Technical Agronomy Lead

Technical Agronomy Lead Are you passionate about advancing agriculture, developing strong teams, and driving innovation? Do you have the strategic vision and agronomic expertise to help shape the future of agricultural services? Join AgState, one of Iowa's leading cooperatives, and help us deliver innovative solutions that support our customers and help producers prosper. AgState operates more than 33 locations throughout Northwest Iowa and is committed to safety, growth, innovation, and excellence. As a full-service cooperative, we provide agronomy, grain, feed, and energy products and services to the producers and communities we serve. The Technical Agronomy Lead will provide strategic leadership and direction for AgState's agronomy programs, services, and technology initiatives. This role will focus on developing and executing strategies that strengthen agronomy services, advance precision agriculture and digital capabilities, improve operational effectiveness, and drive sustainable business growth. The Director will collaborate with leaders across sales, operations, technology, and external partnerships to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and deliver measurable results.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic initiatives that advance AgState's agronomy business, strengthen service offerings, and support long-term organizational goals.
• Provide leadership and direction for agronomy programs, precision agriculture initiatives, digital platforms, and emerging agricultural technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve agronomic services, enhance customer value, increase efficiency, and support profitable business growth.
• Lead, develop, and support teams while building collaboration across agronomy sales, operations, technology, and other business functions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and innovative agricultural solutions to determine their potential value and application within AgState.
• Oversee the evaluation, implementation, and adoption of technology solutions that improve agronomic recommendations, customer service, and business performance.
• Establish measurable goals, performance indicators, and implementation plans to evaluate the effectiveness of agronomy programs and services.
• Manage budgets, projects, and resources while evaluating technology investments and developing business cases to support strategic decisions.
• Analyze complex information, identify business opportunities and challenges, and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, technology providers, industry partners, and other external organizations.
• Develop and deliver training, presentations, and communications that support the understanding and adoption of agronomy programs, services, and technologies.
• Ensure agronomy initiatives align with AgState's business objectives, operational priorities, and commitment to safety and customer service.
• Demonstrate and promote AgState's RISE values of Respect, Integrity, Safety, and Excellence in all leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams, programs, business functions, or significant cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience influencing stakeholders at multiple organizational levels and building effective working relationships across departments.
• Proven experience developing and implementing strategies, managing projects and budgets, and evaluating business opportunities.
• Experience evaluating, implementing, and driving adoption of technology solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Technology, Precision Agriculture, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in agronomy, precision agriculture, agricultural technology, technical agronomy services, or a related field.
• Fifteen or more years of relevant experience preferred.

**Our values ~ RISE: Respect- ~ Integrity ~ Safety ~ Excellence **

AgState offers a generous benefits package including 401K Match or Defined Benefit (Pension) Retirement Plan, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Salary Continuation, Long Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance, Career Growth and Development Opportunities, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Education Assistance, Employee discounts and local discounts, Paid Holidays, Clothing Allowance, and a generous Paid Time off Accrual.

Equal Opportunity Employer - we work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage employees at AgState to bring authenticity to work every day. APPLY NOW! To submit your application or to view our other openings within the company visit us online at www.AgState.org. Contact Human Resources for an Internal Application.