Founder’s Associate - People & Operations [filled]

Founder’s Associate - People & Operations

Role : Founder’s Associate – People & Operations (filled)

What we do

Pina Earth enables forest owners to access carbon markets the easy way. We build software that automatically assesses forests and simulates future development to quantify carbon stock changes over time. Forest owners can store additional carbon by adopting sustainable forest management practices. Each additional ton of carbon stored generates a carbon credit. By investing in forest carbon projects, companies contribute to climate protection. Through the sale of carbon credits, forest owners benefit from a recurring income reinvested to create diverse, climate-resilient forests.

Read more about forest carbon markets and Pina’s role in innovating them in this TechCrunch article or this video bei ZEIT Online.

About the opportunity

As a Founder’s Associate you think and act like a founder yourself. As one of the first full-time team members, we’re setting the foundation for the success of Pina together. You work directly with Pina’s founders – in particular our CEO Gesa. The role gives you a comprehensive insight into diverse areas of our startup—from HR to Operations, Business Development/Sales and Fundraising. One of your first key areas of responsibility will be people and operations, enabling you to shape central processes, be the glue in our core team, and set up our organization for scaling. As our startup grows, your responsibilities can evolve to include other areas or shift in focus to build on your strengths. Here’s your chance to be part of a visionary journey and shape the future of European forests together.

Your responsibilities

• You think and act like a founder: You will get responsibility from day one for a variety of operational and strategic initiatives. You act as an in-house consultant and work directly with the founders to uncover needs and bottlenecks. All projects will have a critical impact on our company and directly relate to our mission of creating a climate-resilient forest.
• Enable team growth: Establish the Pina brand to attract talent, defining staffing needs with the founders, and managing the candidate lifecycle from first interview to onboarding. Reflect our mission and get people excited to join Pina.
• Own our operations: In charge of our operations (finance, legal, HR, office) and make our office a place people love to work. Improve efficiency and quality of operations by implementing new tools or automating tasks.
• Establish our company culture: Plan team events to maintain team spirit, own strategic initiatives to increase employee engagement and diversity, and run retrospectives to gather feedback for continuous improvement.

What you need to succeed

• You love a fast-paced environment with many projects and can prioritize tasks yourself.
• You are a quick learner, pragmatic and creative in solving problems.
• You are a great communicator, optimistic and team-oriented.
• You are fluent in German and English.
• You have a valid working permit in Germany (or the EU).
• You would like to work onsite in our office in Munich, Germany (Stachus).

Why us

• Combat one of the problems of our time—climate change—together and see your impact firsthand.
• Work hand in hand with the founders of Pina, a team of experienced and passionate entrepreneurs.
• Become a key team member in an early-stage climatetech startup.

Benefits of being a part of Pina Earth

• As one of the earliest hires, you have central impact on our startup and many development opportunities.
• With our stock option program, you become a shareholder of Pina Earth.
• Grow with an annual personal development budget of €1,000.
• Stay healthy with our Wellpass membership giving access to 6,000+ fitness studios in Germany.
• Join team events: dinners, parties, bouldering sessions—you name it!
• Work at our office in the heart of Munich (Stachus).
• And finally: the best coffee, of course.

Equal opportunity

Pina is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are open to all groups of people without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reach out

Do you see yourself working hand-in-hand with our CEO in driving Pina’s growth in terms of people, processes and product/market fit? Send your CV, reference letters from previous employers, and desired start date to

More about our hiring process.

P.S.: You’re wondering why there isn’t a list of skill requirements in the job description? We believe that it is more important that you are excited about the described role and want to learn more, than simply fulfilling a list of high-level requirements. We want to hear your story!