Agronomy Regional Sales Manager
About Lygos
Lygos, Inc. is a specialty chemical company that helps customers meet their highest performance and sustainability goals. Lygos’ bio-inspired solutions are designed to replace persistent and carbon-intensive chemicals with products that are better, cleaner, and cost effective. With a proprietary and fully integrated platform of the most advanced technologies across synthetic biology, industrial chemistry, and application development, a pipeline of innovative products, a first-of-its-kind Sustainable Solutions Center, and an integrated supply chain, Lygos is accelerating the world’s transition to high-performing, sustainable solutions.
Lygos recently launched its Soltellus™ biodegradable polymer product line, with applications in home and personal care, water treatment and agricultural applications, and Ecoteria™ products, that have applications in fragrances as well as for coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE).
About the Position
We are seeking an energetic Regional Sales Manager to join our growing organization. As a member of the Agronomy team, you will report to Sr. Director of Agronomy and support the launch of a high performance line of sustainable ingredients into the Agronomy market. You will be responsible for building and maintaining positive relationships with customers, promoting company products, and generating new business. This position increases sales and profitability by growing the customer base and increasing current customer sales through exceptional customer service. This position is responsible for the cultivation of sales opportunities from new through existing customers and driving the full end-to-end sales cycle (opening, execution and closing).
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Compensation and Benefits: Lygos offers highly competitive salaries, stock options, bonus and benefits, including medical and dental insurance, unlimited paid time off, and 401(k).
Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000/yr. base (this role is eligible for additional compensation in the form of a sales bonus structure) - Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location, skill, experience, and performance.
The benefits and stock purchase described above are subject to the terms and conditions of any governing plans, policies, practices, agreements, or other materials or documents as in effect from time to time, including but not limited to terms and conditions regarding eligibility.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. Lygos may agree to sponsor an individual for an employment visa now or in the future if there is a shortage of individuals with particular skills for this job.
Location information: This role is remote; with travel (30-40%). Candidates will work standard hours from their time zone.
Lygos is headquartered in Hayward, CA
Lygos, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
For more than a decade, Lygos has been at the forefront of its field, enabling customers to create sustainable products that can help solve the world’s environmental challenges. What We Do We are a leading provider of sustainable organic acid specialty chemicals and bio-monomers. Engineered from renewable starting materials using a proprietary smart technology platform, our bio-advantaged solutions are designed to replace toxic legacy petrochemistry processes, reclaim local manufacturing and revive industrial bio-innovation. Lygos is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and was founded by a team of synthetic bioengineering experts at UC Berkeley.
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