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About Pivot Bio:
Fueled by an innovative drive and a deep understanding of microbiology genomics crop nutrition and agriculture Pivot Bio is pioneering game-changing advances in fertilizer technology. Our first commercial product harnesses the power ofnaturally-occurringmicrobes modern gene editing and application technologies to provide nitrogen to crops. Weare dedicated to providingnew solutionsfor farmers to improve yield as they work to help feed the worlds growing population. Read/Hear more about Pivot Bio onForbesorPBS News Hour.
Pivot Bios Head of Digital owns the overall design and execution of the companys digital strategy. This includes oversight and direction for software engineering data engineering data science and product owner teams as well as supporting software platforms. In the Head of Digital role this individual will formalize Pivot Bios digital agronomy capability to unite product and commercial teams by using common tools and sharing cross-functional data. A critical aspect of the role is shaping the companys platform strategy to enhance its ability to leverage data to support customer needs and experience. The Head of Digital works closely with product owners to shape the strategic plan for agronomy systems drafting the roadmap to deliver new products product releases and specific features that support Pivots ability to serve its customers from product concept through commercial scale. In addition the Head of Digital will guide workflows across data science and software engineering roles to ensure resources are aligned to value delivering projects on time with visibility and clear communication across the organization. The Head of Digital leverages Agile methodologies to manage teams and software needs and installs best practices in teams. They are a leader coaching and mentoring teams in the organization to further develop talent and build career paths within the company. The role will report into the Chief Growth Officer to create a strong tie between broader company strategy and digital systems interfacing closely with the Product and Commercial leaders and teams in a dotted line relationship. The Head of Digital is a proactive problem solver adept and process and resource management who is excited to drive new value from digital for the company. Strong candidates have a deep understanding of digital systems and teams strong technical capabilities and a strategic mindset.
Essential functions
- Lead Digital strategy and implementation driving discrete value for the company from digital technologies
- Work closely in tandem with the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Commercial Officer to deliver solutions that meet their needs
- Define digital agronomy at Pivot Bio the key linkage between product development and commercial scale
- Work cross functionally to drive strategy in areas such as customer experience digital strategy and platform design
- Guide product owner(s) to conduct design research that informs customer experience and product roadmaps
- Drive the product development process by working with software engineering data engineering data science and third-party partners to implement the product roadmap through design build deployment and training activities
- Liaise with Product and Commercial Agronomy teams to improve data collection efforts across the product development lifecycle through commercial scaling
Competencies
Knowledge & Application
- Craft and implement digital strategy using novel technologies (including GenAI)
- Design research and user experience mapping applied to bridge digital strategy with product roadmaps
- Agile ways of working and project management
- Familiarity with data science data engineering and software development approaches and techniques to lead the functions
- Quality control user testing and other processes to deliver product(s) that meet user needs and specifications
Complexity & Problem Solving
- Strategic vision to understand user needs and build long term plan to answer those needs
- Expert problem solver with relentless need to ask Why
- High comfort in ambiguity
- Ability to create frameworks to solve complex problems and distill them to their basic components
- Structured thinker with ability to break long-term high-level plans into deliverable components
Collaboration & Interaction
- High Head of Digital will sit across multiple leadership teams: Growth Product and Commercial functions
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Yes - leads professionals and leaders across several disciplines: Software Engineering Data Science Data Engineering and Product Owner(s)
Travel required: 25%
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree masters preferred
- 15 plus years of related experience in digital fields (e.g. data science full stack software development or related fields)
- Industry experience in Agriculture is not required but preferred
- Experience as a Product Owner with agronomic data and understanding of data science full stack engineering and/or data engineering approaches preferred.
Must be authorized to work in the United States
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All remote positions and those not located in our Berkeley facility are paid based on National Benchmark data. Following employment growth beyond the hiring range is possible based on performance.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
