Global Registration Team Leader

Join Corteva’s Global Regulatory Affairs as a Global Registration Team Leader. This is a strategic role for a highly motivated professional passionate about delivering world-class regulatory support to Seeds & Crop Protection Businesses. You will lead Global Regulatory Project Managers (GRPMs) and provide strategic oversight to the Planning & Implementation Team, ensuring seamless coordination of global registration activities and resource planning.

The Global Registration Team Leader sits on the Global Regulatory Affairs Leadership team to provide a voice on the coordination and execution of regulatory strategies and on resource planning to deliver timely and predicable approvals.

What You’ll Do: 

Program Implementation:

• Lead and mentor GRPMs, fostering collaboration with Global Regulatory Leaders (GRLs), regulatory science experts, and regional/country managers to achieve timely and cost-effective product registrations worldwide. 
• Oversee the management of regulatory strategy implementation, ensuring project priorities are met on schedule and within budget, and proactively communicate challenges to GRLs, leadership and High Performing Regulatory Teams (HPRTs). 
• Champion consistent, best-in-class project management practices across technologies and teams, leveraging tools such as ENVISION for effective project tracking and seeking continuous improvement. 
• Oversee efficient project planning processes via second level leadership of the Planning & Implementation Team. Drive improved ENVISION functionality and the utilization of historical data to identify trends and optimize time, quality and cost of execution. 

Leadership and Supervision:   

• Supervise and empower professional staff, aligning responsibilities with critical business needs and individual strengths. Set clear objectives, provide regular feedback, and recognize outstanding contributions in line with Corteva’s core values.
• Build and retain a high-performing, collaborative team, promoting career development, succession planning, and a culture of excellence.
• Foster seamless collaboration across diverse stakeholders and global functions, ensuring the team is motivated to be best-in-class within the industry.
• Partner with key stakeholders and customers to gather feedback, drive corrective actions, and implement targeted training initiatives.

What Skills You Need:

• Masters or Doctorate in agriculture, biological sciences or similar is required; industry experience is preferred). Other degrees may be considered if proficiency in critical skills is demonstrated.
• Experience leading people in a highly regulated industry, preferably with proven track-record of success leading cross-functional, global teams.
• Demonstrates a strong ability to work collaboratively and foster seamless teamwork of others across diverse stakeholders and global functions.
• Excellent communication skills, which includes ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work on several projects simultaneously, efficiently, and independently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to manage without authority and resolve conflict.
• A proven ability to guide individuals in the delivery of first-class project management.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, and project management tools.

Preferred additional skills:

• Agriculture experience.
• Industry experience in life sciences, such as agriculture or pharmaceutical product development.
• Experience in registration and regulatory affairs or closely related field, including government and industry expertise at international level. 

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Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings pla