About us
Through Co-Power, industrial companies in Germany save up to 50% on their energy costs without having to invest time or money themselves.
Co-Power plans, finances, installs, and operates PV systems and battery storage directly on-site at companies. Businesses benefit from low-cost PV electricity as well as free battery storage capacity for local optimization (e.g., peak load shaving or self-consumption optimization). In return, Co-Power secures the right to install larger battery storage systems and participate in electricity trading and ancillary service markets.
Our vision goes beyond individual installations – we aim to create a connected industrial energy system where companies can share and optimize their electricity production and flexibility across multiple locations.
Co-Power is backed by leading venture capital funds and family offices. Currently, Co-Power is implementing more than 20 projects for industrial companies and has ambitious growth goals.
Position: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (Munich / hybrid)
As the CTO of Co-Power, you will lead the technological development and implementation of our Virtual Industrial Power Plant. You will define the technical vision, architecture, and development roadmap that ensures a seamless integration of our platform’s hardware (battery storage, PV, measurement systems) with software (control algorithms, market optimization, IoT-based asset management).
You will be responsible for building and leading a high-performance tech team, developing scalable energy management systems, and identifying strategic partners and suppliers to accelerate market entry.
We are looking for a hands-on technology leader with experience in hardware, software, and decentralized energy systems to build a the Co-Power VPP.
Your responsibilities
Your background
Management Skills: Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead and manage a large Co-Power team both technically and organizationally.
Cherry Ventures is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Cherry Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's brightest and most daring founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of their businesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 75 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Flink, Auto1 Group, Infarm, Rows, Forto, and SellerX. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with a local presence in London and Stockholm.
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