Product Manager - PCG IMEA

About the Role Lubrizol is seeking a Product Manager for PCG IMEA who will own and drive the product strategy and multi-year roadmap across Lubrizol product platforms in the IMEA region. The role requires cross-functional leadership to ensure alignment with regional priorities and long-term objectives, with a focus on localization, portfolio expansion, and new market entry. What You'll Do

• 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. What We're Looking For
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Applied Science, or Business; MBA degree preferred, plus project management experience.
• 8–12 years of experience in product management, strategy, marketing, or tech-commercial roles within B2B or industrial environments.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate long-term strategy into actionable product direction and investments.
• Strong end-to-end product ownership, cross-functional influence, data-driven decision making, and excellent communication skills. Nice to Have
• MBA degree preferred.
• Experience with localization, go-to-market strategy, and pricing frameworks. Compensation & Benefits
• Salary range and benefits not disclosed in the posting.