Head of Productisation - Australia
Sydney, Australia +1
Senior · Full time
$180-200K
Posted 2 years ago
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About the Role

As the lead technical person in Australia, the role will manage a team of functional specialists rolling out microbial technologies for carbon sequestration in agriculture. The role will report locally and work collaboratively with commercial colleagues, and also work closely with peers in North America.

Key responsibilities include;

  • Accountability for the biological product portfolio delivery in the Australian agricultural market 
  • Oversee and implement standardised product field validation processes 
  • Oversee and manage local product extension and product launches 
  • Set and drive accountability for product budgets and projects 
  • Facilitate project teams and enable feedback flow to and from the R&D function (Product Sciences)
  • Proactively identify product opportunities related to product scope that help farmers to improve their profitability and resilience.

 

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have experience in either microbials or related technology products in agriculture as well as strong managerial experience in leading technical teams. You will also demonstrate a strong commercial acumen and take a rigorous approach to product validation, data collection, product registration and product launch. 

Your professional profile will include;

  • 5-8 years of experience in managing agricultural product roll-out or commercially focused R&D programs
  • Bachelor, MSc or above in technical area related to agriculture, agronomy or plant sciences 
  • Proven experience managing teams and operations 
  • Demonstrated product launch experience 
  • Sound commercial agronomic and farming systems implementation knowledge 
  • Confidence engaging with grower audiences and grower groups 
  • A background in the technical areas of microbiology, soil science, plant pathology or plant sciences.
Loam Bio
Loam Bio is developing tech that allows for crops to be inoculated with symbiotic micro-organisms.
Size:  11-50 employees
Year Founded:  2019
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