This position can be remote/virtual.

This position will support Truterra and Program Development by designing and developing projects and programs that reduce emissions within agricultural cropping systems. This position develops and documents program details and requirements, including aligned tech platform and operational requirements, as Truterra scales certain successful project efforts to commercially launched programs. This will also support the evaluation of viability and business use cases of pilot scale projects and program execution in partnership with multi-functional teams.  

To be successful in this role, the Soils Project Coordinator must be adaptive and creative while working within the evolving framework of the voluntary carbon market and emerging insetting markets. This position must work alongside, collaborate extensively, and manage relationships with stakeholders within Truterra (e.g. Field Operations team, IT team), but also across the broader Land O’Lakes enterprise, downstream customers, retailers, and farmers. It requires someone who can understand big picture strategy and simultaneously manage a complex process with rigor and attention to detail. This role is responsible for helping Truterra develop scalable programs that deliver both business value and credible environmental outcomes to our growers, retailers, and downstream value chain customers. 

As a rapidly growing business, Truterra is seeking individuals that are genuine, supportive team-players, hungry to collaborate cross-functionally to build better solutions to hard problems and have a meaningful impact in production agriculture.  

Responsibilities include: 

• Develop, execute, and evaluate projects and programs that reduce emissions in crop management systems – program elements include eligibility criteria, target geographies, contract management, supply planning, and timeline.  

• Collaborate with IT and Tech colleagues to develop and document functional business and technology requirements to support pilot project and commercial scale programs 

• Serve as an agronomic expert within the Program Development & Carbon Operations team 

• Collaborate with standards & methodologies expertise on project and program protocols, approaches to quantifying emissions, and validation/verification 

• Collaborate with marketing colleagues to determine financials and pricing models for projects and programs 

• Facilitate co-op and farmer engagement and enrollment in new projects both directly and through appropriate stakeholders 

• Optimize the end-to-end processes to successfully scale new development projects 

• Contribute to prioritization of projects, plan efficient workflow, and design studies to support key initiatives in discovery, product development and market development phases 

• Proactively drive communication with cross-functional team members to progress efforts and effectively utilize available resources 

• Contribute to development of new processes and systems to organize, focus, prioritize, and drive ecosystem services research and development, as appropriate. 

• Support sales enablement and initial launch of commercial programs after completion of development through pipeline 

• This role does not have direct supervisory authority but the ideal candidate will use their experience and knowledge to influence without direct authority.  

Experience & Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in agriculture, agronomy, or related quantitative field, or equivalent experience 

• 2 or more years of Carbon or sustainability project development experience 

• 3 or more years of agronomy, row crop, or commodity agriculture experience 

• History of strong collaboration with high-performing multifunctional teams  

• Experience managing complex and fast-paced projects in a dynamic environment  

• Experience with stage-gate or other innovation pipeline frameworks 

Competencies & Skills  

• Demonstrated team player 

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to build on existing knowledge to develop new approaches 

• Self-starting, goal directed with proven ability to achieve results through self and others 

• Demonstrated project planning and management acumen 

• Demonstrated customer focus with a strong business acumen  

• Ability to understand, translate and align internal and customer business dynamics and strategies 

• Ability to work effectively cross functional within multiple business units  

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and process data and develop recommendations and action plans 

• Excellent written, verbal, and delivery of communication skills 

• Effectively organizes time, people, and activities 

• Leverages others’ expertise to accomplish goals 

• Thrives in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment 

• Intellectual flexibility, agility, and an innovative mindset; willing to think outside the box and advance the state of Truterra’s ecosystem services to meet evolving customer needs 

• Passion for natural resource conservation science 

• Understanding of broad-acre row crop agriculture and natural resources conservation concepts, including basic form and function of environmental best management practices and environmental outcomes preferred 

Salary is negotiable based on experience: $88,880 - $133,320