Main Goal

As Global Head of Strategic Marketing, you will shape Limagrain Field Seeds' long-term growth strategy by connecting market insights, customer needs, innovation priorities and strategic partnerships, while providing fact-based guidance to support key business decisions.

Job description

Strategic Leadership & LFS Ambition

• Shape and drive LFS's long-term strategy as a key member of the Executive Committee.
• Translate strategic ambitions into actionable roadmaps, priorities, and performance objectives.

Strategic Intelligence & Prospective Vision

• Anticipate market, technology, and industry trends to identify risks and growth opportunities.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to support business decisions and future positioning.

Product & Portfolio Excellence

• Define and optimize portfolio strategies to maximize value creation across crops and geographies.
• Partner with Research & Product Development to prioritize investments and strengthen competitive advantage.

Business Development, Partnerships & M&A

• Identify and develop new growth opportunities through partnerships, licensing, and strategic initiatives.
• Lead market assessments and support M&A activities to accelerate business expansion.

Licensing, Marketing Excellence & Customer Value

• Drive licensing and marketing strategies to enhance customer value and market performance.
• Leverage data, customer insights, and AI to strengthen decision-making and portfolio value creation.

Global Branding & External Communication

• Define and strengthen the global LFS brand strategy and positioning.
• Lead external communication initiatives to enhance visibility, reputation, and stakeholder engagement.

What we expect of you

Industry & Business Expertise

• Extensive experience in the field seeds industry or a closely related agricultural input sector, with a strong understanding of key crop markets such as corn, cereals, oilseeds and soybean.
• Solid expertise in seed business economics, including germplasm, traits, licensing, pricing, portfolio management and go-to-market strategies.

Strategic & Functional Capabilities

• Proven track record in strategic marketing, crop strategy, portfolio management, business development or licensing, with the ability to shape long-term business priorities.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, leveraging market intelligence, competitive insights and financial analysis to challenge and guide business and innovation decisions.

Leadership Profile

• Executive-level influencing skills, with the ability to engage, challenge and align senior stakeholders across functions and geographies.

International mindset combined with excellent communication skills, bringing curiosity, resilience, pragmatism and a passion for delivering value to farmers and customers

Skills

Your benefits and working environment

• Exposure to strategic partnerships, licensing opportunities and M&A projects that will help shape the future of the business.
• The chance to strengthen a global brand while leveraging data, customer insights and AI.
• An international and purpose-driven culture that encourages curiosity, entrepreneurial thinking, collaboration and continuous learning.

Recruitment process

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an acknowledgment confirming its receipt. Our teams will carefully review your profile against the requirements of the role and our organizational needs.

If your application is shortlisted, you can expect the following steps:

• An initial screening interview with Group Talent Acquisition Team.
• The completion of personality and reasoning assessments, followed by an interview with the Group Talent Management team.
• Interviews with your future manager and the Human Resources Director.

The Limagrain Group is an employer that respects diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.