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Switch2Zero
Carbon footprint reduction platform
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Marketplace
- Sustainability
- Education
- SaaS
- London, UK
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Company mission
To make the transition to net zero easy, affordable and rewarding.
50% female employees
Our take
Reducing our carbon footprints can be a difficult, inaccessible and complicated task for many people. Switch2Zero solves this problem thanks to its sustainability solutions platform.
The sustainability market is set to be worth $12 trillion a year by 2030, and Switch2Zero is one of a raft of new companies racing to secure their position in the sector. Switch2Zero's advantage comes from its leadership. The company is headed up by two former Barclays MDs, which has given the company significant weight and credibility.
In such a fierce and ever-changing market, Switch2Zero's main challenge will be differentiating its solutions from those of rival platforms. If it can do this successfully, however, the company stands to make impressive gains in the next 5 years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Remote working
- Share options
- Discounts on products & services
- 25 days holiday
- Pension (for UK Employees)
Company values
- Tangible impact - every action we take and interaction we have is motivated by the desire to create a positive impact
- Judge less, understand more - we’re all individuals, we seek to understand perspectives, views, ideas and actions rather than jumping to conclusions
- Transparent - we believe in being clear, consistent and transparent in our intentions and actions
- Build better - we strive to constantly improve ourselves and everything we do, nothing should be static - we learn, we innovate, we try and we improve in a continuous cycle
- Leaders - being a leader isn’t about seniority, it’s about helping everyone else be their best and challenging them positively when they’re not
- Humble - no one is perfect, we don’t kid ourselves we are
- Energisers - we create energy in our interactions rather than sapping the energy out of others
- Zoned in - we are on time, prepped and ready to go with our minds fully present during our interactions
Leadership
Ian Ormerod
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as Managing Director of Group Design & Digital at Barclays. Was Global Head of New Digital Business at BBVA.
Thomas Rochester
(Co-Founder)Previously VP and head of the "IB and Enterprise Digital Office APAC" team at Barclays . Worked as Open Banking Product Manager at Citi.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Switch2Zero
- We're a very young company with global ambitions. One of our core values is 'Judge less, understand more'. To put it simply, we aspire to be a diverse and inclusive organisation, we believe it's healthy for colleagues, healthy for those we serve and healthy for the challenges we have to overcome together. Another of our core values is 'Humble' - which means we don't pretend to be perfect or have all the answers, but we work together to create the future we aspire to.
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Flexible working (2)
Opportunities to learn (1)
Autonomy (1)
My opinions are valued (1)
Open and honest communication (1)
At switch2zero the CEO and CTO expressly invite everyone to ask questions and contribute to discussions. Whenever I do contribute, even on an issue outside of engineering, my input is taken seriously and engaged with.
Product
My opinions are valued
May 2023
The CEO and CTO have fostered an atmosphere of transparency. This was clear from the very beginning, my interview being the most direct and honest I've had by far, with Tom giving instant feedback. I even have monthly hour-long meetings with my CEO about anything I want to bring up.
Product
Open and honest communication
May 2023
So long as you can make meetings, I have free reign on how and when I work. Recently I floated the idea of working from India for a few months and the CEOs attitude was to allow me to work in whatever makes sense for me, so long as I are prepared to check in and confront issues, should they arise. Very refreshing!
Product
Flexible working
May 2023
I've found that I often have plenty of time to get my head down and enter a flow state outside of meetings, which definitely helps with my productivity. I also am regularly involved in decision-making processes, contributing both my knowledge and my ideology, which helps me feel comfortable that my work aligns with my social values.
Software Engineering
Autonomy
Jan 2023
Upon joining, I was somewhat thrown in at the deep end, but I found that it wasn't too daunting as I was given time to get my head around things. My responsibilities were gradually added as my knowledge and skillset grew, which worked well to keep me engaged in learning whilst also making meaningful contributions when I was ready.
Software Engineering
Opportunities to learn
Jan 2023
Flexible working has made it easy to fit work around my other commitments, and people are generally willing to work around your life when scheduling. Recurring team meetings are generally concentrated in the early UK afternoon; the main purpose of this is to suit the timezone spread of the company, but it also means that you can organise the rest of your hours as you see fit.
Software Engineering
Flexible working
Jan 2023