At Loam, we have the earth in our hands. As a team of scientists, farmers and entrepreneurs, we are on a mission to improve the world’s farmland and address climate change.

We are developing microbial technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and build carbon in agricultural soils. With a dedicated agenda to deliver nature based solutions, we help farming businesses prosper by boosting yield and soil health and enabling access to carbon markets.

As a start-up with ambitious founders and investors, our work is fast-paced and multidimensional. We foster a supportive and diverse workplace, where every team member is encouraged to learn and grow beyond their area of expertise.

While everyone at Loam is working in different roles, we all have one job: to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store it stably in the soil.

About The Role

The Head of Product will manage a team of functional specialists rolling out microbial technologies for carbon sequestration in agriculture. This is an important management role, responsible for delivering the Loam microbial product portfolio in Australia. You will report to the Chief Product Officer and work closely with your international peers across Loam.

Responsibilities include;

• Overseeing and implementing product validation processes in country
• Oversee in-country extension and product launches
• Manage regulatory compliance for product lines
• Set and drive accountability for product budgets and projects
• Facilitate project teams and feedback cycles to the Global Product Sciences team
• Accountability for overall product delivery in the Australian market
• Maintaining deep engagement with the Agricultural industry, including growers, grower groups and agribusiness

About You

You have a proven track record of product delivery for agriculture and a drive to create impact. You have strong managerial experience and are comfortable leading large teams. You have strong commercial acumen and take a rigerous approach to product development.

You have a background in the technical areas of microbiology, soil science, plant pathology or plant sciences.

• 10+ years of experience in managing agricultural product roll-out or commercially focused R&D teams in agricultural input organisations
• Bachelor, MSc or above in technical area related to agriculture, agronomy or plant sciences
• Experience with management of national field trial programs for agriculture
• 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
• Confident manger with the ability to drive delivery
• Willingness to relocate to Orange, NSW

Benefits

• Collaborative and highly engaging work environment with engagement across the Loam international R&D, product and commercial team
• Ability to have significant impact and grow with the organisation
• Competitive package on offer, including base salary and participation in the Employee Share Option Package (ESOP)