Ohalogenetics

Global Crop Product Manager

South San Francisco, CA. Posted 3 months ago

The role

The Global Crop Product Manager coordinates go-to-market execution by sitting at the intersection of Breeding, Sales, Channel Management, Regulatory, and Seed Production and Supply Chain. This person manages the commercial variety portfolio and leads product launches to turn breeding progress into varieties for growers and the food supply chain.

What you will do

  • Own the Commercial variety portfolio planning for a crop.
  • Collaborate with Breeding to maintain visibility into the pipeline.
  • Manage the hand-off of commercial variety selections from Breeding to Commercial teams.
  • Align product launches with regulatory and variety registration status.
  • Lead go-to-market planning for new varieties.
  • Build variety positioning and launch plans.
  • Coordinate go-to-market timing with variety registration and IP milestones.
  • Develop and maintain marketing and sales enablement collateral.
  • Own pricing strategy in partnership with Commercial Finance.
  • Own demand forecasting, aligning Seed Production and Supply Chain to market demand.

Required qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in product management, or commercial strategy
  • Track record bringing innovative products into new categories or markets
  • Track record leading cross-functional programs from concept to commercial launch
  • Ability to translate agronomic data into commercial strategy, pricing, and positioning
  • Strong competency leveraging AI tools to analyze data, generate content, and manage basic workflows
  • Strong written and verbal communication across technical and commercial audiences
  • Comfortable in a fast-moving, ambiguous startup environment
  • Willingness to travel to trial sites, growers, and partner locations (estimate 15-30%, varies seasonally)

Nice to have

  • Experience launching new seed varieties
  • Experience with pricing, demand forecasting, or portfolio/roadmap analytics tools
  • Potato production knowledge

Before you apply

  • No visa sponsorship is available for this position at this time

About the company

Ohalo develops novel breeding systems and improved plant varieties to help farmers grow more food with fewer natural resources. Their Boosted Breeding™ technology aims to transform global agriculture.

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