Title: Senior Program Manager
Location and Work Authorization: Mumbai, India. Candidates must have existing authorization to work in India; PxD is unable to sponsor visas for this role.
Position: Full time
Compensation: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with the candidate's skills, experience, and the local labor market in India.
Posted On: 7 October 2026
Application Deadline: October 28, 2026, 6 PM IST (applications may be reviewed as they are submitted)

Role Summary:
PxD is looking for a Senior Program Manager to build and lead an embedded unit within the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra. You will lead a portfolio of work spanning the use of AI for Agriculture, evidence-based policy support, and scaling of digital technologies to improve the livelihoods and resilience of smallholder farmers across Maharashtra. The unit exists to provide demand-driven support to the Department,



responding to its priorities on AI-enabled decision-making and inclusive service access for farmers and will work across multiple parallel workstreams spanning technology deployment, data and analytics, and public-sector service delivery. You will build and lead a cross-functional team spanning policy staff, data scientists, technologists, program and research staff. This position is based in Mumbai, with regular engagement and travel to Pune and district-level offices.

About Precision Development (PxD):
PxD is a rapidly scaling global nonprofit working with governments across Africa and Asia to close the last-mile gap in smallholder farming. We deliver evidence-based information and tools — from timely farming and weather guidance to climate-resilient inputs — that millions of farmers use to improve their lives. In the last 12 months alone, we reached over 60 million farmers at a cost of just $0.47 per farmer per year, with our flagship program in India delivering a benefit-cost ratio of 12:1–19:1.
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