Global Head of Energy (m/f/d)

We are looking for a dynamic entrepreneur who massively scales and internationally expands our energy business and links it to the tado° solution space.

Company description

tado° is the European market leader for smart products and services to manage your energy consumption and control your climate at home. Our mission is to help households save energy and drive forward the green energy transition in Europe. We are internationally recognized for our excellent user experience, our unmatched compatibility, our award-winning elegant hardware design, and for being truly open with major smart home platforms. Over 200 employees from 45 nations contribute every day to the success of our company, share their ideas, and are part of a dynamic and highly professional value chain. We want to make a difference, challenge our business every day and find new colleagues who are just as passionate about our products as we are!

About the role 

As the Global Head of Energy (m/f/d) at tado° you are the primary person who is responsible for successfully growing our European energy business in connection with tado°’s business purpose to drive down our customer’s energy bill. In this position you will manage all our energy activities i.e. Sales, energy procurement, risk management, customer service of our energy tariff offerings (dynamic tariff, PV feed in tariffs) and report directly to the CEO of tado°. 

The purpose of this newly established position is to 

• Fast scale up of our existing business in Germany and Austria
• Expand into tado°’s other core markets such as France, UK, Netherlands within the next 24 months (organically, inorganically or through partnerships)
• Link our tariff offering to tado°’s offer space - e.g. integrated offering of our heat pump control interface with a dynamic tariff

Your areas of responsibility

• Full P&L responsibility of our Profit Center energy including Awattar GmbH
• Scaling and expanding our energy business across Europe with a flexibility to grow organically or via partnerships
• Assuring integration of our energy tariffs (dynamic consumption & feed-in) into our energy management cosmos around software and our hardware products (Heat pump optimizer..)
• Representing the Energy segment towards all external and internal stakeholders

Requirements

• You are an entrepreneur with a track record in scaling business and digital mergers
• You have extensive experience in Energy Sales and Operations, ideally also with dynamic Tariffs and SaaS
• You are a value oriented team player and modern leader that has proven his leadership skills in a cross functional, multicultural team for at least 5 years
• You are highly customer centric, target oriented and bring a business approach that is flexible
• You are fluent in German and English, any other European language is a plus
• You don´t mind to travel between Munich and Vienna

Benefits

• Flexible working hours to accommodate your schedule and remote-friendly work environment, with the option for temporary work from abroad within the EU.
• 30 annual paid vacation days and a contribution to your company pension scheme.
• Annual Learning & Development budget for your professional and personal development, including training, coaching and subsidized German language courses.
• Learning from highly-skilled colleagues through an open, appreciative feedback culture.
• Discounted access to gyms and courses through “EGYM” for your fitness and work-life balance.
• Health care activities by company doctors such as vaccination, skin screenings, and mental health service via HelloBetter.
• Free Tuesday lunch in the office, company-wide events, regular “Beer O’clock” afterwork events, and various sports events throughout the year.

tado° is an equal opportunity employer and we are striving for a diverse workforce. Thus, we recruit talented individuals based solely on their competencies and skills, without any regard to their race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, belief, or disability.