Senior Agriculture Tech BD Leader – Europe
Lubrizol Corporation
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Job summary
Lubrizol Corporation in Hazelwood, GB is seeking a Technical Business Development Manager for Agriculture Europe. You will drive market development, customer adoption, and commercialization of Lubrizol Agriculture Solutions technologies, serving as a senior technical-commercial expert across customers, partners, and internal teams.
You will lead cross-functional efforts, translate customer needs into opportunities, shape growth initiatives, and influence validation strategies and go-to-market
Qualifications
- Advanced technical degree (MSc or PhD) and/or MBA preferred in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agronomy, or related field.
- 10+ years in technical, application, technical-commercial, business development, or product development roles in formulation-driven industries such as agrochemicals or related markets.
- Experience translating customer needs into business opportunities.
- Experience supporting commercialization of differentiated technologies.
- Ability to operate in global, matrixed environments and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Strong technical-commercial expertise with customer-facing experience.
- Strategic thinking with ability to identify and shape growth opportunities.
- Strong influencing, communication, and stakeholder management across matrix organizations.
- Results-driven mindset with strong business and market acumen.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic customer development initiatives that create demand and accelerate adoption of Agriculture Solutions technologies.
- Identify, prioritize, and shape technical-commercial growth opportunities aligned with Agriculture Solutions business objectives.
- Develop and lead customer co-development programs, translating customer challenges into differentiated technical solutions and commercialization pathways.
- Provide technical-commercial leadership across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment between customer needs, innovation priorities, and business goals.
- Influence technical validation strategies, application development activities, and customer adoption plans.
- Generate and translate market insights into actionable recommendations that support portfolio development, innovation priorities, and go-to-market strategies.
- Build and maintain senior technical relationships with key customers, channel partners, and industry stakeholders.
- Represent Lubrizol as a technical-commercial subject matter expert through customer engagements, industry conferences, technical seminars, and strategic business discussions.
- Share best practices and technical-commercial knowledge across global teams to improve effectiveness and accelerate growth.
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Job description
Lubrizol Corporation in Hazelwood, GB is seeking a Technical Business Development Manager for Agriculture Europe. You will drive market development, customer adoption, and commercialization of Lubrizol Agriculture Solutions technologies, serving as a senior technical-commercial expert across customers, partners, and internal teams.
You will lead cross-functional efforts, translate customer needs into opportunities, shape growth initiatives, and influence validation strategies and go-to-market
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