North America Commercial EHS Manager

Vylor; Johnston (IA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Four weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Vylor, Johnston IA, seeks a North America Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Commercial Manager to lead EHS strategy across NA Commercial. You will partner with commercial leadership to drive a strong safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, manage risk, and align with corporate standards while enabling growth.

You will guide training, due diligence, and incident investigations, traveling across NA as needed, in a hybrid role with in-office Tue–Thu and remote Mon–Fri.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in safety, environmental science, engineering, business or related field.
• Experience developing strategic initiatives and performance improvement programs.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive change without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead NA Commercial EHS strategies aligned with business objectives and global EHS vision.
• Partner with Commercial Leadership to foster a proactive safety culture across sales, marketing, agronomy, customer service, and support.
• Provide guidance for EHS programs, policies, standards, and initiatives across commercial operations.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local EHS regulations.
• Lead risk identification, assessment, and mitigation for commercial activities.
• Lead meetings and ensure regulatory/compliance documentation is completed.
• Monitor EHS performance metrics and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

EHS leadership

Strategic initiatives

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Travel willingness

MS Office Suite

Data management systems

Risk assessment

Influence senior leaders

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Regulatory databases

Job description

Join Vylor—Powering the Future of Agriculture At Vylor, we’re advancing agriculture through breakthrough science—combining elite germplasm, cutting-edge biotech, and next-generation expertise in gene editing and molecular breeding. Our portfolio includes trusted industry brands like Pioneer®, Brevant®, and Hoegemeyer®, delivering performance farmers rely on. Join us to help scale innovation globally and shape what’s next in crop science. Vylor has an exciting opportunity for a North America Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Commercial Manager to join our team in Johnston IA. This role will provide strategic EHS leadership across Vylor's North America Commercial organization, partnering closely with commercial leadership, operations, and research EHS teams to drive a strong culture of safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, and operational excellence. As the North America EHS Commercial Manager, you will develop and implement EHS strategies that protect our employees, contractors, customers, and communities while enabling business growth. You will serve as a trusted advisor to commercial leaders and ensure alignment with corporate EHS standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives. VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position. This is a hybrid role working in-office Tuesday–Thursday; remote Monday and Friday. What You\'ll Do

• Lead the development and execution of North America Commercial EHS strategies aligned with Vylor's business objectives and global EHS vision.
• Partner with Commercial Leadership Teams to foster a proactive, high-performance safety culture across sales, marketing, agronomy, customer service, and support functions.
• Provide strategic guidance and oversight for EHS programs, policies, standards, and initiatives across commercial operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local EHS regulatory requirements.
• Lead risk identification, assessment, and mitigation efforts for commercial activities, including field operations, customer events, travel, fleet safety, and facilities.
• Lead meetings, deliver orientation, complete necessary regulatory and compliance documentation
• Monitor EHS performance metrics and trends to drive continuous improvement and risk reduction initiatives.
• Serve as the primary commercial liaison to key business stakeholders.
• Lead investigation and review of significant incidents, near misses, and high-potential events to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Support emergency preparedness, business continuity, and crisis management planning efforts.
• Provide leadership and direction for commercial EHS due diligence activities.
• Develop and deliver EHS training, communications, and engagement programs for commercial employees and leaders.
• Influence business decisions through risk-based recommendations and strong stakeholder partnerships.
• Support integration of EHS requirements into commercial processes, projects, acquisitions, and strategic initiatives.
• Drive compliance assurance activities, audits, assessments, and corrective action management programs.
• Build organizational EHS capability through coaching, mentoring, and leadership development.

Education

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

What Skills You Need

• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive Environmental Health & Safety or Commercial experience.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive organizational change without direct authority.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic initiatives and performance improvement programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risk and develop practical solutions.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment.
• Experience leading incident investigations and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and EHS data management systems.
• Ability to travel throughout North America as business needs require.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience supporting agricultural, manufacturing, commercial, research, or life sciences operations.
• Demonstrated success leading regional or enterprise-wide EHS transformation initiatives.
• Strong compliance and audit experience.
• Experience engaging with external regulatory agencies and industry associations.
• Advanced leadership, coaching, and change management skills.
• Proven track record of improving culture and performance through strategic leadership.
• Master\'s degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

Benefits – How We’ll Support You

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits
• Check out life at Vylor! https://www.linkedin.com/company/vylorgenetics/

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. Corteva announced to separate our current advanced seed and genetics business to establish a standalone company, operating as Vylor, Inc. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to legal requirements and board approval. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the separation, you would be an employee of Vylor, Inc. and your employment would be governed by Vylor, Inc. employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by Vylor, Inc. at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. Vylor is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.