Head of Agronomy & Grower Engagement
Arable
What we are looking for:
Arable is seeking a Head of Agronomy & Grower Engagement who will lead our efforts around engaging with our customer to help optimize agronomic decision making. The goal of the role is to help growers across Arable’s projects to better understand Arable’s technology and how to use it to inform and support agronomic decisions on their farm, particularly around irrigation. This hands-on, customer-facing role focuses on guiding and educating growers, ensuring adoption and continued use of Arable’s technologies, and ultimately improved water use efficiency as well as profitability.
What We Do:
At Arable, our goal is to connect all the world’s farms to help optimize the global food system. As the challenges of feeding a growing population and conserving natural resources intensify, we focus on providing high-fidelity data and insights to help growers use water more efficiently and sustainably. By digitizing the analog world, we enable producers to make smarter irrigation and crop management decisions that improve efficiency, protect resources, and enhance resilience.
Examples of Our Work:
- Enable farmers to maximize ROI through precision irrigation and data-driven water management.
- Support leading agricultural and technology companies in achieving measurable sustainability goals.
- Help farms around the world to innovate, optimize and advance their agronomic decisions.
What you will do:- Serve as Arable’s senior irrigation agronomy expert, providing guidance to growers and internal teams
- Partner directly with growers to understand operations and decision-making processes, across various irrigation practices
- Educate and coach growers on using Arable’s system effectively, helping them adopt best practices and trust the data, including ET-based irrigation decisions
- Develop materials and resources that make data actionable and easy to understand
- Present to both large groups and 1:1 sessions, building credibility and strong relationships
- Mentor internal teams and consultants on answering grower questions and supporting technology adoption
- Travel to project sites to work directly with growers and devices in the field.
- Influence adoption strategies and support the implementation of irrigation and agronomy solutions across diverse regions
- Strong background in irrigation agronomy and crop management
- Familiarity with evapotranspiration (ET) and its application in irrigation management
- Experience working directly with growers and understanding their decision-making processes
- Skilled at teaching, coaching, and mentoring growers and internal teams
- Comfortable using technology to improve agricultural decisions
- Ability to present confidently and earn trust with growers and stakeholders
- Willingness to travel up to 40% and engage hands-on with growers in the field
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Irrigation Science, Environmental Science, or a related field
- Work alongside top innovators in ag tech dedicated to transforming global agriculture
- Make a direct impact on sustainability and water conservation in farming communities worldwide
- Play a key role in adoption of cutting-edge technology and education for growers
What We Offer:
- Excellent medical, dental, vision, and 401k program
- Flexible PTO
- Opportunities for career development and community involvement
- A chance to create innovative products that positively impact the world
Arable celebrates diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences.