Sr. Director Global Operations Digital Partner

** About Ingredion:
** Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference.

Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.
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* Location:

Westchester, IL
**** Workplace type:
Hybrid
** The
** Sr. Director, Global Operations Digital Partner
** is a top‐tier technology and business leadership role responsible for shaping and executing the global digital strategy for Ingredion’s Operations ecosystem, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, and EH&SS. This role operates as a strategic advisor and thought partner to executive leadership, contributing directly to enterprise and functional business planning. The Sr. Director ensures that current and future information technology opportunities, risks, and capabilities are fully integrated into business strategy discussions and long‐range planning.

This leader owns the regional and global Operations digital vision, translates business priorities into actionable technology roadmaps, and drives enterprise‐scale transformation initiatives that deliver sustained competitive advantage. This role will report to the
** Vice President, Digital Technology Solutions and Global Innovation and have 6 Direct Reports.
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* What you will do:

**** Enterprise & Global Digital Strategy Leadership
*** Develop, own, and continuously evolve a global Operations digital and IT strategy aligned with Ingredion’s enterprise vision, P2W strategy, and long‐term business objectives.
* Lead region and market‐zone technology strategies while ensuring global standardization, scalability, and architectural integrity.
* Serve as a core contributor to enterprise business planning at the executive level, ensuring technology implications, investment tradeoffs, and innovation opportunities are incorporated into strategic decisions.
* Anticipate future technology and operational trends, proactively identifying opportunities and risks that may impact Ingredion’s global Operations strategy.
** Executive Business Partnership & Influence
*** Act as a trusted strategic advisor to Executive Leadership, Global Operations leadership, and Functional Presidents on digital, data, and technology‐enabled transformation.
* Partner with senior leaders to define multi‐year transformation roadmaps and investment strategies that balance growth, productivity, resilience, compliance, and sustainability.
* Influence and align stakeholders across regions, functions, and corporate teams in a highly matrixed global environment.
** Technology Portfolio & Investment Governance
*** Provide executive oversight of the global Operations technology portfolio, including platforms such as SAP (MM, PP, WM, QM, SD), Blue Yonder Planning, Transportation Management Systems, GCP AI/ML, Manufacturing Execution & Automation (PLC, Data Historians), and Microsoft 365.
* Govern a multi‐million‐dollar global portfolio, ensuring strong financial stewardship, value realization, and prioritization aligned with business outcomes.
* Establish and mature governance models that link technology investments to measurable business value, risk mitigation, and operational excellence.
** Global Collaboration & Operating Model Leadership
*** Ensure tight alignment between global digital strategies and regional execution, balancing global standards with local business needs.
* Partner with Architecture, Cybersecurity, Data & Analytics, and Infrastructure leaders to ensure secure, resilient, and future‐ready solutions.
* Strengthen global operating models and ways of working across Operations, Digital Technology Solutions, and external partners.
** Strategic Partner & Supplier Management
*** Establish and manage executive‐level relationships with strategic…