Brand & Digital Marketing Manager

Syngenta AG; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefit Package

401k with company match

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Job summary

Syngenta AG in Lisle, Illinois recruits a Brand & Digital Marketing Manager to steer the North America Seeds Brand & Digital Marketing organization. You will translate business priorities into integrated, measurable customer experiences and drive growth across channels.

You will lead campaigns, optimize customer journeys, harness CRM, analytics, and AI-enabled approaches, and shape investments with disciplined financial stewardship while collaborating with Sales, Product, and IT teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of marketing, communications, brand, or digital leadership.
• Leadership of complex portfolios and cross-functional programs.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead the integrated brand and digital marketing strategy for North America Seeds.
• Lead marketing and commercialization across brands, products, and platforms.
• Advance digital marketing and customer experience capabilities.

Skills

10+ years marketing

People leadership

Brand strategy

Integrated marketing

CRM & digital

Data-driven decisions

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's in Marketing

Tools

Salesforce

Marketing Cloud

CRM platforms

Web analytics

Paid media

Lead management

AI marketing

Job description

• Compensation: USD 143,500 - USD 266,500 - yearly

Company Description

At Syngenta Seeds Field Crops, we're shaping the future of agriculture and empowering farmers to meet the ever-growing demand for food and fuel. We’re a global Ag Tech powerhouse, headquartered in the United States, with passionate, local experts collaborating with farmers to deliver solutions that create market opportunities. We unite precision breeding, advanced biotechnology trait choice, and digital platforms for unmatched in-field performance. Our seeds help mitigate risks such as disease, insect, weed, and extreme weather pressures, all while promoting sustainable farming practices that protect and enhance our planet. Join our mission of revolutionizing food security and transforming agriculture.

Job Description

As theBrand & Digital Marketing Manager, you will lead the North America Seeds Brand & Digital Marketing organization, setting portfolio strategy and converting business priorities into integrated, measurable customer and channel experiences.

Accountabilities

• Set and lead the integrated brand and digital marketing strategy for the North America Seeds portfolio, translating commercial, customer, and route-to-market priorities into annual and multi-year plans that strengthen brand equity and drive business growth.
• Lead integrated marketing and commercialization across brands, products, traits, and innovation platforms, delivering differentiated customer experiences and full-funnel campaigns across digital, media, social, search, CRM, events, and sales enablement channels.
• Advance digital marketing and customer experience capabilities, including web strategy, CRM and marketing automation, lead generation and management, analytics, search optimization, and emerging AI-enabled approaches to improve customer engagement and discoverability.
• Drive data-informed marketing investment and performance, establishing meaningful KPIs, customer and brand insights, ROI measurement, portfolio priorities, and resource allocation while maintaining disciplined financial stewardship.
• Lead cross-functional and external partnerships across Commercial Excellence, Sales, Product, R&D, Digital/IT, Operations, agencies, and vendors to deliver high-quality programs, customer experiences, and commercialization initiatives with appropriate governance and compliance.
• Build and lead a high-performing marketing organization, developing talent, clarifying roles and accountability, strengthening operating rhythms, and creating scalable processes that enable innovation, collaboration, and consistent execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in marketing, communications, brand, digital, or agency environments, including leadership of complex portfolios and cross-functional programs.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including building, coaching, developing, and leading high-performing teams.
• Strong strategic marketing expertise across brand strategy, integrated marketing, customer experience, digital channels, CRM, content, media, and marketing automation.
• Proven ability to use customer insights, research, data, and performance metrics to shape strategy, optimize investments, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strong commercial and program leadership capabilities, with experience managing significant budgets, agency or external partnerships, competing priorities, and senior cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience within U.S. agriculture or row-crop markets, with an understanding of farmer/customer journeys, dealer or Seed Advisor channels, and agricultural marketplace dynamics.
• Experience with Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, CRM platforms, web analytics, search, paid media, lead management, and emerging AI-enabled marketing capabilities.
• Experience leading large-scale integrated campaigns, national customer programs, events, or marketing transformation initiatives across multiple brands and channels.
• Working knowledge of advertising and claims compliance, privacy, trademarks, legal review, procurement, and financial controls.

Additional Information

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

WL: 6B