At Syngenta Group, we're a global community of 56,000 innovators across 90 countries, united by a 250\-year legacy of agricultural excellence. As the world's most local agricultural technology partner, we create tailor\-made solutions that transform farming while protecting our planet, driven by our commitment to innovation, ethics, and integrity. Through our inclusive environment and diverse perspectives, we pioneer breakthrough solutions for farmers, society, and future generations. Join our worldwide teams of agricultural pioneers in creating a more resilient and equitable food system for all.
At Syngenta Group, we're a global community of 56,000 innovators across 90 countries, united by a 250\-year legacy of agricultural excellence. As the world's most local agricultural technology partner, we create tailor\-made solutions that transform farming while protecting our planet, driven by our commitment to innovation, ethics, and integrity. Through our inclusive environment and diverse perspectives, we pioneer breakthrough solutions for farmers, society, and future generations. Join our worldwide teams of agricultural pioneers in creating a more resilient and equitable food system for all.
- *1\) Digital strategy \& portfolio ownership**
- Own the AMEA digital strategy across grower, field force, channel, and commercial personas, aligned to AMEA LT and RMLT must\-win priorities.
- Consolidate CU digital priorities into a coherent annual plan and represent it to senior leadership.
- Lead the AMEA 2\.0 Digital agenda, including transformational AI use cases embedded within products.
- Build and steward the annual digital budget across global recharges, regional projects, and AI initiatives.
- *2\) Product leadership**
* Lead the digital product portfolio, including
+ Grower platforms (Cropwise)
+ Field force tools (SmartAgro Lite, SFDC\-based products)
+ Channel platforms (Syngenta Connect)
+ CXM platforms and AI/lead\-generation engines
- Set product vision, roadmap, and north\-star metrics; drive alignment through Monthly Product \& Engineering Connects.
- Structure and drive POCs, feature decisions, and integrations (e.g., Scan\-to\-Leads, lead handover engine).
- *3\) Stakeholder \& commercial alignment**
- Serve as the primary digital interface to AMEA CU Leads and CLTs to shape and validate digital investments.
- Partner with global digital teams (Commercial and ITD) to align priorities and execution.
- Manage strategic external partnerships.
- Navigate Finance (recharges), Legal and Privacy (cross\-border compliance, T\&Cs), and Global Digital stakeholders.
- *4\) Team leadership \& talent**
- Lead a multi\-disciplinary team of Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Digital Specialists across CP, Field Crop, and Veg Seeds.
- Drive hiring, promotions, work\-level changes, and NFTE extensions within Syngenta HR governance.
- Run intern programs and academic partnerships.
- *5\) AI adoption \& capability building**
- Champion AI platform adoption (Lynx, Copilot) across AMEA; productize validated use cases.
- Identify, test, and scale AI use cases across market research, content creation, and intelligent decision support embedded in live products.
- *Knowledge, experience \& capabilities**
- 15\+ years in digital product management, product strategy, or digital transformation; agri\-business/FMCG/related sectors preferred.
- Proven track record owning a multi\-product digital portfolio across diverse geographies, ideally AMEA markets.
- Hands\-on experience with budget planning, senior stakeholder alignment, and cross\-functional commercial negotiations.
- Exposure to agri\-tech platforms, grower\-facing tools, or precision agriculture ecosystems is a strong advantage.
- Full digital product lifecycle: strategy, discovery, delivery, adoption, and iteration.
- AI/ML use cases in commercial or agricultural contexts; ability to prioritize based on business value.
- AMEA data privacy regulations (e.g., India, Singapore, Vietnam) and implications for platform deployment.
- Sustainability digital tools and ESG reporting in agriculture (advantageous).
- Commercial acumen: connect digital investments to business outcomes across BUs and markets.
- Matrix influence: lead without authority across global, regional, and country teams.
- Senior leadership communication: clear, confident strategic narratives.
- Comfort with ambiguity and prioritization in a fast\-moving, resource\-constrained environment.
- People\-first leadership across mixed FTE, NFTE, and intern team compositions.
- *Critical success factors**
- Business credibility: digital priorities clearly linked to growth, GTM, and market realities.
- Portfolio coherence: alignment across BUs/geographies while preserving CU agility.
- Delivery follow\-through: roadmaps translate into shipped and adopted products.
- Speed of AI adoption: identify high\-value use cases and embed them in live products quickly.
- Budget stewardship: financial discipline and transparency across recharges, builds, and AI initiatives.
- Balancing market diversity vs. product standardization across smallholder and advanced markets.
- Resource allocation in a constrained environment with competing CU/BU/global demands.
- Sustaining motivation and retention across FTE, NFTE, and intern segments.
- Cross\-border compliance across varying data privacy laws and regulatory frameworks.
- Influencing global product decisions (Cropwise, Lynx) to secure AMEA\-specific adaptations.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in informatics, or related fields.
- Multiple years of business or IT experience
- *Additional Information**
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.