Director, Marketing Communications - Surface Sciences

Brecksville, OH (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end promotional marketing narrative for Surface Sciences by turning strategy into differentiated campaigns, running a high-performing global team, and coordinating cross-functional programs that drive demand, pipeline, and brand coherence.

  • Strategic marketing ownership: align portfolio narratives, GTM priorities, and executive communications with business leaders.
  • Global team leadership: coach a cross-regional promo organization and coordinate with Sales, Product, and Corporate MarComm.
  • Integrated execution: oversee campaigns, demand programs, events, thought leadership, and customer marketing to optimize impact and ROI.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior marketing leader for the Surface Sciences division, contributing to business strategy, growth initiatives, and leadership discussions.
  • Translate division and business-unit strategies into clear, differentiated promotional marketing and communications plans.
  • Partner closely with Strategic Marketing to align value propositions, portfolio narratives, and go-to-market priorities.
  • Provide strategic marketing counsel to commercial and functional leaders, ensuring promotional efforts support growth, demand creation, and pipeline contribution.
  • Act as a communications counselor to the business President and members of his team as they engage with employees, customers and prospects.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a global promotional marketing organization consisting of direct and indirect reports across regions and market segments.
  • Establish clear priorities, operating rhythms, and accountability across teams to ensure alignment, consistency, and effective execution.
  • Support talent development, succession planning, and capability growth within the promotional marketing organization.
  • Foster collaboration across regional and global teams to leverage best practices and drive efficiency.
  • Oversee development and execution of integrated promotional marketing plans aligned to business and STRAP priorities, including: Global and regional promotional campaigns

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
  • Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in promotional marketing or marketing communications, preferably within B2B, specialty chemicals, life sciences, or related industries.
  • Experience must be inclusive of at least 3 years of leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated success leading global and regional teams, including indirect management in a matrixed environment.
  • Proven track record of delivering integrated marketing programs that contribute to demand creation and commercial pipeline impact.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, advise, and partner with senior business leaders.
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
  • Strong analytical, financial, and project management capabilities.
  • Willingness to travel internationally (approximately 20%).

Preferred

  • Strategic and commercially grounded
  • Collaborative and influential across functions
  • Results-oriented with a focus on measurable impact
  • Confident people leader and developer of talent
  • Comfortable operating in a complex, global organization

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
  • 401(k) match + Age-Weighted Defined Contribution
  • Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and parental leave
  • Flexible work environment
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Career and professional growth
  • Inclusive culture and vibrant community engagement Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com!
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The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a science-based company whose specialty chemistry delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve well-being and enhance modern life. Every day, the innovators of Lubrizol strive to create extraordinary value for customers at the intersection of science, market needs and business success, driving discovery and creating breakthrough solutions that enhance life and make the world work better. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol has global reach and local presence, with more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales and technical offices and 8,000 employees around the world.This page highlights our commitment to growth in the region of India, Middle East and Africa, while featuring the unique opportunities our sites in the country offer.

Founded in 1928
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND
128 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
179.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.5%
Direct
45.8%
Referral
7.1%
Social
2.2%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~128

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (5% of company)