Technical Business Development Manager Agriculture Europe

Lubrizol Corporation; Ambergate; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

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.

Skills

Customer engagement

Strategic thinking

Technical-commercial

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Market development

Education

MSc/PhD in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or Agronomy

MBA

Job description

Travel: 50%& as required to support customer engagements, industry events, and business growth initiatives

Job Type: Full-time; hybrid (4d in the office)

How You’ll Make an Impact

As the Technical Business Development Manager, Agriculture Solutions, you will play a key role in driving market development, customer adoption, and commercialization of Lubrizol Agriculture Solutions technologies.

You will serve as a senior technical-commercial specialist, connecting customer needs, market opportunities, formulation challenges, and Lubrizol technology capabilities to accelerate growth. Working closely with customers, channel partners, Application, R&D, Regulatory, Marketing, and Commercial teams, you will help turn innovation into scalable commercial opportunities.

• 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.

Required Qualifications that Enable Your Success

• Advanced Technical Degree (MSc or PhD) and/or MBA preferred in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agronomy, or a related technical field from an accredited university.
• 10+ years of experience in technical, application, technical-commercial, business development, or product development roles within formulation-driven industries such as agrochemicals, agriculture, specialty chemicals, or related markets.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with customers and translating technical needs into business opportunities.
• Experience supporting commercialization of differentiated technologies.
• Proven 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 skills with the ability to identify and shape growth opportunities.
• Strong influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills across matrix organizations.
• Results-driven mindset with strong business and market acumen.

Preferred Qualifications that Drive you Forward

• Advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agronomy, or a related technical field.
• Experience in agrochemicals, agriculture-related markets, seed treatment, adjuvants, biologicals, or formulation technologies.
• Experience leading customer co-development programs.
• Experience supporting commercialization of new technologies.
• Experience working with strategic multinational customers.
• Understanding of agricultural formulation technologies and application systems.
• Experience supporting the development of new market platforms and growth initiatives.
• Experience working across multiple regions and cultures.

Technical Business Development Manager Agriculture Europe • Hazelwood, DER, GB