Description

Corteva Agriscience is the only major agriscience company in the world completely dedicated to agriculture. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generation to come. Our inspiration is to be a market shaper, driving the next generation of agriculture products that help farms and farmers flourish and through partnering with society becoming the most trusted partner in the global agriculture and food community. With a global footprint and over 20,000 employees, Corteva is building the future of agriculture and leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

We are seeking a Global Field Digital Lead to spearhead global digital agronomy projects focused on improving yield, quality and reliability across Corteva’s seed production regions.

Location: Johnston, Iowa

Overview: We are seeking a dynamic Global Field Digital Lead that will be responsible for direct leadership to the global Decision Agronomy Manager team, guiding investments into digital field tools and infrastructure, capturing value through digital tool process ownership, investigating new digital capabilities through internal or external relationships. This role provides strategic vision for remote sensing, machine data, environmental data, field hardware, and software tools. Attributes value to yield improvement from digital execution. Influences the adoption curve to make every agronomist digital and improve our grower experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Innovation: Brings innovative ideas, concepts, and outside-in opportunities in a way that contributes to the broader team.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute the GSO Digital Agronomy Strategy, driving use of the digital tools into the daily work of our seed production agronomy teams.
• People Leadership and Development: Lead Decision Agronomy Managers in strategic regions, set development and performance targets, and source talent.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Field Excellence, Production Research Production leaders and Shared Services resources across the Corteva Business to align and leverage investments that maximize seed yield, quality and reliability.
• Change Management: Foster an innovative culture and act as a change agent within the organization.
• Business Acumen: Plan, execute, and document value capture from Business Investments
• Leadership Engagement: Maintain strong connections with global and regional leadership to align project priorities.
• Data Quality Improvement: Lead efforts to enhance field data quality, organize, and analyze data for informed decision-making.
• IT Development: Serve in business sponsor capacity to core field digital products, sensors, models, and 3^rd party partnerships

Qualifications

What You’ll Need:

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Business, Agronomy, Business, Technology, or equiv. field. Minimum 10 years experience, proven ability to implement technology to drive business results. Understanding of Production Agriculture and Agronomy. Seed Production Experience beneficial, but not required.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships at all organizational levels.
• Project Management: Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams to successful outcomes.
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Conflict Management: Ability to manage and navigate conflict, ambiguity, and complexity.
• Leadership: Ability to motivate others for high performance and excellence.
• Influence: Strong ability to manage interactions, drive change, and influence without authority.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Adaptability: Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
• Learn more about our total rewards package here – Corteva Benefits
• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.