Head of Breeding Tomato Mid Tech

Enza Zaden; Almería; Presencial; EUR 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible work arrangement

Pension plan

Private health insurance

Professional development

Laptop provided

Smartphone provided

Descripción de la vacante

Enza Zaden is seeking a Head of Breeding Tomato to lead global Mid-Tech tomato breeding programs from Spain. You will shape strategy, drive innovation, and align science with market needs while managing large, international teams.

The role requires a Master’s in Plant Science and 12–15+ years in breeding/R&D leadership, with fluency in English and willingness to travel. You will partner across functions to deliver cutting-edge breeding capabilities and strong performance for key customers.

Formación

• Master’s degree in Plant Science or related field.
• Proven strategic leadership capabilities across regions and cultures.
• Strong financial and business acumen with resource alignment.
• Excellent stakeholder management at senior leadership level.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop large, global breeding organizations with strong leadership and succession.
• Define and drive breeding strategy translating market needs into direction and priorities.
• Own strategic planning and execution of Tomato Mid-Tech aligned with multi‑year objectives.
• Steer high‑impact breeding programs and project portfolios for strategic priorities.
• Drive innovation adoption and capability development with R&D functions.
• Operate as a senior stakeholder leader, aligning across crops and functions to maximize performance.
• Represent breeding internally and externally to strengthen Enza Zaden’s position.

Conocimientos

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Matrix organization

Financial acumen

Influencing skills

English fluency

Travel international

Educación

Master’s degree in Plant Science

Descripción del empleo

Head of Breeding Tomato

Lead the global direction and performance of Mid-Tech breeding programs for Tomato. Shape long‑term breeding strategy and innovation in a highly complex, international environment. Drive sustainable value creation by connecting science, market needs. Lead large, globally distributed teams and build future‑proof breeding capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop large, global breeding organizations, ensuring strong leadership, capability building, and succession across multiple layers and regions.
• Define and drive breeding strategy for complex crop groups, translating market needs and crop goals into clear direction, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Own strategic planning and execution of Tomato Mid-Tech, ensuring alignment with company strategy and delivering against multi‑year and annual objectives.
• Steer high‑impact breeding programs and project portfolios, ensuring the right focus, resources, and execution discipline to achieve strategic priorities.
• Drive innovation adoption and capability development, working closely with the Breeding Principal and R&D functions to embed new technologies at scale.
• Operate as a senior stakeholder leader, aligning across crop groups and functions to maximize performance and efficiency.
• Represent breeding internally and externally, strengthening Enza Zaden’s position in the industry and ensuring alignment with key customers and partners.

This role is highly strategic, focused on direction‑setting, leadership, and enabling performance across complex global breeding systems.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Plant Science or related field, with 12–15+ years of relevant international experience in breeding and R&D leadership.
• Proven strategic leadership capabilities, with experience managing large, complex organizations across regions and cultures.
• Strong ability to operate at the intersection of science, business strategy, and market needs.
• Demonstrated experience leading highly complex breeding programs with significant scale and technical depth.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including experience aligning resources with strategic priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, operating effectively at senior leadership level and proven ability in navigating within a matrix organization.
• A strong track record in leading transformation, innovation adoption, and capability building.
• Fluency in English and willingness to travel internationally.
• A strategic leader who thrives in complexity and knows how to translate vision into results through people and systems.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements; with Spain as primary location
• Pension plan and private health insurance to support your long‑term wellbeing and peace of mind
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities, with access to training programs and support for your professional growth
• A laptop and smartphone for professional use

This role is positioned in job scale level 15.

Note: This role cannot be filled on an interim basis.

Enza Zaden is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on background, identity, or personal characteristics.