Global Regenerative Agriculture Lead: Field & Strategy

Karosserie‑ und Lackierbetrieb Pür; Île-de-France; On-site; EUR 81,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

PUR is seeking a Regenerative Agriculture Lead to define PUR’s product and implementation framework, collaborating with farmers, research organizations and PUR’s multidisciplinary teams to design regenerative systems for diverse landscapes.

You will drive technical product ownership, align project work with PUR’s strategy, and mentor a global team while traveling up to 30% to project sites. This is a long-term, full-time role based in Paris or Toronto.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree (or equivalent) in Agriculture, Soil Science, Environmental Science, Ecology or related fields (PhD is a plus).
• 7-10 years of experience in project design and/or management, focused on regenerative agriculture practices (experience with carbon outcomes is a benefit).
• Experience managing/coordinating agricultural field activities.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, technical, cross-functional projects in diverse geographies.
• Strong experience in field-based environmental project design, including technical design, stakeholder engagement & benefit sharing.
• Strong knowledge of key environmental standards and outcomes frameworks.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary collaboration with excellent leadership, organizational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in financial modelling, budgeting and risk analysis.
• Willingness to travel extensively to project sites.
• International experience is a strong plus.
• Strong sense of accountability and commitment/follow-through.
• Adept at giving and receiving feedback.
• Looks for impact by making decisions based on facts and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the product and technical vision for regenerative agriculture initiatives in tropical and temperate ecosystems.
• Ensure all project and technical specifications of regenerative initiatives align with PUR’s strategy, mission, values and targeted outcomes goals; while in partnership with commercial team achieving market attractiveness.
• Incorporating best in class technical expertise & ensure compliance with industry and company specific standards (e.g. SAI, RA, VCI); &
• Ensure project design deliverables align with the due diligence requirements necessary to unlock project financing.
• Develop regenerative framing practices and assessment methodologies, in collaboration with global teams, that are tailored to diverse landscapes and communities that prioritize soil health, biodiversity, water and carbon;
• Lead the development of technical specifications for project design and implementation of regenerative agriculture activities that meet/exceed industry best practice, drive market competitiveness and farmer interest;
• Advise global teams, clients and partners, on regenerative practices including, but not limited to, low/no‑till farming, cover & inter‑cropping, crop rotation, soil amendments – with a focus on soil carbon sequestration and carbon emissions reductions.
• Support the preparation of pricing, business cases, budgets and financial models for regenerative initiatives, ensuring profitability and long-term viability; &
• Identify and support mitigation of risks related to regenerative agriculture project design, including environmental, financial and operational challenges.
• In partnerships with the Operations Team, establish criteria for which to evaluate long‑term project performance against technical design criteria; &
• Review ongoing performance of projects against established criteria and develop concepts for technical adaptive management of project design and operations to support long-term outcome and efficiency objectives.
• Represent PUR at conferences, stakeholder meetings and industry events;
• Advocate for improvements to industry frameworks that best represent the sustainability needs of the regenerative movement, and unlock opportunities to drive the industry forward;
• Lead coordination with global operations, commercial, data, finance and impact teams related to regenerative agriculture implementation, data definition and collection, outcomes verification and adaptive management;
• Resource teams, and budgets, effectively to support annual and multi‑annual execution roadmaps;
• Train and mentor a multidisciplinary team of project designers and commercial team members on regenerative agriculture design, practices and market positioning.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Financial modelling

Travel willingness

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Master's degree in Agriculture/Soil Science

PhD a plus

Job description

PUR is seeking a Regenerative Agriculture Lead to define PUR’s product and implementation framework, collaborating with farmers, research organizations and PUR’s multidisciplinary teams to design regenerative systems for diverse landscapes.

You will drive technical product ownership, align project work with PUR’s strategy, and mentor a global team while traveling up to 30% to project sites. This is a long-term, full-time role based in Paris or Toronto.