Senior Manager, Future of Work

Indigo is a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. With a vision of creating a world where farming is an economically desirable and accessible profession, Indigo works alongside its growers to apply natural approaches, conserve resources for future generations, and grow healthy food for all. Utilizing beneficial plant microbes to improve crop health and productivity, Indigo’s portfolio is focused on cotton, wheat, barley, corn, soybeans, and rice. The company, founded by Flagship Pioneering, is headquartered in Boston, MA, with additional offices in Memphis, TN, Research Triangle Park, NC, Sydney, Australia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo, Brazil. www.indigoag.com

Responsibilities:

The mission of Indigo Learning is to enable high-velocity experimentation at scale by relentlessly inspiring, developing, and accelerating our people. Since learning is considered a core part of the DNA at Indigo, the learning leadership team is closely linked to the strategy and operations of Indigo’s core business. As a result, Indigo is building a highly strategic Learning leadership team. The Senior Manager, Future of Work role will span all functions at Indigo and will be a leader in creating and implementing a bold new vision for work. This role is based in our headquarters in Boston, MA. Specifically, this role will:

Build a mission and vision for “The Future of Work” at Indigo

• Be a leading industry thought partner in reinventing work at scale – including the People systems, processes, and methods by which people grow and develop at work
• Build a movement at Indigo around the value of “Future of Work” and skills-based cultures

Design modern People systems and processes that inspire high performance and motivation at scale

• Own skills maps, career paths, and supporting systems for all roles at Indigo
• Create reporting, tools and processes that enable our people to understand the definition of high performance in their role
• Build transparency into “project demand” across Indigo and design ways to match demand to talent

Implement solutions that make Indigo a world-class organization to develop professionally

• Ensure all managers have the data, tools and skills to have conversations about career development with their teams
• Ensure all of Indigo’s people understand their existing skill sets and where they can develop over time

Competencies:

• Self-learner
• Eager to build a modern People team
• Enthusiastic about building skills across the organization
• Passionate about people and talent development
• Takes abstract concepts and converts them into actionable, implementable pieces
• Effective working cross-functionally with different stakeholders and teams
• Can build and manage project timelines effectively
• Understands the strategy, research, and support behind the “future of work” movement
• Experience in designing career ladders (or equivalent)
• Excellent teamwork and communication
• Hunger for exploring new technologies related to People and Learning (experience with modern HR technologies a plus)

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of work experience
• Previous experience in industrial setting preferably with a science or biotech organization
• Familiarity with HR tech space a plus
• Expertise in modern People systems (non-technical) e.g. career maps/skills maps
• Experience in reporting/data analytics w/ HR information systems
• Has worked with clients or internally to implement internal corporate systems
• Experience working in global role/company a plus