Head of agriculture

Edgexec · johannesburg, gauteng, South-Africa

Location
johannesburg
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
July 05, 2026

Job Description

Head of Agriculture | Mpumalanga & Johannesburg | Executive

This is a rare opportunity to build the agricultural backbone of a first-of-its-kind critical metals business. You will take pioneering plant biotechnology from lab to field and shape scalable, compliant operations that redefine sustainable metal production.

As Head of Agriculture, you will be responsible for translating advanced hyperaccumulator plant technology into robust, industrial‑scale agricultural systems. Operating at the intersection of agronomy, biotechnology, and operations, you will lead field programmes, nursery systems, and trials while building the operating models required to scale across sites and geographies. This is a hands‑on leadership role, combining strategic design with active field execution in an early‑stage, non‑standard agricultural environment.

Our client is an innovative, venture‑backed organisation operating at the frontier of sustainable agriculture and critical minerals. T...

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