Senior Agronomist - Digital Agronomist Products (all genders)

At Klim, we work with farmers and food companies to make regenerative agriculture scalable and financially rewarding for farmers. Through our platform, we help farmers restore soil health, increase biodiversity and capture carbon while creating new, reliable income streams.

We’re a Berlin-based AgriTech startup backed by $22M in Series A funding, partnering with global food leaders such as Nestlé and Kaufland to reduce emissions across their supply chains and build long-term resilience. Since 2020, we’ve supported 3,500 farmers managing over 900,000 hectares.

If you’re passionate about building a sustainable food system and driving real climate impact, join us and help create a healthier planet!

Your mission:

You are responsible for translating regenerative agricultural expertise and science in arable farming systems in temperate climates into actionable, scalable digital products for farmers on Klim's platform.

You ensure that Klim’s digital products are agronomically sound, farmer-relevant, commercially viable and delivered with high quality.

Your responsibilities:

• Own the agronomic logic behind farmer-facing recommendation and assessment engines.

• Translate agronomic principles into digital products and clear product and engineering specifications.

• Own and evolve digital agronomy products, including digital decision-support and assessment tools for farmers

• Expand Klim’s capabilities for regenerative practices in temperate arable systems, including method prioritization, trade-off assessment, and scientific evidence integration.

• Own and review agronomic datasets, literature, and assumptions used in digital products.

• Contribute to roadmap and prioritization decisions based on farmer value, willingness to pay, partner value, technical feasibility, and strategic relevance.

• Validate agronomic models, algorithms, and prototypes by challenging assumptions, stress-testing outputs against field reality, and approving agronomic soundness before release.

• Support farmer validation through interviews, feedback analysis, test cases, and field-reality checks.

• Monitor competitors and support expansion into new markets, geographies, and climate zones.

• Serve as the internal expert on regenerative arable farming, supporting Product, Sales, Farmer Success, Marketing, Data, and Remote Sensing teams.

• Review agronomic content, farmer-facing explanations, and English/German copy for accuracy and credibility.

Depending on your experience, profile, skills and Klim’s team setup, this role may also include an Agronomy Team Lead scope with responsibility for managing the agronomy team.

• Manage the agronomy team, translating strategic projects into execution

• Review team outputs and ensure high standards of agronomic quality, scientific robustness and farmer relevance.

Your profile:

Agronomic Experience

• You have 5+ years of experience in agronomy, regenerative agriculture, farm advisory, agricultural science, or a related field.

• You have strong practical experience working with arable farms through farm management, agronomic advisory, or farmer-facing research.

• You have a solid academic background in agronomy, agricultural sciences, or a related discipline.

• You have a deep understanding of regenerative arable farming in temperate climates, including soil health, nutrient management, crop rotations, cover crops, tillage, and reduced-input systems.

Skills

• You can translate agronomic expertise into scalable digital products and critically assess models, algorithms, and recommendations.

• You exercise strong judgement and can develop solutions in ambiguous or novel situations.

• You are pragmatic, innovative, and motivated to create scalable value for farmers.

• You are an effective communicator and collaborator across functions.

• You have an interest in mentoring or team leadership (a plus, not a requirement).

• You are comfortable using AI tools to improve efficiency while maintaining high-quality standards.

Languages

• You are fluent in English; German is a strong advantage.

Your benefits:

• Opportunity: Be part of our journey from the very beginning, working on an equal footing with the leadership team to build a new company.

• Impact: Make a daily and active contribution to combating climate change, promoting consumer education, and fostering fair conditions for our climate-conscious farmers.

• Autonomy: Take ownership of your projects and enjoy a high degree of creative freedom.

• Flexible work model: At Klim, we foster a flexible, hybrid work approach and facilitate remote work (within the EU). It is advantageous for this role if you live in Berlin or can be present in our office regularly.

• Additional benefits for Germany-based employees: We offer a subsidy for a membership in Urban Sports Club or the Deutschlandticket, a company pension scheme, plus team lunches (if based in Berlin) and regular team events.

At Klim, we believe that a thriving workplace is built on the diverse backgrounds, talents, and perspectives of our team. We grow stronger together by embracing and building on each individual’s unique strengths.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. All hiring and personnel decisions are made solely based on qualifications, performance, and the needs of the company - ensuring fairness and equal opportunity for all.

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for our team in ways you don’t yet realise!