Climate Risk Banking Specialist (Account Executive)

About Us

Climate X is a purpose-driven technology company, backed by GV (Google Ventures), Western Technologies (early investors in Meta, Google, Palantir), Commerz Ventures, Pale Blue Dot, Deloitte, and other world-class investors. We're a wonderfully diverse, growing team with physical offices in London (our HQ) and New York.

Demand for Climate X is growing fast, and we need to build our team!

You'll be at the front of a nascent industry, working as part of a fantastic and diverse team, doing things that you can be proud of. We're excited to have the opportunity to speak with you during this process.

Our mission

To deepen the understanding of our changing planet and inspire meaningful action.

What we do

We're helping the world become more resilient to the impacts of physical climate risks (including floods, fires, storms and more). In doing so, we help drive positive global impact aligned to many of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's).

Our team builds cutting-edge, peer-reviewed science (incorporating climate projections, remote sensing data) and translates that into financial impacts (to the value of assets or business disruption linked to failure of critical infrastructure) that our customers in the financial services industry use to identify, manage and mitigate those risks.

Climate X's customers include the world's largest banks, asset managers and insurance companies including CBRE, Standard Chartered, Virgin Money, as well as a partnership ecosystem that includes Deloitte, Capgemini and AWS. Combined, they manage over $6.5 trillion of assets.

Customer's choose us thanks to our ecosystem of products that help solve real human problems, and drive tangible business benefits to our customers. They love our customer-centric mindset, as well as our pace of innovation in the market.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Account Executive to join our team and help drive sales of our SaaS product, Spectra, into financial services and real estate clients in the US market. As one of the first hire in the US, you will be responsible for building and executing a sales strategy to drive revenue growth, build relationships with key clients, and help to shape the future direction of our company in the US market. You will be reporting into the Director of Sales US.

The Impact You'll Own :

• Lead the end-to-end sales process, from prospecting and client engagement to deal closure and onboarding.
• Be the trusted voice of expertise for our clients, guiding them through how our solutions can address their climate risk challenges.
• Develop and implement a sales strategy tailored to the US financial services and real estate sectors, driving revenue growth.
• Build and nurture relationships with key decision-makers in banks, understanding their needs and providing tailored climate risk solutions.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams (climate scientists, risk analysts, and data scientists) to deliver high-value, data-driven solutions.
• Deliver compelling product demos and presentations to potential clients, showcasing the unique features and value of Spectra.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements, ensuring alignment with company objectives and long-term client satisfaction.

What You Bring :

Beneficial :

Benefits

Contribute to a business making purposeful impact related to climate change

Pension and 401K plan

Health Insurance

Life & Disability Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Mental Health Support

Monthly training & conference budget to help you upskill and develop your career ($1,000 per year)

6 monthly appraisals and 12 monthly pay reviews

PTO and Sick Leave

Annual Christmas party and Summer event in the UK (London)

Equal Opportunities

Climate X are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

This will be an office first role, based in New York. We cannot work sponsor visas at the moment.

Applying for this role - if in doubt, do it!

We've tried to make the hiring process as easy and transparent as possible. That's because we want to respect your time and help you succeed if you apply.

If you don't tick every box in the job description or think there are different ways to shine that our job ad doesn't quite capture, it's okay! We encourage you to apply anyway instead of not applying at all!

If there are any adjustments, we can make to help make the process easier for you, for example, if you have a disability or a different way of working that we should be aware of - please let us know, and we'll do our best to help.

If you want to build something that matters to the world and are ready to join our team on this journey, apply now!

Why Join Climate X :

This is more than just a sales role; it's a chance to make a tangible impact on the financial services industry's response to climate change.

You'll be joining a fast-growing, mission-driven company with a team of brilliant minds, dedicated to making a difference.

Competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and opportunities for professional growth await.

Salary : $1,000