Business Operations / Programme Manager – North India (Agri Drone Ops)

Salam Kisan is India's agri-tech platform bringing drone-based crop spraying, farm advisory, and precision-agriculture services directly to farmers across the country. We're scaling that mission through a larger group — PRYM Aerospace (drone manufacturing and OEM partnerships) and PRYM Drone School of Excellence, a DGCA-approved drone training school — and we're hiring a Business Operations / Programme Manager to own our entire North India field network.
This is a multi-state, network-operations leadership role. You'll own the full operating layer across North India, and the pilot network executing drone spraying on the ground: building the RM network, sourcing and training pilots, driving spraying and sales volumes, running events, and keeping the region's operating rhythm tight, reporting directly to the Chief Business Officer.
Location: North India — extensive field travel across assigned states (UP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, MP as assigned)
Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience
Reports to: Chief Business Officer
Compensation: Upto 8 LPA
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Build and manage the entire operations across assigned North Indian states — district/cluster mapping, target-setting, performance review, coaching
- Own the pilot lifecycle — sourcing, DGCA-compliant training coordination, onboarding, deployment, and retention, with a pipeline built for seasonal spray-season surge
- Own and be accountable for total drone-spray volume and drone-unit/DaaS sales across the region, against monthly and quarterly targets
- Run the training calendar for RMs and pilots — onboarding, refresher/safety training, and new-SOP rollouts
- Own execution of farmer demonstrations, krishi melas, dealer meets, and regional events across North India
- Establish a defined operating rhythm — daily/weekly reporting, resource allocation, escalation handling — so the region runs without daily firefighting
- Report to the CBO on RM/pilot network health, volumes, training status, and risk, on an agreed cadence
YOU SHOULD HAVE
5+ years in agri business operations, programme/network management, or last-mile field operations — hands-on, not purely corporate/HO
Experience managing a multi-layer field team — i.e., managed managers (an RM-equivalent layer), not just individual field staff
A proven track record running a distributed field network at scale — sourcing, onboarding, training, retaining a large field workforce
Experience operating in tier 2/tier 3 markets across North Indian states — district/block-level, not only metro/HO-based
Willingness to travel extensively across assigned states and be present in the field
Strong written and spoken Hindi, working proficiency in English
GOOD TO HAVE
Prior experience in drone sales and/or drone-as-a-service (agri spraying, mapping, or survey)
Experience at last-mile agri-tech or agri-gig-network companies — e.g., DeHaat, BigHaat, EM3 Agri Services, Ninjacart, or similar
Experience managing agri-input, agri-equipment, or agri-implement field sales/service teams
Exposure to FPOs, agri cooperatives, and institutional/government agri channels
Bachelor's in agriculture/agri-business; MBA/PGDM a plus, not mandatory
HOW TO APPLY
Email your resume to parikshit@salamkisan.com — subject line: "Your Name_Business Ops Manager North India"
& hit Easy Apply.

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