Specialist, IT Governance

Company Details

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We're the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries.

Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.

Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.

Position Summary

The Specialist, IT Governance enables effective IT governance by facilitating structured decision-making, coordinating governance activities, and supporting stakeholder alignment. This role prepares and supports governance meetings and working sessions, ensuring discussions result in clear decisions, action items, and follow‑through. The Specialist partners with IT and business stakeholders to organize information, maintain transparency, and ensure consistency in governance processes. Success in this role is driven by strong organizational, communication, and facilitation skills, with a primary focus on coordination and process enablement rather than technical data analysis.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Plans and executes IT governance meetings and working sessions, ensuring agendas are clear, participants are prepared, and discussions stay focused and productive
• Facilitates structured discussions that drive decision-making, stakeholder alignment, and resolution of issues
• Oversees the governance rhythm by managing recurring meetings and working sessions, tracking commitments, and ensuring timely follow-through across decisions and actions
• Converts inputs into clear outputs (summaries, decisions, action items) that enable transparency and informed decision-making for the business
• Partners with stakeholders to clarify inputs, align priorities, and drive progress on agreed actions
• Improves governance processes by identifying gaps, organizing inputs, and supporting implementation of practical enhancements
• Maintains accurate governance artifacts (records, decisions, action logs) to ensure traceability and accountability
• Leverages tools (Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, or similar) to support coordination, tracking, and communication-not as a primary deliverable
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience in IT, governance, process support, portfolio support, or a related operational or analytical role
• Experience supporting or facilitating meetings, working sessions, or recurring processes that require strong preparation, organization, documentation, and follow‑through
• Experience producing structured deliverables (e.g., documentation, summaries, reports, dashboards, or presentations) to support collaboration, review, or decision‑making
• Experience using tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, or similar) to support tracking, organization, and communication of governance activities
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including comfort presenting information, facilitating discussions, and engaging with stakeholders in meeting settings
• Valid passport and eligibility for international travel required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Practical exposure to IT governance, portfolio management, or operational process support in a professional setting
• Familiarity with organizing, analyzing, and synthesizing information to support prioritization, planning, tracking, or governance discussions
• Working knowledge of IT service management, governance, or process improvement concepts gained through applied experience or training
• Experience supporting…