Full-Time
Operations Manager
Energy Solutions
VREY
11-50 employees
Turnkey communal solar energy for buildings
No salary listed
Berlin, Germany
In Person
Must be based in Berlin or willing to relocate; the office is the primary workplace.
Bachelor's
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- A completed degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field such as business engineering or business administration.
- Fluency in German and English.
- Based in Berlin or willing to relocate to Berlin.
- Willingness to take responsibility in a fast-paced, founder-adjacent environment rather than a conventional 9-to-5 role.
- Responsible for the operational implementation of energy projects in multi-family buildings from signed contract through successful go-live.
- Bring projects from contract completion to go-live, ensuring on-time commissioning and accurate system mapping.
- Independently coordinate installers, grid operators, and internal teams.
- Ensure regulatory-compliant implementation, including Section 42b of the German Energy Industry Act and metering-point operator processes.
- Develop standardized project structures and clear handover processes.
- Reduce operational complexity as project volume grows.
- Establish a repeatable rollout model for several hundred projects per year.
- Translate energy-industry requirements into stable metering, balancing, and billing processes.
- Identify bottlenecks, track operational key performance indicators, and implement concrete improvement measures.
- Automate recurring workflows to increase scalability and quality.
- Initial experience in Tier 1 or Tier 2 consulting, high-growth start-ups, ideally in operations or process optimization, or project management.
- Interest in start-ups, energy, or real estate.
- Entrepreneurial thinking and the ability to make independent, well-founded decisions and prioritize based on impact, scalability, and long-term company success.
VREY is a Berlin PropTech company that helps landlords enable solar power for multi-family buildings. It handles planning, installing photovoltaic systems, and the operational setup, including a digital platform that automates legally compliant billing to tenants. As a metering point operator (wMSB), it also manages contracts with other energy providers, removing the supplier obligation from landlords and allowing tenants to buy solar energy directly (potentially lowering bills by up to 20%). Its goal is to scale communal solar use, support building decarbonization, and increase property value through tenant-accessible clean energy.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$3.6M
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2024
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Germany’s June 2026 Energy Sharing rules expand local-solar policy momentum beyond §42b.
- VREY’s August 2026 hiring spree spans enterprise sales, operations, product, and finance roles.
- The April 2026 funding extends runway for platform automation and new building deployments.
What critics are saying
- §42b EnWG still demands 15-minute metering, contracts, and allocation logic, creating rollout friction.
- VREY’s model depends on landlord adoption; slow conversion leaves enterprise hiring underutilized by 2027.
- E.ON, Enpal, and local metering operators can bundle similar services faster, crushing differentiation.
What makes VREY unique
- VREY combines PV installation, wMSB metering, and billing for §42b buildings.
- The April 2026 €3.3 million seed round backs Rubio, HTGF, and kopa.
- VREY reports over 200 residential buildings across all 16 German states.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 4%1 year growth
↑ 4%2 year growth
↑ 4%Berlin-based startup VREY has secured €3.3 million in seed financing to scale its solar power solutions for multi-family homes. The company specialises in bringing photovoltaic systems directly to urban residential buildings. VREY is already active in over 200 buildings, demonstrating early traction in the multi-family housing sector. The funding will support the company's expansion efforts as it works to increase solar power adoption in urban residential properties. The investment highlights growing interest in decentralised renewable energy solutions for apartment buildings, where traditional solar installations have historically been more challenging to implement compared to single-family homes.
Styx, a Mannheim-based investment firm, has invested in Vrey, a Berlin start-up focused on solar projects and communal building energy supply. This partnership aims to overcome the challenges of existing tenant electricity models. Styx specializes in early-stage investments in start-ups that promote more sustainable cities and buildings.