Co-Founder – Sustainable E-commerce & SaaS startup  Planet Cents is a pre-seed stage, for-profit, global e-commerce marketplace and SaaS startup. Our mission is to reverse climate change with sustainable purchasing and make this the norm. www.PlanetCents.us We are on the ground floor and need investors for our platform build. This role can begin full-time (preferred) or part-time if necessary. It will begin as a consultant under a 3-month contract to ensure a fit and, once that is established, become an employee. It is virtual to start, eventually transitioning to a central headquarters. The Co-Founder will manage the overall operations of the company as well as develop and implement strategies that meet the needs of the customers, the stakeholders, and the employees. They will be responsible for making key decisions, alongside the Founder. RESPONSIBILITIES: All of the usual responsibilities of a Co-Founder ~ especially those required in launching a ground-floor startup. Depending on your competencies and skills and those of our Founder, division, and sharing of responsibilities will be negotiated. • You secure funding via your existing investor network! • Take the lead across all aspects of the company, particularly e-commerce, operations, finance, and tech • Make key decisions that will affect the company's direction, working on deciding these collaboratively with the Founder • Build a diverse, equitable, ethical, inclusive, positive, and productive culture, with integrity at its base, and a commitment to excellence QUALIFICATIONS: U.S.-based MUST-HAVES: (Don’t apply if you don’t have these!) 1\.  The utmost integrity – non-negotiable! 2\.  Passion for our planet 3\.  Bachelor’s degree 4\.  Startup success, passion, and skills 5\.  Proven success scaling a global company or a large division of a company from its inception 6\.  E-Commerce expertise and experience 7\.  Managerial expertise/experience, collaborative, “servant leader” style – minimum of 15 years 8\.  Substantial financial experience and expertise 9\.  Evidence of successful operations and business management savvy 10\. Knowledge of and experience in procurement and supply chains 11\. Strong negotiation skills 1. Unrelenting intention and passion to reverse our global climate crisis, and knowledge of climate change 13\. Emotional intelligence 1. Compassion & empathy 1. Acceptance of diversity 1. Ability to work as an equal with a strong, independent female Founder 17\. Available now HIGHLY PREFERRED: 1. Be an investor and/or have an existing network 1. Experience in the environmental, climate change, tech, HR, and/or retail space 1. M.B.A. 1. Personal development experience & commitment to lifelong learning 1. Compassion and empathy COMPENSATION: Initial pay will be equity (equity/salary once funded). The equity will be decided based on some factors, which will not be known until mutual exploratory interviews yield the necessary information to make this decision. DO NOT ANSWER THIS AD IF YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED OR ARE LOOKING TO SELL SERVICES! THIS WASTES YOUR TIME AND OURS. IT DOES NOT SHOW GOOD JUDGMENT EITHER.