Alta Genetics

Role Description Lead the growth of a cutting-edge bovine IVF business across the United States while shaping the future of animal genetics and reproductive technology. As Director of Domestic Commercial Operations, you will own and execute the commercial strategy that drives revenue, expands market presence, and elevates client experience. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, operations, and relationship management where they will partner cross-functionally to deliver best-in-class solutions in a rapidly evolving industry. In this role, you will lead with a mindset of building trusted client relationships, driving operational excellence, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You’ll be empowered to think strategically while staying closely connected to field operations and customer needs, playing a key role in delivering meaningful, long-term impact for our clients and the industry. This position is remote and can be based anywhere in the U.S., with approximately 50% travel for business development, team support, and client interaction. Responsibilities - Develop and execute a national commercial strategy focused on revenue growth, market expansion, and operational efficiency - Lead and manage key customer relationships, delivering high-value, tailored IVF solutions - Partner with operations and technical teams to ensure seamless service delivery and continuous process improvement - Build, lead, and develop a high-performing commercial team, setting clear goals and expectations - Own and manage commercial budgets, tracking performance against revenue targets and KPIs - Drive cross-functional alignment with sales, marketing, and operations to enhance client experience and business outcomes - Ensure compliance with all industry regulations, biosecurity standards, and quality protocols Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Animal Science, or a related field - Proven experience in sales, business development, or operations within livestock, animal health, or agricultural biotech - Demonstrated success leading commercial teams to achieve growth and market expansion - Strong knowledge of bovine IVF, embryo transfer, or reproductive technologies preferred - Financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and P&L management - Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills - Ability to operate effectively in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment - Willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 50% Company Description Trans Ova Genetics, a member of the URUS Group, provides industry-leading reproductive technologies and expertise to cattle breeders through a unique professional services team that works closely with clients to understand their breeding goals and ultimately help clients advance and extend superior genetics. Trans Ova Genetics understands the process that will help multiply a herd’s genetic success. - Reproductive technologies such as embryo transfer, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), sexed-semen, genetic preservation, and cloning are considered the reproductive “tools” available for breeders looking to achieve specific breeding and reproductive goals. - Internationally recognized as a source of superior animal husbandry and reproductive expertise, Trans Ova Genetics offers an integrated system of regional centers, satellite stations, and on-farm application of reproductive technologies. - Trans Ova's headquarters are in Sioux Center, Iowa, but we have many offices and satellite centers across the country. - On-going research and applied science allow Trans Ova Genetics to develop and implement new technologies to help move the science of bovine genetic improvement forward. - Trans Ova is dedicated to meeting the requirements of their customers and to continual improvement.

Trans Ova Genetics is seeking a relationship-driven professional who thrives on delivering exceptional service and strategic solutions. In this Client Services Representative role, you’ll build long-term client partnerships, provide personalized consultation, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure success. If you have a background in animal science or agriculture, enjoy solving complex challenges, and are passionate about supporting client goals, we’d love to hear from you! This role acts as a strategic partner and advocate for Trans Ova Genetics clients by delivering personalized consultation, operational support, and proactive communication. This role balances a commitment to exceptional client service with collaboration across internal teams to ensure timely, effective, and customized solutions that drive client success and long-term loyalty. This position is remote and will be based in the United States. Key Responsibilities: - Serve as a trusted client advocate by responding promptly (within 24 hours), communicating clearly, resolving issues proactively, and maintaining strong, professional relationships. - Consult with clients to understand objectives and provide tailored guidance on production planning, genetic services, and animal movement. - Coordinate cross-functionally to deliver timely, efficient solutions, adjust services as goals evolve, and support contracts, agreements, and inventory management. - Communicate technical results and service outcomes effectively to support confident, informed client decision-making. - Build long-term partnerships that drive client retention, represent Trans Ova Genetics with integrity, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. - Support domestic shipping of embryos and semen through accurate documentation, organization, and shipping/receiving coordination. Education Requirements: - Bachelor’s Degree preferred, emphasis in Animal Science, Agribusiness, or related field preferred. - 1 - 3 years of experience in a client-facing, consultative role within the agricultural or animal science sectors. - Experience in bovine genetics, dairy, or beef production is highly desirable. Other skills/experience: - Excellent interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and time management skills. - Comfortable with technology, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and CRM tools. - Ability to manage competing demands independently while maintaining attention to detail. - Professional demeanor with a strong commitment to customer service and ethical standards. - Proven ability to maintain balance between responsiveness and personal boundaries in a flexible work environment. Trans Ova Genetics, a member of the URUS Group, provides industry-leading reproductive technologies and expertise to cattle breeders through a unique professional services team that works closely with clients to understand their breeding goals and ultimately help clients advance and extend superior genetics. Trans Ova Genetics understands the process that will help multiply a herd’s genetic success. Reproductive technologies such as embryo transfer, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), sexed-semen, genetic preservation, and cloning are considered the reproductive “tools” available for breeders looking to achieve specific breeding and reproductive goals. Internationally recognized as a source of superior animal husbandry and reproductive expertise, Trans Ova Genetics offers an integrated system of regional centers, satellite stations, and on-farm application of reproductive technologies. Trans Ova's headquarters are in Sioux Center, Iowa, but we have many offices and satellite centers across the country. On-going research and applied science allow Trans Ova Genetics to develop and implement new technologies to help move the science of bovine genetic improvement forward. Trans Ova is dedicated to meeting the requirements of their customers and to continual improvement. TOG has deep roots in the industry through its origin within the URUS family of companies. As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS. Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.

Do you thrive in relationship-driven roles and have a passion for the beef and dairy industries? This is an exciting opportunity to serve as a trusted advisor to leading producers while driving growth for a company at the forefront of genetic innovation. In this client-facing role, you’ll combine consultative sales, account management, and industry expertise to build long-term partnerships with key beef and dairy accounts. Working closely with internal teams across Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Client Services, you’ll develop strategic account plans, deliver value-added genetic solutions, and help customers achieve measurable success. As the local subject matter expert, you’ll play a critical role in strengthening Trans Ova Genetics’ presence, performance, and reputation in the market. This position requires extensive travel within the following territory: South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Montana, and Wyoming. Our ideal candidate would be located within a two-hour radius of Sioux Falls, SD, but candidates living within the defined territory are welcome to apply. If you enjoy being in the field, building trusted relationships, and making a tangible impact in the beef and dairy industries while contributing to the future of genetic advancement, we strongly encourage you to apply! RESPONSIBILITIES - Develop and execute strategic key account plans in partnership with Client Service and Operations leadership to drive growth and performance - Deliver consultative, value-driven solutions to key beef and dairy accounts, fostering long-term, mutually beneficial relationships - Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to support targeted client initiatives, relationship-building programs, and value-added services - Identify, qualify, and develop new business opportunities while maintaining an active pipeline of prospective clients - Act as the local key account and industry expert, supporting internal teams and strengthening relationships with veterinarians, breed associations, and academic partners - Support team-based selling through coordinated call planning, resource optimization, and consistent account follow-up - Lead educational presentations and training sessions showcasing Trans Ova’s embryo products and services - Uphold Trans Ova’s professional standards, brand image, and policies while supporting operational needs, including partner reviews and accounts receivable QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor’s Degree preferably in a scientific or a business discipline. - Ability to travel extensively required (>70%). OTHER SKILLS/EXPERIENCE - Minimum of two (2) years of related sales and/or marketing experience in the animal health industry is required. - Knowledge of the bovine industry is required. - Excellent communication skills (verbal/written) and proficiency with a computer including Excel, Power Point, and Word required. - High degree of professionalism. - Experience selling to Dairy’s and Beef producers is highly desired. - This position can be based out of any state withing the defined territory. - Experience with a CRM is a plus.

The Cloud Software and Platform Architect is responsible for defining and leading the end-to-end architecture of cloud hosted applications and the underlying platform, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and cost efficiency. They partner with engineering, security, and product teams to shape cloud strategy, reference architectures, and implementation of roadmaps. Responsibilities Cloud & Platform Architecture Main - Architect and oversee implementation of shared platform capabilities (landing zones, PaaS services, internal developer platforms, golden paths). - Review solution designs and pull requests for architectural alignment, technical risk, and adherence to standards. - Stay current on cloud provider roadmaps and emerging technologies, evaluating their fit and proposing adoption where it is beneficial. Security, Governance & Cost Optimization - Collaborate with security teams to embed security-by-design (identity, network segmentation, encryption, secrets management, compliance controls) into cloud and platform architectures. - Contribute to cloud governance, cost management, and optimization practices (tagging standards, right sizing, reserved instances, FinOps). Data & Integration Architecture - Partner with data and integration teams to design data platforms (warehouses/lakes, streaming, ETL/ELT) and integration patterns (APIs, events, messaging) on the cloud. - Define and govern data architecture standards across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, ensuring consistency, scalability, and interoperability across domains. - Partner with enterprise and solution architects to establish canonical data models, data contracts, and metadata management frameworks aligned to business capabilities. - Design data movement, lineage, and governance patterns supporting both analytical and operational workloads. Modernization, Observability & Technical Leadership - Lead or support migration and modernization initiatives from on-prem to cloud (rehost, re-platform, refactor) including assessment, roadmaps, and solution designs. - Define observability strategy (logging, metrics, tracing, SLOs) and resilience patterns (auto scaling, failover, DR, backup/restore). - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, SREs, and developers; evangelize best practices in cloud native and platform engineering. REQUIREMENTS - 8–12+ years in software engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps, including 3–5+ years in cloud architecture. - Deep hands-on expertise with AWS or Azure and strong knowledge of core cloud services (compute, storage, networking, IAM, security). - Experience designing and building cloud‑native and distributed systems (microservices, containers, serverless). - Proven ability to architect and operate containerized workloads with appropriate networking, security, and observability. - Advanced proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation, Pulumi) and CI/CD automation. - Strong understanding of API design, event-driven architecture, and cloud integration patterns. - Knowledge of modern data platforms (Databricks, data lakes/warehouses, streaming, ETL/ELT) and data modeling. - Strong grasp of cloud security, compliance, and risk management (least privilege, zero trust, encryption, regulatory requirements). - Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills. - Self-driven, collaborative, and experienced in mentoring and promoting engineering best practices. - PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS - - Experience designing internal developer platforms or platform engineering offerings (self-service environments, golden paths, platform APIs). - Background in SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets, incident management) and building highly available, resilient systems. - Certifications from major cloud providers (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect). - Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures and connectivity with on-premise environments. For the past 40 years we’ve woken up each day to support those that never stop feeding the world – and we have no plans to quit. We set the standard for farm management solutions and fix our eyes on raising the bar to meet the next generation of expectations. Our software and information solutions help collect and connect a farm's data – from herd management to feed performance, tracking and more. These insights are a source of truth, empowering producers and their trusted advisors to make profit-driven and sustainable management decisions. Whether near or far, large or small, VAS is at the heart of your dairy. VAS has deep roots in the industry through its origin within the URUS family of companies. As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS. Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.

Role Description The Cloud Software and Platform Architect is responsible for defining and leading the end-to-end architecture of cloud hosted applications and the underlying platform, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and cost efficiency. They partner with engineering, security, and product teams to shape cloud strategy, reference architectures, and implementation of roadmaps. Responsibilities - Cloud & Platform Architecture Main: - Architect and oversee implementation of shared platform capabilities (landing zones, PaaS services, internal developer platforms, golden paths). - Review solution designs and pull requests for architectural alignment, technical risk, and adherence to standards. - Stay current on cloud provider roadmaps and emerging technologies, evaluating their fit and proposing adoption where it is beneficial. - Security, Governance & Cost Optimization: - Collaborate with security teams to embed security-by-design (identity, network segmentation, encryption, secrets management, compliance controls) into cloud and platform architectures. - Contribute to cloud governance, cost management, and optimization practices (tagging standards, right sizing, reserved instances, FinOps). - Data & Integration Architecture: - Partner with data and integration teams to design data platforms (warehouses/lakes, streaming, ETL/ELT) and integration patterns (APIs, events, messaging) on the cloud. - Define and govern data architecture standards across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, ensuring consistency, scalability, and interoperability across domains. - Partner with enterprise and solution architects to establish canonical data models, data contracts, and metadata management frameworks aligned to business capabilities. - Design data movement, lineage, and governance patterns supporting both analytical and operational workloads. - Modernization, Observability & Technical Leadership: - Lead or support migration and modernization initiatives from on-prem to cloud (rehost, re-platform, refactor) including assessment, roadmaps, and solution designs. - Define observability strategy (logging, metrics, tracing, SLOs) and resilience patterns (auto scaling, failover, DR, backup/restore). - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, SREs, and developers; evangelize best practices in cloud native and platform engineering. Qualifications - 8–12+ years in software engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps, including 3–5+ years in cloud architecture. - Deep hands-on expertise with AWS or Azure and strong knowledge of core cloud services (compute, storage, networking, IAM, security). - Experience designing and building cloud-native and distributed systems (microservices, containers, serverless). - Proven ability to architect and operate containerized workloads with appropriate networking, security, and observability. - Advanced proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation, Pulumi) and CI/CD automation. - Strong understanding of API design, event-driven architecture, and cloud integration patterns. - Knowledge of modern data platforms (Databricks, data lakes/warehouses, streaming, ETL/ELT) and data modeling. - Strong grasp of cloud security, compliance, and risk management (least privilege, zero trust, encryption, regulatory requirements). - Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills. - Self-driven, collaborative, and experienced in mentoring and promoting engineering best practices. Requirements - Experience designing internal developer platforms or platform engineering offerings (self-service environments, golden paths, platform APIs). - Background in SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets, incident management) and building highly available, resilient systems. - Certifications from major cloud providers (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect). - Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures and connectivity with on-premise environments. Company Description For the past 40 years we’ve woken up each day to support those that never stop feeding the world – and we have no plans to quit. We set the standard for farm management solutions and fix our eyes on raising the bar to meet the next generation of expectations. Our software and information solutions help collect and connect a farm's data – from herd management to feed performance, tracking and more. These insights are a source of truth, empowering producers and their trusted advisors to make profit-driven and sustainable management decisions. Whether near or far, large or small, VAS is at the heart of your dairy. VAS has deep roots in the industry through its origin within the URUS family of companies. As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS. Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.

Role Description Are you passionate about the future of beef production and ready to combine your commercial drive with technical expertise? Join Genetics Australia and play a pivotal role in helping producers improve herd performance, profitability, and long-term sustainability. We are seeking a high-performing Regional Sales Consultant – Beef to drive growth across Queensland and Northern Australia, partnering with progressive producers and retailers to deliver cutting-edge genetics, reproduction solutions, and precision management services. This is more than a sales role – it’s an opportunity to become a trusted advisor to beef producers. You will be responsible for growing market share and delivering strong commercial outcomes, while working closely with customers to unlock herd improvement opportunities aligned to their business goals. With a strong focus on value creation, you will build deep relationships, influence adoption of new technologies, and position Genetics Australia as a partner of choice in the industry. Qualifications - Proven success in a sales role, ideally within the agricultural sector - Strong commercial acumen and experience achieving sales and margin targets - The ability to build credibility as a trusted advisor with customers - Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills - A proactive, resilient and outcomes-focused mindset - Experience with CRM systems and data-driven sales approaches Requirements - Background in Animal Science, Agriculture or a related field (desirable) - Knowledge of beef genetics, breeding or herd management (desirable) Benefits - Be part of a respected, innovation-led organisation in the agri sector - Work directly with producers to drive meaningful on-farm outcomes - Autonomy and flexibility in a remote, field-based role - Competitive remuneration with performance incentives - Opportunity to shape the future of beef production in Australia