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# Head of Sales at CarbonChain

- **Company:** CarbonChain
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-11-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/carbonchain/jobs/6247166004

## Job description

## About CarbonChain

The fight against Climate Change is evolving rapidly. Climate tech is changing. The first wave was reporting. The next is treating carbon the way companies treat money: as a way to decide what to buy, who to sell to, and which incentives to claim.

Around the world, carbon is becoming a condition of trade. Border taxes, free allocations, green premiums, cheaper capital. It looks a lot like the post-war rebuild: governments put capital and tax incentives on the table, and the companies that could keep the books moved first. The missing piece then was bookkeeping. The missing piece now is the same, carbon accounting.

CarbonChain is that bookkeeping. We turn messy, real-world supply-chain data into numbers a trader, a sustainability lead, or a CFO will actually use.

We want people who are agents of change, who feel the impact of climate change and know there is no way around it to create a better future for every being. People who know the customer is the truth of how a company thrives. People who treat data as the fuel for how fast society can change. People who use AI to accelerate the cause for good by working through an AI lens first to automate repetitive tasks and analyse data. Finally, people who enjoy working with people.

Our Product

We help the world's largest commodity producers and traders measure and cut emissions, with verified primary data where we can get it and defensible defaults where we cannot. The platform turns operational and supplier files into decision-grade carbon and compliance insight: sourcing, CBAM, product and corporate footprints, reporting customers and regulators will stand behind.

We organise carbon accounting around the user in four contexts at once:

- Immediate: the tools in front of them
- Internal: how they work with colleagues
- External: how they work with suppliers and customers
- Societal: how they work with society, governments, and disclosing bodies

The data we hold is only useful if it makes all four of those jobs easier.

Head of Sales

## About the Role

We’re looking for a Head of Sales to lead and scale our commercial engine as we grow. Working closely with our founders and reporting directly into our CEO, you’ll shape how CarbonChain goes to market. That means setting the sales strategy, building the playbook, and developing a team that consistently turns complex customer challenges into long-term partnerships.

This is a player-coach role. You’re comfortable coaching and supporting our team of Account Execs on complex deals and you’ll get to know our customers better than anyone: some of the world’s largest commodities producers, traders, and manufacturers. You’ll bring what you learn back into the business to shape our product and strategy.

Our customers buy CarbonChain to solve high-stakes problems, from meeting current and future regulations to delivering credible emissions reporting to investors and regulators. Selling here means being a trusted advisor, not just a closer. If you want to build something lasting in a market that matters, we’d love to hear from you.

## What You’ll Do

- Work closely with the founders and sales team to reset; maturing the sales strategy, covering target segments, ideal customer profile, pricing approach, and revenue targets
- Assess the current team’s structure, dynamics, strengths, and gaps, and recommend and implement practical changes that will grow revenue
- Build a scalable sales playbook with Product, Customer Success, Engineering, and Marketing, covering qualification, discovery, demos, proposals, and handover, so that success is repeatable rather than reliant on individuals
- Match the commercial proposition to each customer’s needs, distinguishing when to propose consulting services and when to propose a pure SaaS solution. Build a repeatable, scalable process which can be leveraged by the team.
- Translate complex carbon accounting capabilities into clear commercial value that resonates with our ICP.
- Lead from the front: join customer calls, represent CarbonChain at industry events and conferences, and help the team maximise and close more deals
- Coach and mentor every member of the team, whatever their experience level, through deal reviews, call coaching, and regular 1:1s that help each person reach their potential
- Design a clear commission structure and progression framework that rewards the right behaviours, standardises how growth is measured, and gives the team a visible path to develop their careers
- Build deep relationships with key customers across major industries to uncover their challenges and opportunities, and share the recurring themes with Product and leadership to shape where CarbonChain goes next
- Partner with Customer Success on renewals and expansion; building account plans for key customers and identifying upsell opportunities early to help maximise retention and account growth
- Own sales forecasting, pipeline reporting, and key metrics, giving the founders and board an accurate, honest view of where revenue is heading
- Hire and onboard new team members as we scale, building a team known for integrity, expertise, and customer focus

## What We’re Looking For

- Experience selling both consultative services and software-as-a-service solutions, with a proven ability to navigate complex customer needs and buying processes
- A proven track record of closing complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals, and consistently meeting or exceeding targets as both an individual contributor and a leader
- Exposure to Founder led environments with a playbook for scaling and futureproofing sales capability.
- Experience building sales playbooks, processes, and qualification frameworks (such as MEDDPICC) from early stages
- Hands-on experience designing commission plans, quotas, and career progression frameworks
- A genuine player-coach mindset: you’re comfortable running your own deals but prefer developing others
- Strong commercial judgement and data-driven pipeline management, with accurate forecasting
- Excellent relationship-building skills with senior stakeholders, including sustainability, procurement, finance, and executive buyers
- Strong collaboration skills: you work closely with Product, Customer Success, and Marketing, and see feedback from customers as fuel for the whole business
- Comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities, with the resilience and energy to build in a fast-moving environment
- Bonus: experience selling into commodities, manufacturing, energy, or heavy industry
- Bonus: knowledge of carbon accounting, ESG reporting, or regulation-driven markets such as CBAM
- Bonus: experience selling across Europe or internationally

## What we offer

Meaningful impact and accelerated growth

This is a rare opportunity to expand the commercial function for a product that directly addresses the climate crisis while shaping the future of a fast-growing company.

You'll tackle diverse challenges, work across the full stack of problems, and own meaningful projects from start to finish. If you want to learn quickly, take on real responsibility, and see the direct results of your work, this is the place to do it.

Competitive salary and benefits:

- 28 days annual leave
- £500 home office setup allowance
- £2,000 annual learning allowance
- Private healthcare
- Company pension incl. salary sacrifice options
- Generous parental leave policy
- Weekly team lunches in the office
- Office gym, and cycle to work scheme
- Remote work contribution of £1,000 towards expenses for 1-week abroad

## Equal Opportunity Employer

CarbonChain is dedicated to creating an equitable, inclusive, and supportive work environment that brings people together from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Our strength is in our differences. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are proud to welcome all applicants as we're committed to promoting a culture of opportunity for all.

If you think your skills and experience match what we're looking for and you'd like to join next Climate Tech adventure, please get in touch.

You can find out more about interviewing at CarbonChain at [carbonchain.com/careers/interview-process](https://www.carbonchain.com/careers/interview-process). CarbonChain values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

If you think your skills and experience match what we’re looking for and you’d like to join the next Climate Tech industry unicorn, please get in touch!

You can find out more about interviewing at CarbonChain at https://www.carbonchain.com/careers/interview-process.

## About CarbonChain

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CarbonChain provides a SaaS platform for precise carbon accounting of supply chain emissions in high-polluting industries, helping companies comply with carbon regulations and accelerate net-zero transition.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, Summer 2020 Y Combinator batch)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom (with office in New York, USA)
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Adam Hearne (CEO), Roheet Shah (COO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Carbon Accounting Software / Climate Tech
- Target customers: Financial institutions, trade finance, commodities firms, manufacturers, and any company in high-emitting supply chains (metals & mining, agriculture, manufacturing)
- Mission: Transition the world’s supply chain to a net-zero economy by providing accurate, auditable emissions data at scale.

## Products & Services
- **CarbonChain Platform**: SaaS tool that tracks, reports, and reduces supply chain emissions across Scope 1, 2, and 3. Covers 11,000+ commodity suppliers and delivers product carbon footprints (1M+ delivered) and CBAM declarations (500+ completed). Features include supplier benchmarking, cost analysis of carbon tariffs, and integration with ERP/CTRM systems via APIs.
- **Financing Insights Module**: Helps companies secure better financing terms by providing emissions transparency to banks.
- **Sales Module**: Generates product carbon footprints to differentiate products and win in low-carbon markets.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $10.845 million (including a $10M Series A in April 2023)
- **Notable Investors**: Y Combinator (Summer 2020 batch), plus two Series A investors (names not publicly disclosed); backed by “top climate-focused investors” per company website.
- **Growth Signals**: 38 employees (as of early 2026), with offices in London and New York; 20,400+ LinkedIn followers (23.5% yearly growth); methodology independently validated by SGS and Bureau Veritas; ISO27001 certified; used by trade finance and manufacturing leaders.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep domain expertise**: Team includes former carbon experts from Shell, BP, ERM and supply chain leaders from Rio Tinto, BCG, Amazon.
- **Trustworthy methodology**: GHG Protocol validated by SGS; human-in-the-loop verification for every data point.
- **Data ownership**: Unlike competitors, CarbonChain allows full control of data and audit logs – no vendor lock-in.
- **Industry-specific focus**: Built specifically for the hardest-to-track emissions in metals, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing.

## Strategic Focus
- **CBAM compliance**: Helping companies navigate carbon border taxes (500+ declarations completed).
- **Financial integration**: Reducing cost of financing by enabling banks to access verified Scope 1, 2, and 3 data.
- **U.S. expansion**: New York office signals growth in North America.
- **Scale**: Platform handles 2bn tonnes of CO₂, millions of transactions, and hundreds of thousands of reports – ready for enterprise scale.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven climate impact**: Directly contribute to decarbonizing the world’s most polluting supply chains.
- **Remote-friendly hybrid**: 3 days a week in office (London or New York), £1,000 remote work budget, home office setup allowance.
- **Generous benefits**: 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, £2,000 annual learning allowance, subsidized gym classes.
- **Team culture**: Weekly team lunches, quarterly retreats, and regular socials.
- **Engineering culture**: Head of Engineering Piotr Ćwieczkowski; team combines ML, data science, and domain expertise; open roles include Senior Fullstack, Backend, and Staff Software Engineers.
- **Open roles**: 7 active job postings (Feb 2026) including Product Manager, Data Engineer, Senior Account Executive, and Partnerships Director.

## Sources
1. [carbonchain.com](https://www.carbonchain.com/)
2. [carbonchain.com/careers](https://www.carbonchain.com/careers)
3. [carbonchain.com/about](https://www.carbonchain.com/about)
4. [ycombinator.com/companies/carbonchain](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/carbonchain)
5. [linkedin.com/company/carbonchain-io](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/carbonchain-io)

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