Chief Agronomy Director

Category:
Engineering and Technical

Job Type: Full Time

Working Mode:
Hybrid

Innovation. Sustainability. Productivity. This is how we are Breaking New Ground in our mission to sustainably advance the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere. With a growing global population and increased demands on resources, our products are instrumental to feeding and sheltering the world.

From developing products that run on alternative power to productivity-enhancing precision tech, we are delivering solutions that benefit people – and they are possible thanks to people like you. If the opportunity to build your skills as part of a collaborative, global team excites you, you’re in the right place.

Grow a Career. Build a Future!

Be part of this company at the forefront of agriculture and construction, that passionately innovates to drive customer efficiency and success. And we know innovation can’t happen without collaboration. So, everything we do at CNH Industrial is about reaching new heights as one team, always delivering for the good of our customers.

The Chief Agronomy Director serves as the company's foremost authority on agronomy, crop production systems, and farming practices while leading the integration of agronomic science into product development, precision technology, and business strategy.

This executive leadership role sits at the intersection of agronomy, engineering, product development, precision agriculture, automation, and customer experience. The Chief Agronomy Director is responsible for ensuring that every product, technology, and innovation is designed around agronomic outcomes that improve customer productivity, profitability, sustainability, and operational efficiency.

As the voice of both the customer and the crop, the Chief Agronomy Direector translates grower challenges into product requirements, research initiatives, technology roadmaps, and measurable customer value propositions. The role serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and an external thought leader across the agricultural industry.

Agronomic Vision & Strategy

• Define and lead the company's agronomic strategy to support long-term business growth and innovation.
• Identify emerging trends in crop production, sustainability, precision agriculture, and farm management.
• Advise executive leadership on future agronomic opportunities and risks affecting customers and markets.
• Develop strategic recommendations that align product investments with evolving farming systems.

Product Development & Machine Design

• Partner with Product Management and Engineering teams to ensure customer agronomic needs are incorporated into machine design and technology development.
• Translate agronomic challenges into product requirements, design specifications, and innovation opportunities.
• Influence equipment architecture, automation strategies, sensing technologies, and precision solutions.
• Represent the voice of the customer throughout the product development process.

Agronomic Research & Validation

• Lead the development and execution of agronomic research programs, field trials, and technology validation activities.
• Establish long-term research initiatives focused on yield improvement, profitability, soil health, sustainability, and resource efficiency.
• Build and maintain research partnerships with universities, industry organizations, growers, consultants, and research institutions.
• Lead a systems-based approach to innovation that considers the interaction between equipment, agronomy, fertility, tillage, water management, crop protection, and digital technologies.
• Investigate ways to optimize productivity through integrated solutions combining equipment, software, and agronomic recommendations.
• Guide innovation efforts focused on increasing yield potential while improving return on investment.

Precision Agriculture & Technology Leadership

• Define the agronomic strategy for precision agriculture, autonomy, artificial intelligence, remote sensing, machine learning, robotics, and digital farming solutions.
• Partner with software, data science, and engineering teams to convert machine-generated data into actionable agronomic insights.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and their potential impact on customer productivity.

Customer Value Proposition Development

• Quantify the agronomic and economic benefits of products, technology solutions, and management practices.
• Develop customer ROI models that demonstrate value through improvements in:
  • Yield
  • Input…