[Hiring] R&D Project & Team Lead @syte GmbH

Do you love both theoretical science and practical application? Are you a strong team leader and organizer? Would you like to contribute your expertise to a young, innovative and growing startup? If you can answer yes to these questions, then syte is looking for you!

Our mission

syte is an innovative technology company founded in 2021 that is revolutionizing the real estate industry with digital solutions. We have already been awarded several times for our innovative solutions, most recently with the German AI Award 2023 and the AI Startup Award 2024. Our focus is on the development and implementation of strategies to optimize refurbishment projects with the aim of promoting sustainability and efficiency in the real estate industry.

Real estate meets tech

At syte, we recognize that the future of the construction industry lies in the fusion of architecture and technology with a strong focus on sustainable refurbishment. We strive to attract top talent to help us align our processes closely with our clients' needs, particularly in the field of building refurbishment. Our innovative approach uses advanced data collection to increase the efficiency of our machine learning analyses and monitor comprehensive refurbishment projects. Our aim is not only to provide urban development proposals, but also a comprehensive project development calculation that takes into account financial aspects such as rents, construction costs, tax benefits and government subsidies for energy-efficient refurbishments. This enables us to quickly generate economic forecasts that support investment decisions in the refurbishment sector.

Position overview

As the project and team lead of the ENERsyte R&D project you will be leading the long term investment in syte’s data and AI technology. You will have both the responsibility for the success of the project as well as the responsibility for leading the project team. This requires a close collaboration and alignment with the leadership team and the two founders and you will be reporting directly to our CTO & co-founder David.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic alignment of the project with the founders
• Disciplinary leadership of The ENERsyte R&D team (3 - 5 members)
• Maintain and strengthen the relationship to our research partners
• Maintain existing relationships with associated partners and acquire new associated partners
• Gather and process product requirements and feedback
• Manage setting up legal documents like NDAs, LOIs and partner contracts
• Reporting and documentation for the project sponsor
• Supervise the call for funds (Mittelabruf)
• Communication with all relevant stakeholders of the project (syte’s leadership team, research partners, associated partners, project sponsor)

Qualification

• Background in research
• Project management experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent in (bureaucratic) German
• Fluent in English

Nice to have

• Experience with funded research projects
• Experience in software engineering projects
• Knowledge about urban heat planning (kommunale Wärmeplanung), energy infrastructure or similar fields
• Team lead experience

• Exciting role with a direct impact on the company's success
• Flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes
• Passionate team of skilled professionals in a collaborative and innovative environment
• Culture that values creativity, continuous learning, and personal growth
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work and workations

The ENERsyte Project

Currently, the processing time for municipal heat planning takes 12–18 months. The ENERsyte project aims to develop comprehensive digital decision-support tools to streamline this, targeting a reduction in the technical phase to six months and potentially cutting the overall time by up to six months.

For the past months we have been working on a prototype of a heat planning tool and have received some positive feedback from the first partner municipalities. The goal for the remaining project duration is to gather user feedback/requirements, enhance the prototype functionality, automate and scale the data pipelines and incorporate the research outputs of our partners and scientists. Also we want to enlist more municipalities and prepare the path for continuation of the work beyond project completion (e.g. with a follow-up project or business adoption).

Permanent Position

This is a permanent employment position. syte is committed to continue the investment into research & development. The ENERsyte project ends on November 30 2025 and we will shape the future of the team and your role together with you.

syte ist die KI-Plattform für Grundstück(e) und Bestand. Die Softwarelösung macht Daten in Echtzeit verfügbar und ermöglicht es Immobilienentwicklern, Investoren und Architekten, das volle Baupotenzial eines Grundstücks innerhalb weniger Sekunden zu erfassen. Durch KI-Berechnungen zeigt syte in kürzester Zeit neben Baupotenzialen auch die wirtschaftlichen Potenziale von Grundstücken auf. Unter Berücksichtigung von Baurecht, Abstandsflächen, klimatischen Einflüssen und Wirtschaftlichkeit errechnet syte unter Einbeziehung der umgebenden Bebauung die maximal mögliche Auslastung für ein Grundstück.

Mit syte wird es sehr einfach, potenzielle Grundstücke und Gebäude zur Nachverdichtung (ohne neue Versiegelung) zu erkennen – in einer direkten Suche oder über eine Gebietssuche.