Company Overview
Farmers Business Network® ( FBN® ) is on a mission to power the prosperity of family farmers and rural communities around the world, transforming how the world farms with an integrated, technology-enabled agricultural platform.
We offer high ROI farm inputs, fintech and sustainability products and services powered by network data, and farm-tested insights from our global farmer community. Our platform helps FBN® members make confident decisions to ensure the economic viability of their farms, while also empowering them to be a part of the solution as the global community confronts its most pressing issues: providing food security for a growing population, transitioning to more sustainable agriculture, and responding to climate change.
We are a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven AgTech company that offers competitive compensation and benefits as well as boundless career mobility. We are backed by top investors, including Fidelity, ADM, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, DBL Partners, T Rowe Price and Temasek. We have been featured in these articles by the Wall Street Journal and Forbes , and were also named " One of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World " by Fast Company Magazine.
Position Summary
This role will be in charge of building and managing every aspect of our new direct to investor 506c platform for Farmland Capital. They will be the first employee leading this offering, but will partner extensively with our Farmland Capital team and our farmer-facing sales and underwriting teams. The candidate will need to be able to do everything from effectively discussing high level investment themes for farmland to managing a detail oriented sales process to understanding complex legal documents and requirements.
Responsibilities

• Lead the 506c Investor Platform including providing thought leadership on brand development, marketing strategy, investor relations, reporting and all other facets of the business to facilitate the rapid growth of the platform
• Develop a strong brand and partner with internal and external marketing resources to execute on a go-to market strategy that highlights the products strengths compared to market alternatives and aligns with a farmers first mindset
• Lead new investor development and onboarding strategy for potential new investors including developing and managing an internal IR team to manage and close the pipeline of potential accredited investors
• Partner with internal and external product, design, IT, and engineering resources to support the development of investor facing tools
• Internalize and incorporate market feedback and challenges into our forecasts and develop solutions
• Collaborate internally with the product, finance, treasury, credit, sales, and operations teams to provide maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the business strategy and processes
• Be an integral member of the FBN Finance leadership who can contribute across the business
• Prepare executive level presentations to guide business strategy decisioning and reporting
• Collaborate with finance, accounting, IT, and other functions to manage the processes and technology infrastructure in place to support the investor pool function
• Work with fund administration unit to create said processes and infrastructure

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 10 years of experience to include 2 years in investment banking, private equity farmland investing or investor relations experience and 3 years in the tech / start-up space; OR an MBA plus 7 years of experience to include 2 years in investment banking, private equity farmland investing or investor relations experience and 3 years in the tech / start-up space.

Preferred Qualifications

• An interest and experience in agriculture.

• MBA Degree

Characteristics

• The successful applicant will be:
• Highly organized and able to prioritize and multitask in a target rich environment
• An effective communicator with a demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams
• Skilled in influencing and motivating others
• Able to move seamlessly from the small, nitty gritty tasks needed to launch the business to large strategic questions
• Able to advance our Farmers First mission while ensuring we meet our responsibilities to investors and partners

The following represents FBN's reasonable estimate of the US national average base salary range of possible compensation for this role based on market data and placement of internal employees: $155,000 - $190,000.
This salary range may vary based on geography and variations in cost of labor. Beyond the above or adjusted to market salary range, FBN also offers all full-time employees competitive equity compensation, health and wellness benefits, and various perks.
FBN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. FBN considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program here .
FBN is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email fill out this form .
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