Sustainable Real Estate Consultant in PropTech startup decarbonizing Real Estate

About you
We are seeking a self-motivated Sustainable Real Estate Consultant to help generate investment and decarbonization strategies for our customers’ portfolios. Note that this is not just a consulting role, as it fits between Sales, Technical Customer Success, Product Delivery, and developing new solutions to provide value to our product and clients. You’ll play a pivotal role in assuring that our clients’ use our product to the full potential, developing our company’s product/go-to-market strategy towards success, and acting as an expert for the intimate details of real estate investment and renovation plans.

You’d be excited to work in a dynamic, friendly, fast-growing startup. You’re a talented real estate expert who can be both client-facing and deliver accurate results. You feel excited about the responsibility of shaping the direction of a pre-seed startup product. Sounds like you? Read on…

About us
Real estate is one of the key levers for decarbonization, and it’s time to act. Optiml is fast-growing AI startup with a mission to revolutionize investment decisions towards sustainability.

We spun out of ETH Zurich in fall 2022 and raised money from top-notch US & EU funds: Innovation Endeavors (San Francisco – fund of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt) and Planet A (Berlin). In short: although we’re only a year and a half old, and we’re at the stage where we need more entrepreneurial and talented people to join our team as we expand our product’s footprint.

Tasks
Responsibilities

Lead client interaction and use of Optiml platform end to end, from (technical) sales meetings, onboarding, to customer success and product delivery
Lead deliveries of large real estate portfolio analyses as the main internal user of the Optiml platform
Ensure customer satisfaction and retention
Drive continuous improvement in the customer experience through the platform in collaboration with the product, UX research, and design teams
Establish clear process milestones for customers to onboard Optiml
Build case studies and stories of customer use cases
Support the sales, marketing, and product teams in gathering feedback to support product strategy
Work in cross-functional teams to refine and advance the product
Support in contextual data gathering and assessments
Improve the data flows within the Optiml platform from onboarding to export

Who we are looking for

Highly Self-Motivated: You are able to quickly and efficiently execute tasks, demonstrating strong initiative and self-drive.
You Get Things Done: You prioritize speed and flexibility, adept at making swift compromises to maintain momentum.
Client-facing acumen and project management: Your skills lie in assuring detailed and convincing outputs that clients can trust.
Overly helpful and enabling: You are willing to go above and beyond to provide the greatest experience for customers.
Analytical and Self-Reflective: You analyze your performance and continuously seek ways to improve.
Compassionate and Humorous: You bring kindness and humor to the team, enhancing both morale and collaboration.

Requirements
Must have

5+ years experience in the Real Estate / AEC industry with client-facing interaction such as sustainable real estate consulting
Masters degree in economic or energy related disciplines within the Real Estate industry
Certified GEAK expert (Switzerland) or certified DENA Energy Consultant (Germany)
Knowledge of data requirements and existing regulations & norms for building renovations
Ability to contribute individually and in teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and German
Swiss or EU citizenship (unfortunately due to size, we can’t support non-EU)
You can come to the office in Zurich OR Munich a majority of the time

Benefits
Direct impact on the product and go-to-market direction of Optiml from the earliest days
Unique opportunity to learn: try, fail, iterate, and build new skills every day - in a culture that values growth & development individually and as a team
Learning and development budget of CHF 1k (conferences, certificates, etc.).
Shit happens: 100% accident non-occupational accident insurance (UVG) covered.
25 days paid vacation, flexible parental leave.
Note: We work primarily from our Zürich office, but offer the possibility of some remote work and flexible hours..

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Optiml, we encourage you to apply anyway. Your unique skills and experiences could be just what we need but haven’t thought of yet!