Digital Engagement Lead-Western IL


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Job Title: Digital Engagement Lead-Western IL
Location: Residence Based, IL, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Bayer
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Plant & Soil Sciences, Seed & Biotechnology
Career Type: Engineering
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive
Job Description:
 

 

 

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The Digital Engagement Lead will help build farmer confidence with digital solutions that provide valuable insights to guide their farming decisions.  The DEL will serve as the local digital expert and connect the Climate Fieldview team, New Business Models team, Business Unit Lead and local sales squad to achieve digital platform targets.

 

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary responsibilities of this role, Digital Engagement Lead, are to: 

 

  • Provide on-farm expertise to assist key customers with the installation and troubleshooting of Bayer s precision agriculture technologies; manage data collection/mapping challenges; diagnose and resolve connectivity issues (e.g., FieldView Drive); educate growers on Bayer s Digital Farming Solutions portfolio;
  • Act as a coach to squad members to enhance digital acumen; enable customer acquisition, retention, engagement, and digital revenue through solution selling via FieldView and New Business Models;
  • Identify transformative farmers, dealers, and retailers for digital trial and testing opportunities;
  • Develop deep expertise on current digital software (FieldView, DMP) and hardware (FieldView Drive); ensure on-farm compatibility and setup;
  • Provide input to Digital and Crop Mission Teams regarding customer needs and features in development;
  • Develop use cases for existing and new features; train squad members on these use cases;
  • Train Field Sales Representatives and dealers on data-driven agronomic decision-making using FieldView;
  • Support key customers with data acquisition and clean-up;
  • Train squad members and dealers on the execution of New Business Models workflow.

 

WHO YOU ARE:

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

 

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree within an agricultural field; 
  • Minium of 5 years experience within digital agricultural platforms 
  • Strong communication skills and ability to influence and motivate key stakeholders.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to influence and motivate key stakeholders;

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working closely with seed/chem sellers, growers and sales organization.
  • 8 years working experience in agriculture and/or digital field;
  • Expertise on digital software (FieldView, DMP), hardware, farm equipment compatibility and set-up, data collection, and use of data-driven features such as reports and scripting;

 

Ideal candidate will cover Rock Island, Mercer, Henry, Bureau, Putnam, Stark, Marshall, Peoria, Woodford, Tazwell, Logan, Mason, & Fulton counties.

 

 

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $100,818.49 - $151,227.73. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant).  Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant s location, market data/ranges, an applicant s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors. This posting will be available for application until at least 7/18/25 .

 

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

   

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.  

 
   
If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Job postings will remain open for a minimum of ten business days and are subject to immediate closure thereafter without additional notice.  
   
         
Division: Crop Science   Reference Code 849609  
Functional Area: [[filter6]]   Location: Residence Based
Employment Type: [[filter7]]  Position Grade: [[cust_subgrade]]  
 
 
 

 

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Job Post Date: 07/08/25
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