Job Overview:

The Global Product Lead (GPL) is responsible for the end-to-end global strategy, lifecycle management, and commercial success of UBP products across regions. This role will have a strong emphasis on late-stage R&D, development, and launch readiness, ensuring that scientific, regulatory, and commercial decisions are tightly integrated to deliver a differentiated, globally viable product. This role sits at the intersection of R&D, regulatory, marketing, and regional commercial teams, ensuring a cohesive global vision while enabling strong local execution.

Key Responsibilities

Global Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management

• Own the global product vision, value proposition, and positioning across crops, geographies, and customer segments
• Lead product lifecycle strategy from development through launch, optimization, and eventual phase-out
• Define global target product profiles (TPPs), use patterns, and stewardship principles
• Ensure alignment between regulatory, product strategy, portfolio priorities, and corporate objectives

Launch Excellence & Commercial Enablement

• Lead global launch planning, including market sequencing, pricing frameworks, and positioning
• Partner with Marketing to develop global marketing strategy, claims architecture, and core messaging
• Partner with regions to adapt global strategy into locally relevant commercial plans
• Support major customer engagements and key opinion leader interactions as needed

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as the global integrator across R&D, regulatory, supply chain, manufacturing, stewardship, and commercial teams
• Partner with regulatory teams to align global registration strategy with commercial priorities
• Collaborate with R&D and Regulatory to guide formulation, label expansion, and pipeline opportunities
• Work with marketing and supply chain to ensure accurate demand forecasting

Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Track global market trends, competitive landscape, and evolving customer needs
• Translate agronomic, regulatory, and market insights into actionable product strategies
• Identify opportunities for differentiation, extensions, and geographic expansion

Financial & Performance Management

• Monitor product performance versus targets and recommend corrective actions
• Support portfolio investment decisions with data-driven insights

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, plant science, chemistry, biology, or related field
• 8–12+ years of experience in biostimulants, agriculture, or life sciences
• Proven experience in global product management, marketing, or portfolio leadership
• Strong understanding of crop biostimulant markets, growers, and value chains
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional, multicultural teams without direct authority
• Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA)
• Experience with global product launches and lifecycle management
• Familiarity with regulatory processes across major agricultural regions
• Experience across chemical and/or biological crop biostimulant products

Key Competencies

• Strategic & systems thinking
• Global mindset with local sensitivity
• Commercial acumen and financial literacy
• Influence without authority
• Data-driven decision making
• Strong storytelling and executive presence