SVP, Strategy and Business Development (AgTech)

Location: Cambridge, MA; West Lafayette, IN; or U.S.-based remote

Salary: $240,188–$330,258 per year, plus short-term incentive, long-term equity, and a one-time new hire stock option grant.

Company

hirify.global develops seed products using predictive design and advanced multiplex gene editing to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability.

What you will do

• Build and advance the company’s long-term business strategy in partnership with the CEO and Leadership Team.
• Identify growth opportunities across core businesses, adjacent markets, emerging technologies, and commercial models.
• Develop a multi-year strategic roadmap connecting capabilities, partnerships, investments, and commercial opportunities.
• Source, evaluate, structure, and execute strategic collaborations, licensing arrangements, joint development agreements, and commercial partnerships.
• Establish frameworks for launching and governing partnerships, joint ventures, and collaborations.
• Monitor collaboration performance and guide cross-functional evaluation of strategic fit, financial potential, market access, differentiation, and execution risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA, PhD, JD, or relevant master’s degree is preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategy, business development, corporate development, licensing, partnerships, innovation, or commercial strategy leadership.
• Experience delivering strategic partnerships, licensing transactions, joint development agreements, M&A, or other complex business development initiatives.
• Strong experience in agriculture, biotechnology, seed, crop protection, or biologicals, with the ability to assess technical, commercial, financial, and strategic factors.
• Experience working with senior executives, boards, investors, strategic customers, and external partners.
• Strong financial, legal, intellectual property, licensing, negotiation, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in agriculture technology, seed, crop protection, gene editing, or biologicals.
• Experience in a venture-backed, growth-stage, or innovation-oriented company.
• Experience with technology transfer, research collaborations, commercialization pathways, or strategic partnership ecosystems.
• Ability to integrate data and AI strategy into overall company strategy.
• Global business experience across cultures, markets, and organizational models.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a diverse, inclusive team of approximately 200 employees across research and product development sites.
• Comprehensive PPO and HDHP health plans with a company-funded HSA.
• Vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, and a wellness program.
• 401(k) plan with company matching and flexible paid time off.
• Immigration sponsorship is available for candidates in certain qualified roles who meet performance criteria; H-1B sponsorship requiring the specified $100,000 fee is not provided.