Sales Manager, North America

About Invaio Sciences

Invaio Sciences, founded by Flagship Pioneering, is a bio platform company accelerating the leap to nature-positive agriculture. The company builds on advances in human health and digital innovation to develop biological technologies for crop health, enabling farmers to both improve yields and use more natural crop health solutions.

About the role

As a Sales Manager at Invaio Sciences, you will build and maintain relationships with growers, distributors, and industry stakeholders across North America, delivering tailored solutions to meet their needs while achieving ambitious sales targets. This position requires willingness to travel across the U.S. and Mexico to engage with citrus producers and other agricultural clients, providing technical expertise and exceptional customer service to champion Trecise™ and our broader product offerings.

What you'll do

• Sales Leadership: Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to promote Invaio Sciences’ crop protection products, with a focus on Trecise™, targeting citrus growers in Florida, Texas, California, and Mexico, as well as other agricultural clients across North America.
• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key accounts, including growers, cooperatives, and distributors, to drive product adoption and customer satisfaction.
• Market Expansion: Identify new business opportunities, expand market share, and promote the benefits of Trecise™ and other Invaio solutions to address challenges such as citrus greening, pest resistance, and sustainable agriculture.
• Technical Expertise: Provide growers with detailed information on product applications, benefits, and usage, including Trecise™’s innovative delivery system, which reduces chemical use by up to 90% and supports young and non-bearing citrus trees.
• Sales Targets: Meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales goals by leveraging market insights, customer feedback, and competitive analysis across North American markets.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Invaio’s marketing, product development, and technical support teams to ensure alignment on product messaging and customer needs.
• Training & Support: Educate distributors and clients on the features, benefits, and competitive advantages of Invaio products, including Trecise™’s closed-system design and shorter 120-day pre-harvest interval.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and regulatory changes in North America’s agriculture sector, with a focus on citrus market dynamics in Florida, Texas, California, and Mexico, to adapt sales strategies accordingly.
• Reporting: Maintain accurate records of sales activities, customer interactions, and pipeline development using CRM software.

Qualifications

Required:

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of sales experience in agriculture, with a proven track record in selling crop protection products, agricultural inputs, or related solutions. Experience in the citrus industry, particularly in Florida, Texas, California, or Mexico, is a plus.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Business, or a related field.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of North America’s agricultural landscape, with specific expertise in citrus production and crop protection challenges such as citrus greening (HLB). Familiarity with Invaio Sciences’ Trecise™ technology is an advantage.
• Skills:
• • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with fluency in English; Spanish proficiency is highly desirable for engaging with Mexican markets.
  • Ability to translate technical product information into compelling sales pitches.
  • Proficiency in CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Self-motivated with a results-oriented mindset.
• Travel: Willingness to travel across North America (up to 50% of the time), including Florida, Texas, California, and Mexico, to meet with clients and attend industry events. Valid driver’s license and passport required.
• Attributes: Passion for sustainable agriculture, customer-focused approach, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced, cross-border environment.

Preferred:

• Established network of contacts within the citrus industries of Florida, Texas, California, and/or Mexico.
• Experience working with innovative or bio-based agricultural technologies.
• Background in precision agriculture or sustainable farming solutions.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience.
• Bonus: Up to 20%, based on sales performance.
• Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k); paid time off; paid holidays
• Tools Provided: Company laptop, phone, company car and access to Invaio’s technical support resources.

Why Join Invaio Sciences?

At Invaio Sciences, you’ll play a pivotal role in transforming North America’s agriculture industry by delivering revolutionary solutions like Trecise™, developed by our team of innovators dedicated to revolutionizing citrus health. As a flagship pioneering company, we are committed to sustainability, scientific excellence, and supporting growers across Florida, Texas, California, and Mexico in overcoming some of the toughest challenges in modern farming. Join us to make a lasting impact on the future of agriculture.

What's next

Invaio is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a proactive program of diversity development. Invaio will continue to recruit, hire, train, and promote into all job levels without regard to race, religion, gender, marital status, familial status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or veteran status.

The estimated salary range for this position is $140,000 to $190,000 per year. At Invaio, we are committed to transparency and accuracy in our hiring practices. Our salary offers are aligned with Invaio’s compensation philosophy and take into account various factors, including education, training, experience, external market conditions, the criticality of the role, and internal equity. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local wage requirements for the job location.