Technical Business Development Manager Agriculture Europe

Location: UK (London, Manchester, Hazelwood) 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. #LI-JS1