Opportunity:

We are looking for a Founders’ Associate to drive and support a range of important

functions within the business – including, for example, sales, customer success,

business development, and strategy.

You will work closely with the Co-CEOs, Rafi Cohen and Matthew Brown, who are

committed to nurturing talented individuals and sharing their experience in nature,

climate, and start-ups.

This is an opportunity to be an early team member at a fast-growing start-up, aiming

to change humanity’s relationship with the natural environment and help tackle the

climate and nature crises. Your compensation will include share options, enabling

you to share in the company’s success.

We currently operate as a remote team, with everyone getting together in person

roughly monthly. We have office bases available for team members’ use, including

through our place on the Geovation incubator programme.

Like ecosystems, teams are more vibrant, innovative, and resilient when they are

more diverse. We welcome applications from everyone, and particularly people from

under-represented groups of every kind.

About Verna:

Verna builds software to help people manage land in the best way for the

environment – enhancing biodiversity and drawing down carbon, whilst making

sustainable returns.

We’ve raised over £2m funding from private investors, including Octopus Ventures,

and the UK Government. Our first products are in the market with good customer

engagement: ForestFounder helps landowners and policymakers unlock tree-

planting opportunities, and Mycelia supports regulators to implement Biodiversity

Net Gain.

About You:

We are looking for evidence of the below skills and ways of working. Above all, we

believe that the desire and ability to learn quickly is more important than ticking

every bullet point from this list.

• Desire and ability to learn quickly.

• Tenacity and resilience in pursuing goals and getting things done.

• Proactivity and use of initiative and creativity to unlock progress.

• Ability to create structure and identify ways forward in uncertain/ambiguous

situations.

• Superb communication skills (written and verbal, in-person and remote).

• Ability to manage relationships, internally and externally, including with

prospects and customers.

• Strong team player, including eagerness to collaborate and to both give and

receive feedback.

We also expect all team members to share our mission to help address the climate

and nature crises, and our belief that more diverse teams create better outcomes.

To find out more and apply

To apply, please email careers@verna.earth with the subject line “Founders’

Associate – Application”. Your email should include:

• Your CV.

• A short covering note (<300 words) explaining why you are interested in the

role and how you meet the requirements.

• A short answer (<300 words) to the following question: An initial objective in

this role will be to design and imp lement a best - in- class approach to customer

success for our Mycelia product. How would you go about doing this? ( As

context, Mycelia is a B2B SaaS product helping regulators to implement

Biodiversity Net Gain.)

We will consider applications and interview candidates on a rolling basis, until the

role is filled.