Global Technical Development Lead

**Global Technical Development Lead - Seed and Soil Health**:

- Job Id: 7277- City: 01502, São Paulo, Brazil- Department:
- Function: Regulatory, Research and Development- Employee Type: Permanent Full Time- Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level- Description:

- ABOUT UPL: UPL is focused on emerging as a premier global provider of total crop solutions designed to secure the world’s long-term food supply. Winning farmers hearts across the globe, while leading the way with innovative products and services that make agriculture sustainable, UPL is the fastest growing company in the industry. Our successes in the field add up to powerful financials.UPL deliversresultsfrom protecting crops that translate into attractive investor value. Based on the recognition that humankind is one community, UPL’s overarching commitment is to improve areas of its presence, workplace, and customer engagement.

Our purpose is ‘OpenAg’. An agriculture network that feeds sustainable growth for all. No limits, no borders.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Global Technical Development Lead - Seed and Soil Health will lead and guide all development efforts for the global Seed and Soil Health portfolio in UPL. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that the company meets its objectives for developing new Seed and Soil Health products and technologies and in differentiating existing products. Ensures that Seed and Soil Health products and agricultural solutions are developed and introduced to the market with accurate technical positioning and recommendations. Will make certain the company correctly understands and anticipates market demands, planning and developing products to meet grower pain points and remains competitive in the marketplace. Actively develop a visible and positive internal & external presence within the company and the agricultural community and ensures that the development efforts are strongly aligned within the UPL organization.

The incumbent will direct the organization’s Seed and Soil Health product development process, in alignment with the overall global company project management policies and will provide leadership in establishing proper scientific rigor and methodologies for efficient and accurate Seed and Soil Health characterization and development. Responsible for developing and providing the needed tools and processes to manage and interpret all R&D data globally within the Seed and Soil Health product category. As a member of the global R&D team, responsible for developing technical Seed and Soil Health programs, working closely with the regional development teams, the global Seed and Soil Health category team including global marketing and the technology leads from the New Ag Technology group, as well as looking for new testing opportunities internally (within the global network of Field Research Stations) and externally. Effectively collaborate with a global network of development specialists, and other stakeholders to provide technical expertise and implement strategies.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Customer:

- Leads the global and regional Seed and Soil Health category actions in technical assessment of new opportunities, including new Life Cycle Management opportunities and due diligence activities.
- Ensures proper assessment of proposed value propositions vs. available information, identification of key data gaps, impact of and comparison to the competitive products and technologies in the existing marketplace.
- Establish technical development strategy, field trial programs and master protocols to assess new LCM opportunities, advance approved regional / global New Technology and LCM projects to commercialization, develop market support data and address product performance issues.
- Ensures that the global Seed and Soil Health category strategy, global development efforts and projects are accurately and efficiently aligned with the regional category teams.
- Remain current on emerging Seed and Soil Health’s technologies & agricultural market trends and grower “Pain Points”. Educate the organization on emerging opportunities and unmet needs.
- Collaborates effectively with the New Ag Technologies R&D, Formulations, Regulatory, Global Marketing functional units and externally with universities, extension services and governmental research services.
- Provides clear technical positioning of existing Seed and Soil Health’s products and combined portfolio within the company. This includes integrated resistance strategy, rotational chemistry, and the future of UPL product pipeline.
- Ensure that the Seed and Soil Health Category Teams have clear technical direction within the organization for Global and Regional support.
- Ensure complete technology transfer at the time of product launch for globally managed products. Ensure that all the Seed and Soil Health Category Teams have the necessary technical information to make sound business decisions.

Process/ Operation:

- Ensures that the global Seed