ERW Operations Manager | Gerente de Operações | English + Portuguese | Central West, Triângulo Mineiro region, and North-Western São Paulo
16 days ago
Full time role
In-person · Brazil
About InPlanet
We are an impact-driven, remote-first, ClimateTech (CDR) startup headquartered in Germany and Brazil to reverse climate change and make tropical agriculture more regenerative, low-carbon, and sustainable. We are working with Enhanced Rock Weathering in tropical agriculture, focusing on Brazil. We do this to create a liveable planet for future generations and, specifically, to regenerate soils and ecosystems, grow nutritious food, and increase food security and sovereignty in the tropics.
People-first, Performance Culture: We believe that focus on people and performance can co-exist with the right cultural vision. Our philosophy is to blend these two essential components. The Rocket symbolizes our commitment to peak performance, excellence, and reaching new heights. The Heart represents our dedication to our people, fostering empathy, compassion, and genuine care for every team member's well-being.
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are proud to have an internationally growing team and we are designing our people practices to serve psychological safety, belonging, and authenticity.
You can check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor to check how people find interviewing with us.
About the Role
This is a hybrid position with a base in a strategic location, to cover our operations on Farms in the BR Regions Central West, Triângulo Mineiro region, and North-Western São Paulo, as well as potentially other farming sites across Brazil during key operational periods. This travel component is essential to support on-the-ground project implementation, farmer engagement, and logistics.
Language skills: Portuguese & English - However, strong English skills are not mandatory. We encourage candidates with varying levels of English proficiency to apply.
The Impact you can make
An excellent opportunity for someone with a true passion for sustainable agriculture with exceptional project management and relationship-building skills to drive smooth projects and deep and lasting relationships with our farmers = agronomy x operations x relationships to create measurable environmental and social impact.
Core working relationships
As InPlanet ERW Operations Manager, you will:
Core Skills & Experience
At InPlanet, we have a big vision of solving climate change, and we are looking for individuals who are genuinely passionate about making a positive difference in the world of Carbon Removal Solutions. Trust guides our actions, drive fuels our efforts, and impact is our goal.
At InPlanet, our philosophy revolves around ensuring fair and unbiased compensation and equitable equity pay, coupled with competitive benefits, across all regions where we operate.
The reason behind our salary range being wide or undefined at the first stages of the interview is because of our international presence and globally distributed workforce, we utilize geo ranges to account for varying pay differentials, forming a crucial part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive across diverse markets as we expand our reach.
These ranges are determined by role, level, and location, recognizing the nuanced demands of each market. The actual base pay for the selected candidate is influenced by factors such as location, skills, experience, training, business requirements, and market dynamics, with the range subject to potential adjustments in alignment with our commitment to fairness and transparency.
Application Process
Roughly 6 hours across 3-6 weeks from CV-screening.
We are an impact-driven, remote-first, ClimateTech (CDR) startup headquartered in Germany and Brazil to reverse climate change and make tropical agriculture more regenerative, low-carbon, and sustainable. We are working with Enhanced Rock Weathering in tropical agriculture, focusing on Brazil. We do this to create a liveable planet for future generations and, specifically, to regenerate soils and ecosystems, grow nutritious food, and increase food security and sovereignty in the tropics.
People-first, Performance Culture: We believe that focus on people and performance can co-exist with the right cultural vision. Our philosophy is to blend these two essential components. The Rocket symbolizes our commitment to peak performance, excellence, and reaching new heights. The Heart represents our dedication to our people, fostering empathy, compassion, and genuine care for every team member's well-being.
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are proud to have an internationally growing team and we are designing our people practices to serve psychological safety, belonging, and authenticity.
You can check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor to check how people find interviewing with us.
About the Role
This is a hybrid position with a base in a strategic location, to cover our operations on Farms in the BR Regions Central West, Triângulo Mineiro region, and North-Western São Paulo, as well as potentially other farming sites across Brazil during key operational periods. This travel component is essential to support on-the-ground project implementation, farmer engagement, and logistics.
Language skills: Portuguese & English - However, strong English skills are not mandatory. We encourage candidates with varying levels of English proficiency to apply.
The Impact you can make
An excellent opportunity for someone with a true passion for sustainable agriculture with exceptional project management and relationship-building skills to drive smooth projects and deep and lasting relationships with our farmers = agronomy x operations x relationships to create measurable environmental and social impact.
Core working relationships
- Operations Team, especially our Farmer Community Manager and other Regional Managers
- Science team
- Mining partners
- Third-party service providers (transport, spreading, monitoring)
- Farming partners
As InPlanet ERW Operations Manager, you will:
- Operational Leadership:
- Take full ownership of implementation and execution activities at the farm level.
- Drive all operational processes (transport, spreading, monitoring) to ensure successful execution.
- Manage local assistants and oversee third-party contractors for sampling, monitoring, transport, and spreading.
- Sampling and Monitoring:
- Supervise and manage soil, water, rock powder, and vegetation sampling.
- Install and maintain field monitoring stations and water samplers in collaboration with the science team.
- Farmer Engagement:
- Ensure farmers follow operational protocols, track activities, and provide complete data for reporting and audits.
- Actively communicate with farming partners via WhatsApp Business and other channels.
- Lead data collection and support research to assess economic and agronomic impacts.
- Collaboration with Science Team:
- Align scientific requirements with operational realities in the field.
- Provide feedback to improve protocols and enhance scalability of ERW methodologies.
- Logistics and Coordination:
- Liaise with mining partners and third parties to ensure smooth logistics for rock powder delivery and application.
- Plan reapplications on existing farmland to maximize carbon dioxide removal and farmer benefits.
- Event Support:
- Participate in and support events such as field days and agronomic fairs to promote InPlanet’s solutions.
- Documentation and Reporting:
- Maintain comprehensive records in a CRM system.
- Contribute to project reporting, including creating case studies and supporting Project Design Documents (PDDs).
- Process Improvement:
- Continuously improve operational protocols to enhance efficiency and scalability.
Core Skills & Experience
- Degree in Agronomy or a related field.
- Expertise in multi-stakeholder management.
- Experience in operational reporting, including key performance indicators.
- Prior experience setting up and managing agronomic trials at the field level.
- Strong understanding of farm-level operations.
- 3+ years of experience in agriculture and farming.
- Located in a strategic position to operate in the Central West and around the Triângulo Mineiro Region & North-Western São Paulo
- Go-getter, hands-on, sociable, and confident communicator.
- High dedication, precision, and attention to detail.
- Intrinsic motivation for personal and professional improvement.
- Passion for sustainable, regenerative agriculture and climate change mitigation.
- Future-positive, can-do mindset with a solution-oriented approach.
- Prior knowledge of remineralizers in tropical agriculture. (a big plus)
- Technical knowledge of agronomic practices and machinery.(a big plus)
- Technical experience with sampling equipment and field monitoring.
At InPlanet, we have a big vision of solving climate change, and we are looking for individuals who are genuinely passionate about making a positive difference in the world of Carbon Removal Solutions. Trust guides our actions, drive fuels our efforts, and impact is our goal.
- Trust: You believe in being kind and transparent in the workplace, fostering an environment where trust thrives and collaboration flourishes
- Drive: You possess an innate drive to take action with a hands-on, can-do attitude, propelled by urgency
- Impact: You dream big and are committed to making a meaningful difference in the world, aligning with our overarching mission to address climate change
- Salary expectations and our comp philosophy are openly discussed in the first interview with the goal of managing expectations fairly.
- Share options to make you feel like an owner.
- Home Office Budget
- Personal development budget
- Language Programme Monthly Allowance
- 40 days annual leave
- The opportunity to be autonomous, make a huge difference and belong to a vision.
- Occasional off-sites in Brazil yay!
- Laptop to fuel your productivity
At InPlanet, our philosophy revolves around ensuring fair and unbiased compensation and equitable equity pay, coupled with competitive benefits, across all regions where we operate.
The reason behind our salary range being wide or undefined at the first stages of the interview is because of our international presence and globally distributed workforce, we utilize geo ranges to account for varying pay differentials, forming a crucial part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive across diverse markets as we expand our reach.
These ranges are determined by role, level, and location, recognizing the nuanced demands of each market. The actual base pay for the selected candidate is influenced by factors such as location, skills, experience, training, business requirements, and market dynamics, with the range subject to potential adjustments in alignment with our commitment to fairness and transparency.
Application Process
Roughly 6 hours across 3-6 weeks from CV-screening.
- Interview with Talent & People Partner or Head of People (values & motivation)
- Interview with the Hiring Manager (required core skills and competencies)
- Challenge with 3+ team members (specific task, preparation needed)
- Verbal reference check & psychometric profiling
- Offer
- We kindly ask you to submit your CV in English, as this is the main language we use here at InPlanet (unless it is justified to be in Portuguese).