Join Ivy Farm Technologies as Commercial Director – Lead the Charge in the Future of Cultivated Meat!
Are you passionate about shaping the future of food and driving sustainable solutions?
Ivy Farm Technologies is at the forefront of the cultivated meat revolution and we’re looking for a visionary Commercial Director to take the lead in developing and executing our commercial strategy. Ivy Farm is on a mission to revolutionize how the world consumes meat, if you have a track record of driving sales growth, establishing markets, and building high-performing teams, this is the perfect opportunity for you to shape the future of ethical food production.
About Us:
At Ivy Farm, we’re creating real, sustainable meat without the environmental or ethical challenges of traditional production methods. Our mission is to deliver delicious, cultivated meat to global markets, and we need a strategic commercial leader to help us grow our brand and introduce our products to key markets worldwide.
Your Role:
As the Commercial Director, you’ll be responsible for defining and executing Ivy Farm’s commercial strategy, overseeing sales, business development, marketing, and strategic partnerships. You’ll work closely with our Senior Leadership Team to build the foundation for Ivy Farm’s future growth in both domestic and international markets. This is your chance to shape a new frontier in the food industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Commercial Strategy Development: Define and execute Ivy Farm’s commercial strategy, aligning it with overall business goals and long-term growth objectives
- Market Development: Identify new market opportunities, negotiating partnerships and collaborations, leveraging licensing opportunities for Ivy Farm’s technology in cultivated meat and related sectors
- Customer Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, partners, and industry stakeholders
- Market Insights: shape out knowledge with market trends, competitor activities, and customer insights to refine commercial strategies and adapt to changing dynamics
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the R&D and product development teams to align commercial objectives with product innovation and market needs
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience: Strong background in food technology or alternative proteins with a proven track record of establishing and growing commercial operations in emerging markets
- Leadership: strong leadership and matrix management skills, an eye for details, a can-do attitude with decision making abilities
- Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with the cultivated meat landscape would be amazing, previous experience of biotech or life sciences industry (advantageous if experience in biopharmaceutical/mAb sales in addition to the food industry)
- Partnership Building: Proven experience in business development and forging strategic partnerships
- Being a highly motivated and results driven person, you’ll also be adaptable, used to solving problems, and will flourish in a fast-paced environment
- Commercial Acumen: Ability to analyse market trends, manage financial performance, and adapt strategies to changing market conditions
- Regulation: Understanding of the FDA/FSA/EMA regulations beneficial
- Cross-functional Skills: Demonstrated success in working collaboratively across departments to align product innovation with commercial objectives.
Why Ivy Farm?
At Ivy Farm, we’re not just making cultivated meat - we’re creating the future of food. As part of our team, you’ll have the chance to shape a global industry while working alongside passionate innovators. If you’re excited about driving commercial success for a company with a powerful mission, we want to hear from you!
Reward
With our competitive base salary you’ll receive:
- Bonus
- Shares
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Hybrid role
- Enhanced company pension
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Team events – we love an excuse to party
- A well-stocked office with snacks, fruits, tea, coffee!
We're always on the lookout for people with awesome attitudes and impressive behaviour. If you think you can bring something positive to the farm, we're excited to hear from you. Even if you're not sure you meet all the requirements, don't be shy – you never know what might happen! We want to make a special shout out to people who identify as LGBTQIA+, disabled, or come from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. These groups don't have as much representation in the tech industry, and we really want to encourage you to apply.
