Technical Business Development Manager Agriculture Europe

About the role

As the Technical Business Development Manager for Agriculture Solutions in Europe, you will drive market development, customer adoption and commercialization of Lubrizol’s agriculture technologies. You will act as a senior technical‑commercial specialist, linking customer needs with Lubrizol’s innovation to create scalable business opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead strategic customer development initiatives that generate demand for agriculture solutions.
• Identify, prioritize and shape technical‑commercial growth opportunities aligned with business objectives.
• Design and manage co‑development programmes with customers, translating challenges into differentiated solutions.
• Provide technical‑commercial leadership across cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment of innovation and market goals.
• Influence technical validation, application development and customer adoption plans.
• Convert market insights into actionable recommendations for portfolio and go‑to‑market strategies.
• Build and maintain senior technical relationships with key customers, channel partners and industry stakeholders.
• Represent Lubrizol as a subject‑matter expert at customer meetings, conferences and technical seminars.
• Share best practices and knowledge across global teams to accelerate growth.

Required profile

• Advanced technical degree (MSc or PhD) and/or MBA in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agronomy or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in technical, application, business development or product development roles within formulation‑driven industries such as agro‑chemicals, agriculture or specialty chemicals.
• Proven track record of working directly with customers and turning technical 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.

Required skills

• Formulation development
• Agrochemical product development
• Technical validation
• Commercialization of new technologies
• Cross‑functional team leadership