We're hiring a chief of staff (US-based) to take the lead in our early stage operations and strategy and to be a part of Fram Energy's story. This role is flexible to be full-time or part-time (24 hours a week or more).

🏠 Fram Energy brings the energy transition to rental tenants, beginning with the multifamily segment. We're building the data platform and fintech infrastructure to de-risk energy retrofits for property owners- making sustainable rental homes a logical, profitable decision. If you want to wear many hats in a great team on the intersection of climate, proptech and fintech, read on!

Get in touch at jobs@framenergy.com →

On Fram Energy

Rental homes are lagging behind in the energy transition: renters have 20% higher energy cost than owner occupied homes, adoption of heat pumps is 4x lower in rental homes and less than 1% of residential rooftop solar is installed on rental homes. This is a climate problem, an equity problem and a missed economical opportunity.

**Fram Energy is bringing energy retrofits to the massive, underserved rental market.**We identified the key barriers that are keeping energy retrofits from being deployed and developed a business model that tackles them. Our platform de-risks investments in energy retrofits and realigns incentives. For property owners, we open up a new income stream whilst simultaneously addressing net zero goals. For renters, we lower energy bills and increase comfort and quality of life. For the planet, we unlock gigascale emissions reduction.

Fram Energy is wrapping up a $1.5M pre-seed fundraising round led by Precursor Ventures, with participation from strong climate, fintech and proptech investors. Our first pilot projects will be deployed this fall.

Fram Energy was founded in 2023 by Charlotte Meerstadt. We are building a purpose-driven and joyful team to deliver on all these promises. Read more about our culture here.

What you'll do (impact)

This role is perfect for someone looking to wear many hats in an early stage company whilst achieving real climate impact. Your mandate is anything that makes Fram run more smoothly, specifically in the domains of strategy and operations. You’ll start off owning our pilot projects (a combination of operations and customer relations) and developing frameworks and models for some key strategy domains, but the sky is the limit in terms of what you can get involved in. There is always a lot to do, so we can shape the role to align with your growth goals and passions.

You’ll drive Fram Energy’s success by:

• Owning our pilot projects.
  You will take the lead over our first few pilot projects. There are first engagements with customers, during which we will test Fram’s model and actually retrofit properties. To achieve success, you’ll needs to build relationships, structure operations and troubleshoot effectively. You’ll get a ton of support from the team, but you will be driving the execution.
• Designing scalable operations. Beyond the pilot projects, you will be designing how our next wave of larger projects will be rolled out. This requires both high over vision and more detailed design.
• Driving Fram Energy’s strategy. You will lead Fram’s strategy, developing the models and frameworks we’ll use to make key decisions, manage our resources and pinpoint our target users, geographies and value propositions.
• Providing the engine oil that makes Fram Energy run smoothly as a team. Company processes and communication are also part of this role- setting up the backend systems to make sure the team is learning as much as possible from every conversation or experiment, communicating well and unlocking the best opportunities.
• Flexibly switching between domains to address the highest priority tasks. As chief of staff, your job will be flexible to what will be the most enabling for the company in any given week. This means you will find yourself dipping a toe into all kinds of domains, and we can work together to make it as rewarding as possible for you. Like sales? Please, sell. Curious about product? Take it away!

What we're looking for (attributes & qualifications)

Attributes

• Curious and flexible. We’re looking for someone who is actively excited to wear lots of hats. You might switch from a week of laser focus on pilot projects, to getting really deep on local utility policy, to coordinating a better way of sharing insights within the team. You are the perfect fit for the role if you love connecting the dots on many disciplines and getting up to speed pronto.
• Self-directed fast learner. We believe in giving all team members abundant trust and ownership. You thrive when you are given freedom to strategize, execute and troubleshoot in your own domain whilst staying plugged in to adjacent work streams and aligned with the growth of the company as a whole. When presented with a new challenge, you enjoy figuring it out.
• Collaborative with great interpersonal skills. In this role you will be working together with all our internal and external stakeholders. You are a clear communicator who loves to build relationships and unite people behind a common goal.
• Exprienced at financial modeling. You have career experience in building financial models and generating strategic insights.
• Kind & low ego. We see kindness as a form of excellence and put high emphasis on our team environment. Fram’s values resonate with you and you are excited to add your own magic to the mix.
• Purpose fit. You’re passionate about Fram’s mission to decarbonize rental homes! We love to see candidates who engage with the broader climate movement.

Preferred qualifications

We will thoughtfully examine your qualifications and prior experience to assess your likeliness at excelling at the attributes above,

• Preferred work experience. We’re open to evaluating candidates from a variety of backgrounds. Experience in consulting, real estate or operations would be a logical fit. We’re aiming for a minimum of 3 years experience, but are flexible to assess other leadership experiences than full-time employment.
• Education. We’re targeting a candidate with a B.S. level degree. An M.B.A is a plus but not a requirement.
• Geography and hours are flexible. The position is open to candidates based in the US. Fram Energy’s HQ will be in New York from January 2024. Being able to meet in person on a regular basis is a plus. We are flexible to offer this role part-time for a minimum of 3 days (24h) a week.

What we offer

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Find your Framily

We are building a community of kind + exceptional humans. We are big believers in finding joy in your job (see our values) and we structure our way of working to maximize good days. We are excited to build out our team activities- the first dinner is on the calendar and we’ll plan outings and an offsite once we have filled our open roles.

🚀 One heck of a ride

You will be one of the very first team members on an ambitious and important mission. We can say from experience that the purpose, personal development, opportunities for growth, freedom and creativity that come with that are unlike anything you will find in a larger organization. Are you ready to move your work life from black and white to technicolor?

🌱 A leadership team that cares deeply about your growth and fulfilment

At Fram, we believe that unlocking your superpowers is our most important lever to build a big and impactful company. Fram’s internal processes are designed very thoughtfully to enable you to thrive. Our founder, Charlotte, followed a coaching training program at Stanford and has done >100 hours of coaching, so she brings that lens to Fram to make this role a meaningful part of your career journey.

📝 Attractive compensation and benefits

We will treat you well. If there are any other benefits that are important to you, we'd like to hear.

• Competitive salary and equity — Salary will depend on your level of experience. We’ll give you multiple offer options based on your desire for ownership.
• We invest in you — Fram Energy uplifts your life and career through budgets for coaching, professional development and wellbeing.
• **Competitive benefits **— Fram Energy’s offer will come with attractive health insurance, 401k, PTO, parental policies and other benefits.
• Remote-friendly culture with in-person option — live and work where you'd like (US–EU time zones), but also have the option to work with part of the team on-site in New York.
• Flexible hardware and software access — We’ll work together to make sure you have access to the tools you need to excel at this job.

How to Apply

Interested to apply? We can’t wait to meet you! Apply via Ashby by hitting the button below. If you have questions about the role, please direct them to jobs@framenergy.com.

• To put us in the best position to evaluate your candidacy, be sure to tailor your application to the “What we’re looking for” section above.
• Please include links or descriptions of projects that best showcase the relevant things you've built and done.
• The interview process consists of several informal and formal interviews, a work sample and reference checks. You will be asked to sign an NDA.
• Diversity and inclusion matter to us. If you are a member of an underrepresented group in tech, we strongly encourage you to apply. We take your context into account in our evaluation of candidates.

Fired up to work for Fram but not a fit for this role? If you resonate with our mission and think your profile would be a great fit for other opportunities, send an email to jobs@framenergy.com and pass along any information you believe is relevant.