Tupande Automation Engineering Lead

About the role

Seeking an exceptional AI and automation engineering leader to build Tupande's automation capability, lead high-impact solutions, and help scale farmer impact through hands-on engineering, business partnership, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive Tupande's AI strategy, automation and engineering
• Partner with senior leadership to identify how automation, AI, engineering, and technology can accelerate Tupande's strategic priorities and farmer impact
• Translate business needs into a clear engineering and automation roadmap aligned to the organization's long-term vision
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend investments that improve customer experience, operational efficiency, scalability, and financial sustainability
• Act as a strategic thought partner to business leaders on opportunities, trade-offs, risks, and innovation priorities
• Lead the design and delivery of scalable AI, automation, and business solutions
• Ensure automation, AI, enterprise systems, integrations, and software solutions are designed to solve real business problems and deliver measurable value
• Guide solution architecture and engineering decisions to balance speed, quality, sustainability, and scalability
• Personally contribute to the design, review, prototyping, and delivery of high-priority automation, AI, integration, and software initiatives
• Conduct architecture reviews, solution reviews, and technical quality assessments to ensure solutions remain reliable, maintainable, secure, and scalable
• Establish and oversee integration standards across enterprise systems, AI platforms, automation solutions, middleware, APIs, and third-party technologies
• Ensure business systems exchange information reliably and efficiently through well-designed integration patterns and architectures
• Oversee the successful delivery, adoption, and performance of Tupande's automation and engineering portfolio
• Build and strengthen Tupande's AI & automation engineering capability
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and disciplined execution.
• Establish robust governance and performance standards (SOPs) to ensure consistent delivery excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Build long-term technical leadership and succession pipelines by mentoring specialists in AI, automation, and integration aligned with strategic goals.
• Drive organizational transformation through automation and AI
• Champion the adoption of automation, AI, and modern engineering practices across the organization
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve decision-making, reduce cost-to-serve, and enhance customer experience
• Ensure automation and AI initiatives are delivering measurable operational and business impact
• Position Tupande as a leader in the practical application of technology within agricultural operations
• Provide stewardship of the AI & automation engineering portfolio
• Monitor the health, performance, value realization, and sustainability of engineering investments across the organization
• Proactively manage technical, operational, and delivery risks
• Balance immediate delivery priorities with long-term platform, capability, and organizational needs
• Ensure the engineering portfolio continues to support business growth, resilience, and future strategic ambitions
• Maintain external awareness and organizational influence
• Stay informed on industry trends, emerging technologies, and leading engineering practices
• Build strong partnerships across One Acre Fund and external technology ecosystems
• Represent Tupande's engineering and automation priorities in strategic discussions and planning forums
• Continuously elevate the organization's understanding and effective use of technology
• Career Growth and Development
• We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You'll have weekly check-ins with your manager, acces

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Additional Information

About One Acre Fund Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post. Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

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