Mitti Labs

Role Description You will be a part of a small elite team within the founders office, focused on commercial workstreams. You will work on high priority tasks across the company, solving complex problems. This will include identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and working across Mitti Labs teams. This is a demanding role, best suited for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, takes pride in hard work, and wants real responsibility early. - Lead high priority projects to ensure we achieve our goals - Represent Mitti Labs in new commercial partnership discussions, including market segmentation, pipeline development, and owning relationships - Enjoy great autonomy allowing you to identify problems, carry out analysis, design solutions and execute them - Collaborate with teams across Mitti Labs to solve critical problems - Design and build leading processes - Work on multiple projects in parallel that will require you to be adaptable across multiple functions - This role provides an insight on how to build a business and the ability to solve any problem thrown at you Qualifications - 3 - 8+ years of work experience in a fast-paced environment (start-up / strategy consulting / investment banking) - You have a track record of being a top performer in several different areas - You are a hyper-logical and structured thinker, while also being a strong communicator and easily build relationships - You are curious in nature and passionate about making an impact - You can demonstrate this through various projects you have been involved in - You have excellent written and verbal communication skills Benefits - Be at the frontline of climate-tech tackling methane emissions and water-intensive practices of rice farming - Work with satellite/AI/field-data to drive real change - High-impact global platform + deep local action - Opportunity to interface with both real-world farm operations and high-level climate finance - Work with a mission-driven, elite team in a dynamic growth environment - Backed by top investors (Lightspeed, Voyager) and led by a team with deep expertise in agriculture, carbon science and tech - High-growth startup environment where your contributions matter, iteration is rapid, and priorities evolve - See your work have tangible impact on climate and livelihoods

Role Description The Philippines is home to over 2.8 million rice-farming households and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) — the world’s foremost rice science institution. Yet Filipino rice farmers remain among the most climate-vulnerable agricultural communities on earth, facing intensifying typhoons, water stress, and yield stagnation. The Country Lead – Philippines is a founding role. You will design, launch, and scale Mitti Labs’ initial projects in the Philippines. You will lead the team from our first pilot cohort of farmers to multi-province, high-impact programs. You will wear strategy and operations hat and build a capable team from scratch. - Market Entry - Design and own Philippines' operations roadmap: regional feasibility, budget planning, and building partnerships. - Develop localized farmer onboarding strategies that reflect regional value chains, community power structures, last-mile realities, and seasonal farming calendars. - Navigate Philippines' carbon regulatory landscape: DENR carbon registry, Republic Act 9513 (RE Law), PCAF, and emerging voluntary carbon market pathways. - On-Ground Operations - Design and manage district specific operational playbooks - SOPs, training manuals, QA/QC frameworks. - Build genuine trust with farming communities at the grassroots level — understanding local power dynamics, working with village heads, FPO leaders, and community mobilizers. - Team Building & Leadership - Hire and develop a high-performing in-country team. - Build a culture that reflects Mitti’s ethos. - Manage external implementation partners and field agent networks. Qualifications - +8 years in operations, agriculture, or rural development with clear evidence of building programs from scratch and scaling. - Direct experience managing agricultural field operations in the Philippines - preferably rice. - Track record with government department and related NGO relationships is a bonus. - Experience in agri-input distribution or farmer community leadership is strongly preferred. - You speak Filipino/Tagalog fluently. English proficiency is essential for internal collaboration. - Willingness to travel 40–60% across provinces and in remote farming areas. Benefits - Build projects that matter: a first-of-its-kind climate and food-security program in one of the world’s most important agricultural nations. - Founding role: genuine ownership, genuine impact. You will be Mitti Labs in the Philippines. - Work with a world-class team combining the best of science, product, business, and operations — with a culture of openness, direct collaboration, and unbiased decision-making. - Backed by leading climate investors with the resources to build for the long term. - Direct relationship with founders and leadership in a fast-scaling, mission-driven organization.

Role Description Indonesia is the world’s third-largest rice producer, with over 8 million smallholder farming households cultivating rice. Rice cultivation is also one of Indonesia’s largest sources of agricultural methane and water use, making it both a massive climate challenge and an extraordinary opportunity for high-quality carbon removal. The Country Lead – Indonesia is a founding role. You will design, launch, and scale Mitti Labs’ initial projects in Indonesia. You will lead the team from our first pilot cohort of farmers to a multi-province, high-impact program. You will wear strategy and operations hat and build a capable team from scratch. - Market Entry - Design and own Indonesia’s operations roadmap: regional feasibility, budget planning, and building partnerships. - Develop localized farmer onboarding strategies that reflect regional value chains, community power structures, last-mile realities, and seasonal farming calendars. - Navigate Indonesia’s carbon regulatory landscape: KLHK carbon registry, SRN-PPI compliance, and emerging domestic carbon market mechanisms. - On-Ground Operations - Design and manage district specific operational playbooks - SOPs, training manuals, QA/QC frameworks. - Build genuine trust with farming communities at the grassroots level — understanding local power dynamics, working with village heads, FPO leaders, and community mobilizers. - Team Building & Leadership - Hire and develop a high-performing in-country team. - Build a culture that reflects Mitti’s ethos. - Manage external implementation partners and field agent networks. Qualifications - +8 years in operations, agriculture, or rural development with clear evidence of building programs from scratch and scaling. - Direct experience managing agricultural field operations in Indonesia - preferably rice. - Track record with government department and related NGO relationships is a bonus. - Experience in agri-input distribution or farmer community leadership is strongly preferred. - Bahasa Indonesia fluency is required. English proficiency is essential for internal collaboration. - Willingness to travel 40–60% across provinces and in remote farming areas. Benefits - Build projects that matter: a first-of-its-kind climate and food-security program in one of the world’s most important agricultural nations. - Founding role: genuine ownership, genuine impact. You will be Mitti Labs in Indonesia. - Work with a world-class team combining the best of science, product, business, and operations — with a culture of openness, direct collaboration, and unbiased decision-making. - Backed by leading climate investors with the resources to build for the long term. - Direct relationship with founders and leadership in a fast-scaling, mission-driven organization.

• Assist in putting together all key communication documents & memos from All-Hands Meeting slides, to Quarterly/Annual Planning slides and memos, and Board Meeting slides. • Collaborate with the founders and other executive leaders to define long-term strategic goals and develop clear operational plans to achieve them. • Actively anticipate problems/opportunities across the org and put together memos/policies for proposed solutions. • Facilitate clear and effective communication across the leadership team ensuring no one is working in silos & priorities are aligned. • Keep the leadership team focused on their priorities and track deliverables.

• Maintain strong relationship with implementation partners teams, at managerial and execution level • Strategise solutions with implementation partners basis problems • Continually build and update SOPs and systems to ensure performance • Collaborate with local stakeholders involved in the program, including agri universities, government bodies, NGOs, KVKs, Agriculture Departments etc. • Daily standups with Ops Execution team, QA/QC team, and implementation partner’s teams (at managerial and operational levels) • Ability to create network of logistics providers and local resources to support tasks • Work with internal teams on carbon processes compliance, product, R&D to ensure smooth implementation and communication of improvements • Work on smooth execution of inputs distribution business in collaboration with inputs business head, and with support from inputs logistics team • Daily/weekly analytics on performance on carbon processes, input distribution, and offer insights to Ops Execution, Product and leadership • Offer support on Science Ops, R&D ops, agronomic demos, etc. • Take initiative as a leader of the program, manage state level teams, project coordinators and field agents to ensure on-ground execution • Building and maintaining granular task sheets and roadmaps, to ensure timeline and execution of projects are meeting requirements • Drive farmer engagement programs through trainings, awareness campaigns and demonstration plots • Oversee procurement, logistics and distribution of climate smart agri inputs to ensure availability and accessibility • Ensure field agents are trained, and operating as per SOP, make quick corrections when deviations are observed • Maintaining, updating and improving document repository of SOPs, Training Manuals, Processes • Build marketing material in coordination with on-ground teams to represent progress/success/wins basis data collected from fields • Create input market material for field agents, how to pitch to farmer, how to sell product, with SOPs + Video walkthroughs

Location: Europe, US East Coast, Bangalore Reports to: Founder Stage: VC-backed Series A climate-tech company About Mitti Labs Mitti Labs is building the infrastructure layer to scale climate-smart rice farming — starting with high-integrity, methane-reduction carbon credits. We combine AI-based dMRV, satellite data, and deep on-ground operations to verify practices and aggregate farmers at scale across India and Southeast Asia. Our customers - including Fortune 500 companies and leading agri-businesses - trust Mitti Labs to deliver measurable impact across climate, food systems, and sustainability. We are a team of 60+ data scientists, agronomists, engineers, and operators. Over the past 18 months, Mitti Labs has scaled to 70,000+ smallholder rice farmers across India and built a +US$25M carbon credit pipeline. Click here to watch a video on Mitti's work on the ground. The Role We are hiring a Chief of Staff to the Founder to support Mitti Labs through its next phase of growth. This is a strategy-oriented, high-ownership role designed to extend the Founder’s capacity across fundraising, company scaling, and execution of the most critical initiatives. You will work on capital raising (VC, strategic, and debt), prepare strategy and board materials, support on hiring and organizational scale-up, and cross-functional projects that cut across science, operations, commercial, and finance teams. This is a demanding role, best suited for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, takes pride in hard work, and wants real responsibility early. What you'll own: Founder Double - Assist in putting together all key communication documents & memos from All-Hands Meeting slides, to Quarterly/Annual Planning slides and memos, and Board Meeting slides. - Collaborate with the founders and other executive leaders to define long-term strategic goals and develop clear operational plans to achieve them. - Actively anticipate problems/opportunities across the org and put together memos/policies for proposed solutions. Integrator - Facilitate clear and effective communication across the leadership team ensuring no one is working in silos & priorities are aligned. - Keep the leadership team focused on their priorities and track deliverables.