Product Manager - PCG IMEA

Job Responsibilities

• Own and drive the product strategy and multi‑year roadmap, ensuring alignment with business priorities, regional goals, and long‑term strategic objectives.


• Lead and execute strategic initiatives including localization, portfolio expansion, value optimization, and new market entry through structured and disciplined product management.


• Drive localization initiatives across all Lubrizol product platforms, aligned with regional strategy, by building, prioritizing, and governing a robust product and localization pipeline to enable sustained growth.


• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams (Commercial, R&D, Operations, 3PM, process technology, GPM, Supply Chain, Finance) to develop strong, data‑driven business cases, evaluate make‑vs‑buy strategies, and present actionable recommendations to leadership.


• Act as project owner for approved strategic initiatives, leading execution from concept to commercialization and ensuring timely delivery, accountability, and value realization.


• Translate market, customer, and competitive intelligence into clear product strategy decisions, portfolio priorities, and investment recommendations.


• Manage the end‑to‑end product lifecycle, from ideation and development through launch, scale‑up, optimization, and rationalization, to maximize growth and financial performance.


• Partner with commercial teams to shape go‑to‑market strategies, product positioning, value propositions, and pricing frameworks that enhance competitiveness and profitability.


• Work closely with R&D and technical teams to prioritize innovation pipelines, platform development, and technology roadmaps aligned with future growth opportunities.


• Establish and maintain governance structures, tools, and processes to track progress against strategic programs, milestones, and portfolio KPIs.


• Influence and align cross‑functional stakeholders across regions and functions, leading without authority to drive execution excellence and achievement of strategic outcomes

Key Deliverables

• Product strategy and multi‑year roadmap aligned with regional priorities and long‑term business objectives


• Prioritized and well‑governed product and localization pipeline across platforms, enabling sustained regional growth


• Successful delivery of strategic initiatives (localization, portfolio expansion, value optimization, new market entry) with clear financial impact.


• Leadership‑approved, data‑driven business cases for product strategy, investment decisions, and make‑vs‑buy evaluations


• Improved portfolio performance, measured through revenue growth, margin expansion, and health of product mix


• Strong go‑to‑market strategy, including positioning, value propositions, pricing guidance, and effective product launches

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking - Ability to translate long‑term business strategy into clear product direction, investment priorities, and profitable growth outcomes.


• Product & Portfolio Ownership: Strong end‑to‑end ownership of product lifecycle, portfolio health, differentiation, and value delivery.


• Cross‑Functional Influence & Execution: Capability to lead without authority, align diverse stakeholders, and drive disciplined execution in a matrix organization.


• Market‑Driven, Data‑Led Decision Making: Deep customer and market understanding combined with financial rigor to enable strong business cases, make‑vs‑buy decisions, and strategy execution.


• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive‑level presentation skills

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Applied Science, or Business; MBA degree preferred , project management experience.


• 8–12 years of experience in product management, strategy, marketing, or tech‑commercial roles within B2B or industrial environment