | Climate tech Startup

Carbmee is an enterprise environmental intelligence software company that provides a comprehensive platform enabling large manufacturers and complex supply chain operators to track, manage, and reduce their carbon emissions and broader environmental impact. The company's flagship product, carbmee EIS (Environmental Intelligence System), integrates data across procurement, operations, finance, and supplier management to make carbon emissions traceable, auditable, and actionable from the bill of materials level up to executive reporting. Carbmee supports key regulatory compliance frameworks including CBAM, CSRD, and EUDR, as well as dynamic product carbon footprint calculations and digital battery passport functionality.

Intro

Carbmee is seeking a Founder's Associate our Forward Deployed Engineering department. This is a high-leverage role for a highly motivated operator who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. And it comes with a real deployment portfolio: you'll be running your own enterprise accounts as a working Forward Deployed Engineer while also co-architecting the frameworks and playbooks that scale the entire FDE function as we grow.

You'll pivot daily between hands-on delivery and C-level engagement. You’ll lead implementations for your clients on the front line of global supply chains and help build the internal implementation infrastructure: assessment frameworks, implementation standards and operational onboarding guides. You won’t just be watching FDE grow; you’ll be one of the people building it, one implementation at a time.

Your tasks

• Own Enterprise Success: Lead your own portfolio of Tier-1 clients, managing end-to-end deployments to ensure high-ROI outcomes for global manufacturing leaders.
• Co-Architect the FDE Playbook: Design and implement the scalable frameworks, processes, and delivery standards that will define the FDE department as we grow.
• Direct Founder Partnership: Act as the strategic right hand to one of our founders, collaborating on high-stakes priorities and bridging the gap between vision and execution.
• Shape the Product Roadmap: Translate hands-on deployment insights into technical requirements, directly influencing the evolution of the carbmee platform

Your profile

• 2+ years of experience in management consulting, banking, or a high-growth startup operations role.
• Strong analytical mindset - comfortable with data, metrics, and structured problem-solving; able to turn messy situations into clear plans.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously, prioritise under pressure, and drive to outcomes in ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - equally effective with engineers, consultants, and C-suite executives.
• A bias for action: you figure things out, then build a process so it never needs figuring out again.
• Fluency in English; German is a plus.
• Passion for sustainability and technology - excited to be part of building the infrastructure for global industrial decarbonization.
• Based in Munich

Benefits

• Unique & Powerful Mission: join a fast-growing and ambitious tech company that is shaping the future of carbon management and fighting climate change
• Compensation & Rewards: a steep learning curve and ownership from day one. We offer an attractive compensation package, including virtual stock options
• Health & Wellbeing: Urban Sports Club subscription to stay healthy & fit.1:1 coaching sessions with Nilohealth for your mental well-being.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: a flexible hybrid working culture with a lovely accessible office in Berlin-Mitte or the center of Munich
• Team Culture: Our transparency, Humility, and Accountability values create a unique and supportive working environment. Be part of a multinational, motivated team that thinks work should be fun!
• Connection & Networking: Summer Offsite, Winter Party, and regular team events We give you plenty of opportunities to connect with people, strengthen cross-functional relationships, and boost collaboration
• Trust & Transparency: monthly All-Hands Meetings, weekly update newsletters, and Founders Q&As. We keep you informed on current company numbers and goals