Digital Technology Director - Food Job in Cargill

Digital Technology Director - Food

Cargill s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Information Technology Group Business Partnering Director will create and execute the information technology strategy and associated execution, aligning with the overall enterprise strategy and function direction while also considering the needs of the markets and industries served by the business group. In this role, you will provide thought leadership for the business on how technology can evolve and transform the business to serve customers and consumers. You will ensure the portfolio of investment balances the tensions between digital core modernization while also making bold, innovative choices. You will identify and assess innovative opportunities to drive utilization and adoption of standard technology solutions and overall reviews of status measures with the business while identifying and managing key dependencies that might impact the successful execution of the strategy and associated value creation.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide leadership and direction and gathers input and influences business leaders to develop the short to long term strategy and annual information technology business plans, shaping the digital future needs for the business.
• Lead the development and implementation of strategy for a business area or significant function, anticipate mega trends and complex challenges and opportunities and ensure integration with wider corporate strategy.
• Works closely with wider business, function and technology teams to approve and assign information technology resources to oversee projects and performance, capture existing status of budget and delivery and plan and execute on business changes across a moderate subset of the organization.
• Provide consultation and strategic expertise to stakeholders in defining requirements and provides broad oversight to portfolio investments regarding digital, innovation and modernization initiatives.
• Lead in fostering good partnering and cross functional collaboration across information technology teams.
• Develop risk models involving market, credit and operational risk and ensure controls are operating effectively.
• Other duties as assigned
• Provide strategic leadership, development and talent management activities for direct reports and their organizations, which may include forecasting resource needs, recruiting, hiring, performance management, training and budgeting. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Strength in synthesizing complex issues in a succinct and clear manner
• Confirmed skills regarding influence, persuasion, communication, digital and technology acumen and organizational change strength
• Experience in business process analysis and design
• Ability to identify, clarify and promote the best value-delivering opportunities for technology investments and ensure that promised value is delivered.
• Experience with Portfolio Management and the ability to act as a strategic advisor to business leadership to guide investment decisions.
• Minimum of eight years of related work experience, five years of supervisory experience
• Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Minimum of 15 years of business or information technology experience including a minimum 10 years of leadership experience within process, data and technology functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.