Strategic Producer Engagement Specialist

Location: This role is based in São Paulo, Maringá, Assis or Presidente Prudente, with opportunities for travel across project sites. Key skills include fluency in Portuguese and English.

About the Role:

Terradot seeks a highly skilled Land Journey Manager to develop and lead our producer engagement program from initial contact through project completion. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building trust with farmers, ensuring operational readiness, and collecting critical farm data to facilitate successful deployment of Enhanced Rock Weathering projects at scale.

The Strategic Producer Engagement Specialist will serve as the central point of contact for assigned producers, owning communication, contractual follow-through, and coordination with cross-functional teams (Legal, Operations, Agribusiness, and Science). This role is crucial for seamless farmer onboarding, consistent compliance with buyer requirements, and a positive, long-term partnership experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Farmer Relationship Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with assigned producers, ensuring clear communication, trust-building, and timely resolution of inquiries and issues.

• Contract Follow-Through: Collaborate with Legal and Operations to ensure all contractual obligations with farmers are clearly communicated, understood, and fulfilled on time.

• Operational Readiness & Data Collection: Lead the structured collection, verification, and maintenance of farm data (cropping calendars, tillage practices, nutrient use, land boundaries) to support deployment planning, MRV eligibility, and reporting needs.

• Compliance with Buyer Requirements: Implement and track farmer compliance with client requirements—covering sustainable practice training, agronomic consultations, and adherence to Terradot's safety protocols.

• Process Development & Team Design: Create scalable processes for farmer engagement and data management. Develop a future-state workforce plan to manage growing producer portfolios as operations scale towards 2026 targets.

• Cross-Functional Coordination: Ensure alignment between Farmer Success, Legal, Operations, Agronomy, and MRV teams to deliver a seamless farmer journey after the contract is signed.

Background and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Crop Production, Agricultural Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).

• Minimum 3 years of experience in farmer engagement, rural extension, agricultural project management, or related roles.

• Proven ability to manage multiple producer relationships and operational workflows simultaneously.

• Strong skills in agricultural data collection, organization, and analysis.

• Demonstrated ability to create and implement scalable processes in field operations.

• Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments with minimal oversight.

• Familiar with commercial processes, basic contract handling, and legal documentation workflows.

Personal Attributes:

• Relationship Builder: High EQ and ability to establish trust with rural stakeholders and internal teams alike.

• Structured & Proactive: Anticipates needs, organizes work clearly, and stays ahead of deadlines.

• Practical Problem-Solver: Finds workable solutions to rural and operational challenges, even with limited resources.

• Cross-Cultural Communicator: Adapts style and approach to different audiences, from smallholder farmers to corporate partners.

• Execution-Focused: Keeps projects moving and delivers tangible results, even under ambiguous conditions.

About the Organization:

Our mission is to stabilize Earth's climate by transforming nature's most powerful permanent carbon removal process into a global climate solution. By advancing science, building technology, and assembling a global coalition, we are catalyzing a global initiative to scale Enhanced Rock Weathering within the next decade, starting in Brazil.