About Carbon Equity
Carbon Equity is a pioneering climate tech venture capital and private equity fund investment platform. Our mission is to unlock private capital at the scale of billions to help solve the world’s greatest challenges, starting with climate change. We reshape the investment landscape by enabling individuals to invest in ventures that drive positive change while generating attractive risk-adjusted returns. Carbon Equity is a high-growth Series A venture-backed scale-up with 35 talented full-time employees from companies such as Alpinvest, McKinsey, MessageBird, Dealroom, Felyx, and Rocket Internet. Carbon Equity has offices in Amsterdam and Berlin.
The Strategy Team shapes the long-term growth direction of Carbon Equity. We identify and validate the big growth opportunities—ranging from entering new markets and designing innovative product structures, to pursuing international expansion and forging strategic partnerships.
Our work spans:
Market research & customer insights – uncovering opportunities, needs, and trends.
Investment product innovation – designing products that scale both impact and returns.
Competitive analysis – understanding the market landscape and positioning.
Growth business cases – building the strategic and financial rationale for major initiatives.
The role
As a Strategy Working Student, you’ll be a critical extra brain and pair of hands for our team. You’ll work on a wide variety of projects, combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
What you’ll do:
Conduct in-depth research into new product opportunities, impact themes, and client segments.
Gather and analyse customer insights through surveys, interviews, and data analysis.
Track market trends and competitive activity, distilling insights into clear, actionable reports.
Create compelling presentations and slides that synthesise complex information into clear, visually attractive outputs for decision-making.
Proactively assess the quality and relevance of information, challenging assumptions where needed.
Contribute to investment case development and strategic roadmaps for new initiatives.
Synthesize and structure outputs from management workshops and strategic sessions.
Support R&D project prioritisation, helping us focus resources on the most impactful ideas.
What we’re looking for:
Currently pursuing or recently completed an MSc in a relevant field (e.g. Strategy, Innovation, Business Analytics, Economics, Finance).
Strong analytical skills – you can structure complex information and distil it into clear takeaways.
A critical thinker – you ask the right questions, test the relevance of data, and challenge insights.
Strong communication skills – able to convey complex ideas in a simple, structured, and engaging way, both verbally and in writing (including presentations).
Independent & self-starting – able to take ownership, drive tasks forward, and get things done.
Collaborative mindset – comfortable gathering input, aligning stakeholders, and co-creating solutions.
Affinity with impact, sustainability, and/or investing.
Fluent in spoken and written English.
Available to start quickly.
What we offer:
A role in a mission-driven, fast-growing scale-up making a tangible difference.
Unique exposure to strategy development, innovation, and impact investing.
A tight-knit, solution-oriented team that moves quickly and works with purpose.
Flexible working hours that fit around your studies or other commitments.
A market-competitive salary.
