About the Role
Seeking an exceptional AI and automation engineering leader to build Tupande's automation capability, lead high-impact solutions, and help scale farmer impact through hands-on engineering, business partnership, and technical leadership.
Responsibilities
Set and drive Tupande's AI strategy, automation and engineering
- Partner with senior leadership to identify how automation, AI, engineering, and technology can accelerate Tupande's strategic priorities and farmer impact
- Translate business needs into a clear engineering and automation roadmap aligned to the organization's long-term vision
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend investments that improve customer experience, operational efficiency, scalability, and financial sustainability
- Act as a strategic thought partner to business leaders on opportunities, trade-offs, risks, and innovation priorities
Lead the design and delivery of scalable AI, automation, and business solutions
- Ensure automation, AI, enterprise systems, integrations, and software solutions are designed to solve real business problems and deliver measurable value
- Guide solution architecture and engineering decisions to balance speed, quality, sustainability, and scalability
- Personally contribute to the design, review, prototyping, and delivery of high-priority automation, AI, integration, and software initiatives
- Conduct architecture reviews, solution reviews, and technical quality assessments to ensure solutions remain reliable, maintainable, secure, and scalable
- Establish and oversee integration standards across enterprise systems, AI platforms, automation solutions, middleware, APIs, and third-party technologies
- Ensure business systems exchange information reliably and efficiently through well-designed integration patterns and architectures
- Oversee the successful delivery, adoption, and performance of Tupande’s automation and engineering portfolio
Build and strengthen Tupande's AI & automation engineering capability
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and disciplined execution.
- Establish robust governance and performance standards (SOPs) to ensure consistent delivery excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Build long-term technical leadership and succession pipelines by mentoring specialists in AI, automation, and integration aligned with strategic goals.
Drive organizational transformation through automation and AI
- Champion the adoption of automation, AI, and modern engineering practices across the organization
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve decision-making, reduce cost-to-serve, and enhance customer experience