Business Operations Lead

About Syngenta

At Syngenta Seeds Field Crops, we're shaping the future of agriculture and empowering farmers to meet the ever-growing demand for food and fuel. We’re a global Ag Tech powerhouse, headquartered in the United States, with passionate, local experts collaborating with farmers to deliver solutions that create market opportunities. We unite precision breeding, advanced biotechnology trait choice, and digital platforms for unmatched in-field performance.

Our seeds help mitigate risks such as disease, insect, weed, and extreme weather pressures, all while promoting sustainable farming practices that protect and enhance our planet. Join our mission of revolutionizing food security and transforming agriculture.

At Syngenta Seeds Field Crops, we're shaping the future of agriculture and empowering farmers to meet the ever-growing demand for food and fuel. We’re a global Ag Tech powerhouse, headquartered in the United States, with passionate, local experts collaborating with farmers to deliver solutions that create market opportunities. We unite precision breeding, advanced biotechnology trait choice, and digital platforms for unmatched in-field performance.

Our seeds help mitigate risks such as disease, insect, weed, and extreme weather pressures, all while promoting sustainable farming practices that protect and enhance our planet. Join our mission of revolutionizing food security and transforming agriculture.

Syngenta's goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Seeds Field Crops Business Operations and Portfolio Team is seeking a Business Operations Lead in Durham, NC. This role will serve as the connective tissue between Seeds R&D leadership and critical business partners (Finance, HR, Quality, Productivity, Sustainability, Risk Management), orchestrating cross-functional alignment and enabling data-driven decision-making across a complex, global-regional operating model.

The Business Operations Lead is a strategic integrator and transformation driver within the Seeds R&D Business Operations function. This position owns initiatives from strategy through sustained implementation – combining management consulting rigor with hands‑on program execution and long-term operational tracking. The role architects enterprise‑level processes that flex appropriately across geographies while maintaining global coherence, balancing standardization with necessary regional adaptation.

The ideal candidate brings a consultant's problem‑solving toolkit with an operator's delivery mindset: someone who can diagnose organizational friction, design scalable solutions, mobilize diverse stakeholders across matrix structures, and remain accountable through the messy middle of implementation and beyond. Success requires navigating ambiguity, translating between technical and executive audiences, and building durable operating mechanisms that outlast individual projects.

• Drive cross‑functional transformation initiatives end‑to‑end – from strategy development through implementation and sustained operational integration across Finance, HR, Quality, Risk Management, and R&D Operations.
• Architect enterprise operating models and governance frameworks that work across global and regional structures, balancing standardization with necessary local flexibility.
• Translate executive vision into executable plans – structure ambiguous, complex problems into clear roadmaps, mobilize diverse stakeholder teams, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Build strategic partnerships across business functions –…