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Commercial Director roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Management Consultant category, provided your duties center on organizational strategy and business development advisory functions. Canadian citizens can enter at the port of entry with employer-prepared documentation; Mexican citizens apply through a U.S. consulate. No lottery, no annual cap for Canadians.
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Roeslein Alternative Energy is developing a platform at the intersection of regenerative agriculture, waste-to-value systems, and environmental markets to create new revenue streams that support economically viable prairie restoration and sustainable land use.
As part of this platform, the company is establishing a nutrient products business focused on converting outputs from anaerobic digestion into high-value agricultural inputs.
The Commercial Director, Nutrients is responsible for leading the commercialization of this platform, including solid digestate and liquid NPK fertilizer products, and advancing these products from concept through market adoption. This role is accountable for developing and executing commercial strategies, translating market demand into product development requirements, and supporting the design, validation, and scaling of nutrient products. The position works cross-functionally with customers, engineering, agronomy, and external partners to ensure product performance, market fit, and commercial viability.
Initial research conducted in partnership with Iowa State University has demonstrated strong product performance and market potential. This role supports the advancement of these findings through continued field validation, product refinement, and commercialization efforts, leveraging available funding, including the USDA-supported AMP program.
The Commercial Director, Nutrients plays a central role in aligning market demand, product development, and commercialization strategy, supporting the transformation of waste-derived materials into market-ready agricultural inputs and contributing to the development of scalable nutrient solutions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an office and uncontrolled atmosphere. Exposure to harsh conditions—such as: dust, fumes, chemicals, hazardous materials, noise, and varying weather and temperatures—for long periods of time is possible. All employees are required to follow safety standards and wear all personal protective equipment in designated areas.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, use hands and fingers, grip, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk and hear. Ability to lift and carry 25 lbs. on a regular basis is required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Commercial Strategy & Product Development
- Lead commercialization strategy for nutrient products, including solid digestate and liquid NPK formulations
- Identify and prioritize target markets, with initial focus on specialty crops (e.g., vineyards, orchards, high-value fruit and vegetable systems)
- Translate customer needs into product specifications, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies
- Partner closely with R&D Tech Lead, engineering and operations to co-develop product formats, quality specifications, and logistics models
Customer Discovery & Market Validation
- Conduct deep customer discovery across growers, agronomists, distributors, and input providers
- Identify unmet needs, value drivers, and willingness to pay across crop systems and regions
- Build an early adopter pipeline and secure partners for field trials and pilot programs
- Develop feedback loops to continuously refine product-market fit
Trials, Partnerships & Product Credibility
- Design and execute field trials in partnership with growers, universities, and NGOs
- Collaborate with external partners in adjacent spaces, including: soil amendments (e.g., biochar), biologicals / microbial inputs, regenerative agriculture programs
- Generate data, case studies, and insights to support product performance, positioning, and claims
- Lead coordination with internal and external experts on environmental and regulatory requirements, ensuring nutrient products meet all applicable standards and are positioned for successful commercialization
Go-to-Market & Commercialization
- Develop channel strategy (direct sales, distributors, and strategic partnerships)
- Support development of branding, positioning, and product narratives
- Build commercial models including pricing, margin structure, and scaling pathways
- Advance opportunities from pilot through contracted sales
Execution & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, agronomy, and finance to ensure readiness for scale
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks across product development, logistics, and customer onboarding
- Leverage grant funding and partner networks to accelerate development and reduce risk
KNOWLEDGE / SKILL / ABILITY / EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
- Strong commercial acumen, including experience with pricing, business case development, and/or financial modeling
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, early-stage environments and drive initiatives from concept to execution
- Experience working cross-functionally across technical, operational, and commercial teams
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills across diverse stakeholder groups
- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive outcomes through others
- Analytical mindset with ability to structure problems and develop actionable insights
- Passion for agriculture, sustainability, and market-based solutions
- Experience in fertilizers, soil health, specialty crops, agricultural inputs, or adjacent industries
- Strong product mindset, ability to translate customer needs into technical product design
- Experience working with growers, agronomists, or agricultural input value chains
- Experience running or supporting field trials and product validation (preferred)
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and ability to travel as required
- Ability to work in both office and field environments, including exposure to varying weather and conditions
- MBA or advanced degree in a related field (e.g., agriculture, environmental science, business, or engineering) preferred
- Experience working in startup, high-growth, or innovation-focused environments, preferred
- Experience in strategy, consulting, or early-stage business model development, preferred
Position Summary:
Roeslein Alternative Energy is developing a platform at the intersection of regenerative agriculture, waste-to-value systems, and environmental markets to create new revenue streams that support economically viable prairie restoration and sustainable land use.
As part of this platform, the company is establishing a nutrient products business focused on converting outputs from anaerobic digestion into high-value agricultural inputs.
The Commercial Director, Nutrients is responsible for leading the commercialization of this platform, including solid digestate and liquid NPK fertilizer products, and advancing these products from concept through market adoption. This role is accountable for developing and executing commercial strategies, translating market demand into product development requirements, and supporting the design, validation, and scaling of nutrient products. The position works cross-functionally with customers, engineering, agronomy, and external partners to ensure product performance, market fit, and commercial viability.
Initial research conducted in partnership with Iowa State University has demonstrated strong product performance and market potential. This role supports the advancement of these findings through continued field validation, product refinement, and commercialization efforts, leveraging available funding, including the USDA-supported AMP program.
The Commercial Director, Nutrients plays a central role in aligning market demand, product development, and commercialization strategy, supporting the transformation of waste-derived materials into market-ready agricultural inputs and contributing to the development of scalable nutrient solutions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an office and uncontrolled atmosphere. Exposure to harsh conditions—such as: dust, fumes, chemicals, hazardous materials, noise, and varying weather and temperatures—for long periods of time is possible. All employees are required to follow safety standards and wear all personal protective equipment in designated areas.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, use hands and fingers, grip, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk and hear. Ability to lift and carry 25 lbs. on a regular basis is required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Commercial Strategy & Product Development
- Lead commercialization strategy for nutrient products, including solid digestate and liquid NPK formulations
- Identify and prioritize target markets, with initial focus on specialty crops (e.g., vineyards, orchards, high-value fruit and vegetable systems)
- Translate customer needs into product specifications, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies
- Partner closely with R&D Tech Lead, engineering and operations to co-develop product formats, quality specifications, and logistics models
Customer Discovery & Market Validation
- Conduct deep customer discovery across growers, agronomists, distributors, and input providers
- Identify unmet needs, value drivers, and willingness to pay across crop systems and regions
- Build an early adopter pipeline and secure partners for field trials and pilot programs
- Develop feedback loops to continuously refine product-market fit
Trials, Partnerships & Product Credibility
- Design and execute field trials in partnership with growers, universities, and NGOs
- Collaborate with external partners in adjacent spaces, including: soil amendments (e.g., biochar), biologicals / microbial inputs, regenerative agriculture programs
- Generate data, case studies, and insights to support product performance, positioning, and claims
- Lead coordination with internal and external experts on environmental and regulatory requirements, ensuring nutrient products meet all applicable standards and are positioned for successful commercialization
Go-to-Market & Commercialization
- Develop channel strategy (direct sales, distributors, and strategic partnerships)
- Support development of branding, positioning, and product narratives
- Build commercial models including pricing, margin structure, and scaling pathways
- Advance opportunities from pilot through contracted sales
Execution & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, agronomy, and finance to ensure readiness for scale
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks across product development, logistics, and customer onboarding
- Leverage grant funding and partner networks to accelerate development and reduce risk
KNOWLEDGE / SKILL / ABILITY / EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
- Strong commercial acumen, including experience with pricing, business case development, and/or financial modeling
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, early-stage environments and drive initiatives from concept to execution
- Experience working cross-functionally across technical, operational, and commercial teams
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills across diverse stakeholder groups
- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive outcomes through others
- Analytical mindset with ability to structure problems and develop actionable insights
- Passion for agriculture, sustainability, and market-based solutions
- Experience in fertilizers, soil health, specialty crops, agricultural inputs, or adjacent industries
- Strong product mindset, ability to translate customer needs into technical product design
- Experience working with growers, agronomists, or agricultural input value chains
- Experience running or supporting field trials and product validation (preferred)
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and ability to travel as required
- Ability to work in both office and field environments, including exposure to varying weather and conditions
- MBA or advanced degree in a related field (e.g., agriculture, environmental science, business, or engineering) preferred
- Experience working in startup, high-growth, or innovation-focused environments, preferred
- Experience in strategy, consulting, or early-stage business model development, preferred
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Commercial Director
Frame your credentials around advisory functions
TN approval for Commercial Directors hinges on demonstrating management consultant-style duties, not just sales leadership. Structure your resume and credential package to show you're advising on organizational and commercial strategy, not managing day-to-day operations.
Target employers with cross-border operations experience
Companies that already manage Canadian or Mexican entities understand TN documentation requirements and are less likely to reject your application over unfamiliarity with the visa category. Look for firms with existing USMCA supplier relationships or North American executive teams.
Get your offer letter to include advisory language
The offer letter is your primary TN document. Ask hiring managers to describe your Commercial Director duties using strategic advisory framing, referencing areas like market expansion analysis and commercial policy development, so CBP classification aligns with the Management Consultant category.
Use Migrate Mate to surface sponsorship-ready employers
Searching broadly wastes time on employers unfamiliar with TN visa requirements. Migrate Mate filters Commercial Director openings to companies already set up to support TN sponsorship, so you spend your effort on employers who can actually hire you.
Prepare for Mexican nationals' consular timeline
As a Mexican citizen, your TN application goes through a U.S. consulate, not a port of entry. Schedule your visa interview early in the hiring process since consulate wait times vary by location, and align your proposed start date with realistic appointment availability.
Clarify TN renewal expectations before signing
TN status is granted in three-year increments with no statutory limit on renewals, but each renewal requires active employment and employer reconfirmation of your advisory duties. Confirm your employer understands renewal obligations before you accept the offer.
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Find Commercial Director JobsCommercial Director TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Commercial Director title qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Commercial Director isn't a listed TN category by title, but the role typically qualifies under the Management Consultant classification when your duties involve advising on commercial strategy, market development, or organizational business planning. The key is how the job is described, not what it's called. Your offer letter must frame your responsibilities as advisory and strategic rather than purely operational or managerial.
How does TN visa sponsorship compare to H-1B for a Commercial Director role?
TN has no lottery and no annual cap for Canadian citizens, so you can start the process as soon as you have an offer rather than waiting for a random selection each April. H-1B requires employer sponsorship months in advance, a federal lottery, and significantly more paperwork. For Commercial Director roles where the Management Consultant classification fits cleanly, TN is faster and more predictable at every stage.
Where can I find Commercial Director jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Most general job boards don't filter by visa category, so you end up applying to roles where the employer has never sponsored a TN and doesn't know how to start. Migrate Mate is built specifically for TN visa job seekers and surfaces Commercial Director openings at employers already set up to support sponsorship, which significantly cuts down on wasted applications and delayed offers.
What documentation does my employer need to prepare for my TN application?
Your employer needs to provide a support letter on company letterhead that describes your job title, the professional nature of your duties under the Management Consultant category, your qualifications, intended length of employment, and confirmation that you'll be paid a wage consistent with U.S. prevailing standards. You'll also need proof of your Canadian or Mexican citizenship and your educational credentials. Canadian citizens present these materials directly at the port of entry.
Can I switch employers while working on TN status as a Commercial Director?
Yes, but you can't start work with a new employer until new TN authorization is obtained. Canadian citizens can get this processed at a port of entry relatively quickly with updated documentation from the new employer. Mexican citizens need to apply through a consulate, which takes longer. Plan the timing carefully so there's no gap between your last day at the old employer and your authorized start date with the new one.
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