You will lead the commercial demand side of a platform accelerating sustainable crop development through machine learning. Partnering with founders, you will translate advanced scientific breakthroughs into market-ready trait programs. This role bridges the gap between computational biology and the global seed industry, ensuring technical innovation translates into commercial traction and partnerships.
Product Strategy & Partnerships Lead at well-funded agtech AI startup
Are you ready to shape the future of global food security? We are looking for a Product Strategy & Partnerships Lead to join a fast-growing, well-funded agtech startup in London. Working directly with the founders, you will bridge the gap between world-class machine learning and the global seed industry. You'll own the commercial engine, defining which genetic traits the market values and structuring the deals that bring them to life. This is a rare opportunity to be the first commercial product hire at a company applying frontier AI to accelerate sustainable agriculture.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
Well-funded agtech AI startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Build a voice-of-customer engine to synthesize market insights into sharp problem definitions and a ranked backlog of crop trait opportunities.
- Develop structured deal frameworks, including milestone logic and royalty structures, to provide commercial leverage during high-level partnership negotiations.
- Define explicit success criteria and investment recommendations for internal trait programs to ensure the product stays anchored in market value.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience in product strategy or business development within the agbiotech, seed, or crop science industries.
- Strong technical literacy in biology or genetics to engage credibly with research teams while translating complexity into commercial narratives.
- A builder's mindset with the ability to create commercial processes from scratch in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead the commercial strategy for a company solving global food security using frontier AI and gene-editing technologies.
- Join as the first commercial product hire, directly influencing investment decisions and the firm's long-term scientific roadmap.
- Backed by top-tier venture capital firms and already collaborating with some of the world's largest agricultural enterprises.
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