[Hiring] Technical Development Manager @Verdesian Asia

Role Description

• Field Research & Product Validation
  • Design, implement, and manage field trials and on‑farm demonstrations in specialty crops (e.g., fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, vines, potatoes, turf, or other high‑value systems).
  • Ensure trials are agronomically sound, statistically defensible, and aligned with intended claims and use‑patterns.
  • Collect, analyze, and interpret agronomic, physiological, and yield/quality data to support product performance claims.
  • Provide feedback to the lab/greenhouse team and Product Management on formulation performance, crop response variability, and use‑case optimization.
• Agronomic Support & Commercial Enablement
  • Serve as the subject‑matter expert (SME) for product use in specialty crop systems.
  • Partner with Sales and Marketing to support customer meetings, field days, and technical trainings.
  • Help sales teams position products credibly by explaining mechanisms of action, realistic performance expectations, and best‑fit agronomic scenarios.
  • Support the development of crop‑specific guidelines, technical bulletins, and decision tools grounded in field data and biological rationale.
• Grower & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Build trusted relationships with growers, consultants, researchers, and specialty crop influencers.
  • Act as a technical face of the company in the field, answering agronomic questions, troubleshooting performance issues, and reinforcing product confidence.
  • Provide in‑season agronomic support to ensure correct product use and to identify opportunities for program improvement.
• Data, Insights & Cross‑Functional Collaboration
  • Translate field data into clear insights for internal teams, including Product Management, Regulatory, Marketing, and R&D.
  • Contribute to internal knowledge sharing by documenting learnings from trial programs and customer interactions.
  • Support regulatory and stewardship activities by ensuring field use aligns with label requirements and regional crop practices.
• Other duties not listed above may be assigned by immediate supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Science, Soil Science, or a related field (Ph.D. degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in field agronomy, technical services, or crop consulting, with direct exposure to specialty crop systems.
• Strong working knowledge of plant nutrition, soil fertility, crop physiology, and stress responses.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing field trials or on farm research.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex biological concepts into practical agronomic recommendations.
• Willingness to travel extensively during the growing season.

Requirements

• Broad agronomy knowledge of specialty crops in the U.S. and around the globe.
• Experience managing the technical aspects of product development projects for crop inputs.
• Experience planning, facilitating or summarizing agronomic field trials.
• Experience in technical support for differentiated products in a competitive market.
• Strong interpersonal and customer relation skills, but also an innovative and creative thinker.
• Strong ability to work well with others to achieve objectives, but independent and comfortable working from a remote office at their home.
• High level of proficiency for analyzing and summarizing data (i.e. Excel, ARM, etc.).
• Achieves Results: Self-starter, self-disciplined, detailed and organized. Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
• Adaptability & Change Management: Effectively deals with and handles change and uncertainty. Adapts easily and quickly to a changing environment without losing effectiveness. Resilient.
• Personal Development: Listens well and is aware of personal strengths and weaknesses and takes continuous action to improve personal capabilities.
• Uncompromising ethics; passionate for excellence; unaccepting of mediocrity; efficient with time.
• This position requires 40-60% travel on average (some weeks zero travel, some weeks 5 days).
• Work location is preferred in one of the following states: CA, but other adjacent states will be considered for strong candidates.

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