What is Sylvera anyway?

Sylvera provides trusted ratings, tools and data for carbon credits and CDR. Our mission is to incentivize investment in real climate action.

Purchasing carbon credits and CDR through the carbon markets is one of the most established and scalable ways to channel finance to effective climate solutions and work toward societal net zero. Unfortunately, the carbon markets were plagued with mistrust and a lack of effectiveness since they’ve emerged – until Sylvera.

To help organizations ensure they're making the most effective investments, Sylvera Trusted ratings, tools and data for carbon credits and CDR. Our data and software independently and accurately validates the impact of carbon projects that capture, remove, or avoid emission whether they are up and running, or in development. Our data and tools allow users to optimise both the climate and economic performance of projects as well as understand the past and future of the market. With Sylvera businesses, governments and developers can confidently invest in, benchmark, deliver, and report real climate impact.

Our team is made up of leading minds in climate change from scientists to policy, finance, and carbon market experts. We work in partnership with scientific organizations, universities, governments, and think tanks to develop and implement rigorous and holistic project assessment methodologies, leveraging the latest technology. We also partner with actors and institutions across the whole market to make data higher quality, more standard and more accessible. Founded in 2020, Sylvera has 130+ employees globally with offices in London, New York, Belgrade, and Singapore. We’ve raised over $96 million from leading investors like Fidelity, Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, and Insight Partners to date.

What will I be doing?

As a key player in this rapidly evolving space, we are growing our commercial team in Latin America and hiring an exceptional, self-motivated Sales Development Representative to support and drive pipeline. You’ll be working closely with a dedicated Account Executive and the rest of our commercial and marketing team. Fluency in Spanish is a mandatory requirement.

Specific responsibilities will include:

Inbound lead qualification and outbound prospecting
Identify product fit and schedule meetings with accounts
Strategize with Account Executives to target prospect accounts to fill pipeline
Conduct high-level conversations with all levels up to C-Suite and VP-level Executives to address their sustainability goals
Create strategic emails and outbound campaigns to target prospect accounts
Continuously maintain and update CRM
Achieve monthly qualified opportunity metrics and daily KPIs

We’re looking for someone who:

2+ years experience in business development, sales or related field with lead qualification at all levels within organisations – managers, directors, VPs, executives
Fluent in English and Portuguese
Full professional proficiency in Spanish
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Previous startup business development experience
Cares deeply about the climate and ecosystems of the earth
Is a self-starter who thrives in constantly evolving environments, ideally with early-stage experience
Bring your creativity and ideas to help us build our business and progress the world to Net Zero goals
Proficiency in Spanish is required

Benefits

Equity in a rapidly growing startup
Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance
Unlimited annual leave - and encouragement to actually use it!
4 weeks/year work from anywhere
Enhanced parental leave
Up to 20 days paid sick leave
No corners cut in having the best tech to do your job
Access to Mental Health support
Monthly team socials

Location

This position will be remote within the country stated in the header.

Our Values

Own it: We make new mistakes. We build on the momentum of our wins and reflect on and learn from our failures.
Stay curious: We keep our focus on the long-term, even if that means short-term challenges.
Do what’s right - even when it’s hard: We take a growth mindset to our work, our customers, our market and the opportunities ahead of us.
Collaborate and challenge with empathy: Our teams deliver through active collaboration. We invest in each others’ success and make the company stronger in the long-run.
Empower Customers: Make extraordinary efforts to exceed our customer expectations. If we’re serving our customers to the fullest, we can help direct more investment into real climate impact.

What if you’re a partial fit?

We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in, and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match this job description.

Equal employment opportunity

Sylvera is an equal opportunity employer: we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.