Digital Product Manager
- Location
- Pune, MAHĀRĀSHTRA, India
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Company Description Syngenta is one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation company (Part of Syngenta Group) dedicated to improving global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 60,000 people in over 100 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities. A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To learn more visit: www.syngenta.com
Job Description Role Purpose: The Digital Product Manager AMEA is responsible and accountable for assigned digital products that support growers across Crop Protection and Seeds in AMEA. The successful candidate will translate regional strategy and country business needs into a clear grower product vision, prioritized roadmap, and measurable delivery plan. Reporting to the AMEA Digital Strategy and Product management Lead, this person will connect commercial stakeholders, country teams, product squads, and global platform owners to implement solutions, drive adoption, and realize business value across AMEA markets.
Accountabilities: 1. Product Strategy and Lifecycle Ownership
- Own the vision, objectives, and end-to-end roadmap for assigned digital products, aligning grower and commercial needs with AMEA priorities and relevant global product strategies.
- Translate business opportunities into prioritized product requirements, user journeys, release plans, and measurable outcomes.
- Lead product discovery through user research, process analysis, competitive review, and market assessment, with regular validation from growers, customers, and commercial teams.
- Manage the product lifecycle from ideation and business case through build, launch, adoption, optimization, and retirement.
- Balance regional consistency with country-specific requirements, reusing scalable capabilities while addressing material market differences.
2. Commercial Partnership and Business Transformation
- Partner with Marketing, Pricing, Sales, Commercial Operations, Crop Protection, and Seeds leaders to shape product priorities and support regional business transformation.
- Convert commercial processes and pain points into practical digital solutions that improve customer experience, execution quality, speed, and decision-making.
- Support country and regional product launches by coordinating process change, readiness, communication, training, and adoption activities.
- Act as the day-to-day product partner for business stakeholders, connecting long-term strategy with timely and pragmatic delivery decisions.
3. Business Case, Value Realisation and Adoption
- Develop and maintain business cases for new capabilities and major enhancements, defining expected value, investment needs, assumptions, risks, and success measures.
- Prioritize investments based on strategic fit, customer value, commercial impact, delivery feasibility, total cost, and reuse potential across markets.
- Own value-realisation plans and track product adoption, benefits, ROI, and operating performance with Finance, Commercial, and Analytics partners.
- Use performance data and customer feedback to identify adoption barriers, recommend corrective actions, and inform future roadmap decisions.
4. Stakeholder, Team and Delivery Leadership
- Build effective relationships with Country Digital Leads, Commercial Directors, functional leaders, global product owners, IT teams, vendors, and delivery partners.
- Lead or coordinate 2–3 Business Analysts or product team members as assigned, setting clear objectives, responsibilities, development priorities, and quality expectations.
- Facilitate alignment across Marketing, Sales, Finance, Agronomy, Data, IT, Legal, Privacy, and Security to resolve dependencies and unblock delivery.
- Guide agile or squad-based delivery by maintaining a clear backlog, making timely trade-offs, and ensuring acceptance criteria reflect business and user needs.
- Communicate product strategy, roadmap, risks, decisions, and results to regional and country stakeholders using concise evidence-based narratives.
5. Governance, Platforms and Performance
- Define and monitor product KPIs covering customer experience, adoption, process performance, commercial value, reliability, and cost.
- Apply product governance, investment, architecture, data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements throughout the lifecycle.
- Coordinate implementation and integration with relevant commercial platforms, which may include Salesforce, SAP S/4HANA, DTP, Lynx, Cropwise, analytics, and content or commerce platforms.
- Maintain product health and delivery reporting, escalating material risks early and driving continuous improvement based on evidence.
Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities Required Experience
- 12+ years of relevant experience in digital product management, commercial transformation, business analysis, or technology-enabled business change, with direct responsibility for product outcomes.
- Commercial domain experience in Marketing, Pricing, Sales, Commercial Operations, CRM, e-commerce, or related customer-facing processes.
- Experience delivering and scaling digital products across multiple markets in a matrixed, multinational organization.
- Demonstrated ability to create business cases, prioritize investments, track benefits, and communicate ROI and product performance to senior stakeholders.
- Practical experience with agile, product-led, or squad-based delivery and the management of roadmaps, backlogs, releases, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Experience leading, coaching, or coordinating small teams, Business Analysts, vendors, or delivery partners.
- Agriculture, Crop Protection, Seeds, FMCG, or another complex commercial sector experience is preferred; cross-cultural experience across AMEA is an advantage.
Knowledge
- Digital product lifecycle practices, including strategy, discovery, user-centred design, delivery, launch, adoption, measurement, iteration, and retirement.
- Commercial value chains and processes across marketing, pricing, sales, customer engagement, product launches, and commercial planning.
- Digital and enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, SAP S/4HANA, DTP, Lynx, Cropwise, CRM, e-commerce, content, data, and analytics solutions.
- Business value measurement, including investment appraisal, benefits tracking, ROI, adoption metrics, and product performance reporting.
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Qualifications Education B.tech/MBA, 12+ years of relevant experience in digital product management, commercial transformation, business analysis, or technology-enabled business change, with direct responsibility for product outcomes.
Additional Information Innovations The employee may, as part of the role and through multifunctional teams, participate in the creation and design of innovative solutions, contributing to inventions, designs, product work, know-how, copyrights, software, and other intellectual assets.
From Syngenta Group's careers page (SmartRecruiters), checked 10 Nov 2026.
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Posted 5 Nov 2026 · checked 10 Nov 2026 · Report this job