Technical Delivery Lead

**About AgroFresh**

Imagine a world with less food waste and stronger, more sustainable produce businesses. Where consumers everywhere have even more abundant and delicious produce options. This is our singular focus at AgroFresh and what inspires our colleagues every day.

AgroFresh is an AgTech innovator and global leader with a mission to prevent food loss/waste and conserve the planet’s resources by providing a range of science-based solutions, digital technologies, and high-touch customer services. In a world fraught with climate change and shrinking natural resources, we partner with growers, packers, and retailers bringing solutions across the food supply chain to enhance the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce. The AgroFresh organization has 40 years of post-harvest experience across a broad range of crops, including pome fruit (apples/pears), citrus, avocados, and mangoes - and we continue to expand into new countries and crops and pre-harvest.

**What the Role Delivers**

**K**ey **Responsibilities**
***_In order of relative importance_
- Owns the technical and architectural decisions for digital and data programs, valuing simplicity and quality. Willing to challenge technical constraints and procedures to achieve agile design.
- Manages the work of offshore developers and is accountable to ensure they understand the requirements, monitors progress against timelines, validates quality of final product and keeps spend within budget
- Responsible for planning and developing the architectural runway, in collaboration with the Product Owner and Global Head
- Accountable to be a visionary force behind the design and execution of technical solutions, including work with external integration partners and internal R&D
- Actively helps the team identify and solve the biggest problems

**Who to Work With**
- Primary internal and external stakeholders_
- Member of the Digital & Data team
- Reports to Head, Digital & Data; responsible to Product Owner and integration partners/resources
- Key collaborator with external developers, technical resources and client stakeholders

**How We Work**
***_AgroFresh core competencies_
- Accountability for Results
- Mindset for Growth
- Customer Centricity
- One AgroFresh

**What the Job Requires**
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science or related field
- 5 - 7 years of prior, relevant software development experience
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Fluent in English

**What to Have Done and Know How to Do**
- These skills and experiences are highly desirable; however, they do not preclude exceptions based on an individual’s performance history and demonstrated potential._
- Seen as an expert within the technical components of the domains/products and a seasoned technical lead with deep insight into newest technology trends
- Significant experience with Agile infrastructure, environments, and deployment strategies/ technologies to drive efficient working practices and DevOps
- Can make architecture decisions at a team and product level
- Experience working on projects that span multiple organizations and business units with experience in Agile Development and solution architecture preferred
- Understands relationship with Product Owner, Scrum Master, Design Lead and rest of technical team with experience managing technical priorities within a development backlog
- Strong communication skills with ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions
- Active collaborator with goals to grow and maximize the wider team’s potential and client-centric impact
- High energy, passionate and innovative individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential

**Why Work Here**
- We work every day to improve the quantity and quality of fresh produce and reduce food waste - that is important to every person on the planet
- We have a rich history and are known for our quality products.
- We have an enterprising spirit and are looking for like-minded problem-solvers to help us accomplish our goals.
- We focus on the Critical Few priorities that are important for us and our customers and then hold ourselves accountable to deliver.
- We are growing and transforming - both our business and the industry.
- We are committed to developing our colleagues and helping you advance in your career.
- We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages.

**Local Details**
- Remote - US, Europe or Latin America