# Country Lead - Philippines

> Mitti Labs · Philippines (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-05-12

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

### **About Mitti Labs**

[Mitti Labs](https://www.mittilabs.earth/) is building the infrastructure layer to scale climate-smart rice farming, starting with methane-reduction, water replenishment and stubble burning reduction. 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 to deliver measurable impact across climate, water, and food systems. We are a team of 90+ data scientists, agronomists, engineers, and operators across India, US, and Europe.

Over the past 18 months, Mitti has scaled to 70,000+ smallholder rice farmers and become a leader in high quality credits. Click [here to watch a video](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/242850961.hs-sites-na2.com/mitti-labs-project-video__;!!Iz9xO38YGHZK!8i4lG3wJ5B0nMuGlhaayt7JYwfzAXz97bHFzdDnBxESGFxzcurdSKZP4piSXIjTjUbhjWqDV8R8lAl1U$) on Mitti's work on the ground.

### **The Role**

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 Philippines. You will lead the team from our first pilot cohort of farmers to a multi-province, high-impact programs. You will wear strategy and operations hat and build a capable team from scratch.

**1\. 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.

**2\. 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 mobilizes.

**3\. 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

## Requirements

-   +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 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 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.

## Apply

[Apply at Mitti Labs](https://apply.workable.com/mitti-labs/j/E4A09444FD/apply)

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