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Sr. Agronomist
Job Description
City Greens is a rapid-growing AgriTech startup building automation and AI-driven solutions for Controlled Workplace Agriculture (CEA). We work with contemporary farms, growers, and institutions to help them improve productivity, efficiency, and sustainability through technology.
We are looking for a seasoned Senior Agronomist to be the technical backbone of our client success function. You will own crop performance outcomes across CityGreens client farms â on the ground, hands-on, pan-India.
As a Senior Agronomist, you will:
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for CityGreens clients post farm setup
Conduct regular site visits â crop health assessments, troubleshooting, and intervention planning
Develop and deliver crop-specific SOPs, agronomy calendars, and advisory protocols tailored to each farm
Train and upskill client farm teams on CEA crop management best practices
Coordinate with CityGreens' internal agronomy and tech teams to feed field learnings back into our systems and products
Support pre-sales technical assessments and crop feasibility evaluations where required
Requirements
Requirements
Minimum 6â8 years of hands-on agronomy experience in field.
Deep working knowledge of at least two of: protected cultivation (polyhouse/greenhouse), hydroponics or aeroponics, mushroom cultivation, high-value horticulture
Strong diagnostic skills â ability to identify and resolve crop health, nutrition, and environmental issues in controlled environment settings
Proven experience training farm labour and client-side teams
Comfortable working with data â farm management sof