Senior Research Manager

PxD seeks a dynamic, creative, and self-motivated Senior Research Manager to join a high-performing, flexible, and non-hierarchical team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to PxD’s new workstreams, collaborate closely with PxD and affiliated researchers, and play a key role in testing and refining innovative ideas. We are looking for a proactive self-starter with strong research management skills and the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders. The Senior Research Manager will manage a portfolio of projects across PxD programs in Africa focused on designing, testing, and scaling impactful and inclusive digital agricultural initiatives. While anchored in research and evidence generation, this role will work fluidly across service delivery and research functions, ensuring that insights are embedded into program implementation, operational decision-making, and government-facing engagements. The Senior Research Manager will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to build sustainable systems that improve agricultural services for farmers, institutionalize processes to ensure service longevity, and support the integration of solutions that positively impact smallholder farmers. In practice, this means not only leading research (rapid user testing, A/B tests, experiments, and evaluations) but also supporting program refinement, operational troubleshooting, and strategic decision-making across PxD initiatives.