This is a FoodLabs portfolio venture. Find out more about us and other opportunities in our portfolio <a href="https://jobs.atlanticlabsfoodlabsplatform.com/jobs">here</a>. About the Venture Deutsche Sanierungsberatung (dsb) is one of Germany’s fastest-growing energy technology companies, delivering end-to-end solutions to upgrade and decarbonise residential buildings. Since launching in 2024, they’ve served over 3,000 customers and built a scalable platform that is transforming a multi-billion-euro market. They are now launching a new business unit designed to complement the existing portfolio and unlock major growth opportunities. This is a rare chance to build and lead a business inside a high-growth venture – backed by proven resources, strong market access, and a trusted brand. About the RoleThis is not a “shadow-the-founders” role - it’s your mandate to operate as the founder of your own unit. You’ll have full autonomy to shape the research, define the scope, set the strategy, and execute – with the responsibility to deliver results.<ul><li>Full ownership – Lead the new unit with your own budget, P&amp;L responsibility, and control over strategic direction.</li><li>Zero-to-one and beyond – Define the value proposition, go-to-market plan, and operating model, then scale at pace.</li><li>Build and lead a lean team – Recruit, develop, and manage top-tier talent to deliver against ambitious goals.</li><li>Direct founder access – Benefit from rapid decision-making and close strategic alignment with dsb’s leadership.</li></ul> About You<ul><li>You are a high-achieving, entrepreneurial operator with the hunger to build something from scratch and the discipline to make it succeed.</li><li>2–4 years’ experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up, ideally in a product-focused environment.</li><li>Experience in top-tier management consulting, investment banking, or private equity is highly valuable.</li><li>Proven track record of overachievement – consistently delivering exceptional results in demanding, fast-paced settings.</li><li>Strong commercial instincts – able to spot, size, and capture growth opportunities quickly and decisively.</li><li>Highly analytical and structured, with an entrepreneurial mindset and a bias for action.</li><li>Comfortable making decisions and moving fast in ambiguous, high-pressure environments.</li><li>Full fluency in both German and English. </li><li>Bonus: hands-on exposure to digital product development or working closely with product and engineering teams.</li></ul>Why Join: <ul><li>Competetive compensation, including equity participation.</li><li>High-impact leadership role in a fast-growing, well-capitalised venture.</li><li>Steep learning curve in strategy, operations, and scaling in a complex, high-value market.</li><li>Direct exposure to founders and investors, accelerating personal and professional growth.</li><li>Career-defining opportunity to lead a business unit with the potential to become a major revenue driver.</li></ul>

FoodLabs is a pan-European Early Stage VC investor and venture studio for food, sustainability, and health. We strongly believe that entrepreneurship holds the key to pushing the boundaries in the food industry. Based in Berlin and founded by Christophe F. Maire, FoodLabs has built and invested in more than 30 early-stage FoodTech companies since 2016. We&rsquo;re backing the most ambitious, purpose-driven entrepreneurs, who are committed to changing the world&rsquo;s largest industry. With a thesis-driven and purpose-for-growth approach, FoodLabs invests in companies along the entire value chain of the food industry - 'from earth to earth'. FoodLabs has been an early investor in some of the most seminal, fastest-growing European FoodTech startups including Infarm, Meatable, Mushlabs, Sanity Group, Formo and Gorillas. In our FoodLabs studio we identify new opportunities to change the food industry, along with the most daring entrepreneurs and scientists that have what it takes to empower the transformation.

Entrepreneur-in-Residence (gn) @ High-Growth Energy Tech Venture, Berlin

This is a FoodLabs portfolio venture. Find out more about us and other opportunities in our portfolio <a href="https://jobs.atlanticlabsfoodlabsplatform.com/jobs">here</a>. About the Venture Deutsche Sanierungsberatung (dsb) is one of Germany’s fastest-growing energy technology companies, delivering end-to-end solutions to upgrade and decarbonise residential buildings. Since launching in 2024, they’ve served over 3,000 customers and built a scalable platform that is transforming a multi-billion-euro market. They are now launching a new business unit designed to complement the existing portfolio and unlock major growth opportunities. This is a rare chance to build and lead a business inside a high-growth venture – backed by proven resources, strong market access, and a trusted brand. About the RoleThis is not a “shadow-the-founders” role - it’s your mandate to operate as the founder of your own unit. You’ll have full autonomy to shape the research, define the scope, set the strategy, and execute – with the responsibility to deliver results.<ul><li>Full ownership – Lead the new unit with your own budget, P&amp;L responsibility, and control over strategic direction.</li><li>Zero-to-one and beyond – Define the value proposition, go-to-market plan, and operating model, then scale at pace.</li><li>Build and lead a lean team – Recruit, develop, and manage top-tier talent to deliver against ambitious goals.</li><li>Direct founder access – Benefit from rapid decision-making and close strategic alignment with dsb’s leadership.</li></ul> About You<ul><li>You are a high-achieving, entrepreneurial operator with the hunger to build something from scratch and the discipline to make it succeed.</li><li>2–4 years’ experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up, ideally in a product-focused environment.</li><li>Experience in top-tier management consulting, investment banking, or private equity is highly valuable.</li><li>Proven track record of overachievement – consistently delivering exceptional results in demanding, fast-paced settings.</li><li>Strong commercial instincts – able to spot, size, and capture growth opportunities quickly and decisively.</li><li>Highly analytical and structured, with an entrepreneurial mindset and a bias for action.</li><li>Comfortable making decisions and moving fast in ambiguous, high-pressure environments.</li><li>Full fluency in both German and English. </li><li>Bonus: hands-on exposure to digital product development or working closely with product and engineering teams.</li></ul>Why Join: <ul><li>Competetive compensation, including equity participation.</li><li>High-impact leadership role in a fast-growing, well-capitalised venture.</li><li>Steep learning curve in strategy, operations, and scaling in a complex, high-value market.</li><li>Direct exposure to founders and investors, accelerating personal and professional growth.</li><li>Career-defining opportunity to lead a business unit with the potential to become a major revenue driver.</li></ul>

Entrepreneur-in-Residence (gn) @ High-Growth Energy Tech Venture, Berlin

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