Director, Americas & Function Operations

Director, Americas & Function Operations

HUNT VALLEY, MD, US, 21031

We are looking to hire a Director, Americas & Function Operations to join the Global Risk and Audit Management (GRAM) team based at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The position is hybrid eligible (50% onsite per month).

McCormick has embarked on an exciting journey to transform and integrate our Enterprise Risk and Internal Audit capabilities and align with our strategic priorities. The Director, Americas & Function Operations is a dual‑mandate key leadership role within the GRAM function. This position carries regional accountability for planning and executing the end‑to‑end risk and audit program across the Americas (United States, Canada, Mexico, and broader Latin America), while simultaneously serving as the functional champion for the operational and administrative infrastructure that enables audit excellence globally.

Reporting directly to the Chief Risk & Audit Officer (CRAO), this leader acts as a strategic partner, trusted advisor to the business, and steward of the function's methodology, quality, and risk management capabilities. The role is pivotal in integrating the Americas risk landscape into our enterprise‑wide audit strategy and ensuring that the function operates with the rigor, consistency, and credibility expected of a world‑class risk and audit organization.

Americas Regional Risk & Audit Leadership

• Own and drive the annual risk assessment and audit planning process for the Americas region, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk priorities and the global strategic agenda.
• Lead the execution of financial, operational, compliance, and integrated audits across Americas operations, including manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, and shared service functions.
• Serve as the primary relationship manager with regional business leaders, Finance, Legal, and Compliance stakeholders, fostering trust, transparency, and a risk‑aware culture.
• Provide timely, insight‑driven audit findings and recommendations that deliver tangible business value and support management in strengthening the control environment.
• Monitor the status of open audit recommendations and management action plans for the region, escalating systemic or high‑risk items to the CRAO as appropriate.
• Represent the Americas region in global audit leadership forums, contributing regional perspective to enterprise‑wide risk discussions and audit strategy.

Function Operations & Administration

• Champion the design, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Global Risk Management and Audit Methodology, ensuring alignment with the IIA's International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) and other applicable standards.
• Lead the function's Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP), including internal quality assessments, preparation for external quality assessments, and remediation of improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate the global Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program on behalf of the CRAO—facilitating the enterprise risk identification, assessment, and reporting cycle in partnership with business leaders and the Board's Audit Committee while advancing the program's agenda.
• Collaborate closely with the GRAM leadership team to manage the internal audit technology ecosystem (audit management platform, data analytics tools), driving adoption, optimization, and innovation in how the team leverages technology.
• Oversee audit department policies, procedures, and the Charter, ensuring they remain current, compliant, and fit for purpose.
• Coordinate and manage the function's annual operating plan and budget, resource allocation across global engagements, and staffing/recruiting initiatives.
• Drive the function's talent strategy including performance management, professional development, professional certification support, and succession planning.
• Lead the preparation of materials for the Audit Committee and senior leadership, including the quarterly Internal Audit activity report and the annual QAIP results.

Team building and Development

• Build, grow and develop a team of GRAM talent that is poised to support the department objectives and…