Director, Corporate Strategy

About the role

The Director, Corporate Strategy will facilitate and support strategy and growth activation at Corporate, Segment, and Functional levels aligned with Enterprise Play to Win priorities and workstreams. They will act as a thought partner for incoming Segment queries and analysis needs, drive and support the coordination of all workstreams, and play a key role in advancing project agendas and driving results.

Responsibilities

• Drive analysis and action for top/bottom line growth as defined by the Segments.
• Support, advise, and direct workstreams and segment resources accountable for driving actionable deliverables from P2W Charters, while ensuring connections across the integrative layer required for success.
• Create process and templates for an integrated business plan that gets updated annually, to ensure Segment and Functional strategies are aligned with robust action plans to support growth and fill capability gaps in line with P2W goals.
• Work with Segment teams to better define/uplevel opportunities/possibilities and jointly develop analysis and action plans to move forward against growth goals within prescribed timelines.
• Integrate Office of Transformation tools into Segment workstreams to effect project management enhancements that work toward clear deliverables to result in value added outcomes and/or ongoing dependencies for other projects.
• Ensure visibility across the organization as needed.
• Develop process for global risk monitoring – Summarize a portfolio of disruptors that could have negative implications if not properly understood and actioned upon.
• Generate input and insights to environmental, political, economic, supply chain, competitive, and technology disruptors, their status, directional movement, leading indicators, implications for INGR, and options for mitigation.
• Develop processes and communication tools (e.g. dashboards) to keep all teams updated on strategy and risk monitoring activities.
• Consulting ombudsman – work with segments and functions to optimize the effectiveness of using consultants for projects that have strategic implications.
• Build followership: invest in team relationships, provide coaching and mentoring, provide inspiration to others (including feedback and high-performance team management principles) as P2W becomes further integrated into the organization.
• Identify and oversee the impacts and interdependencies between Segment and Function charters and work to ensure alignment so that initiatives meet the goals and objectives of projects and workstreams.
• Support the development of management systems integral to the success of prioritized strategies and ensure the ability to measure and report when applicable, including the facilitation of changes needed to systems and frameworks.

Requirements

• Significant experience in strategy consulting or equivalent corporate strategy experience, including corporate strategy, management consulting, corporate development, or adjacent enterprise-facing roles.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business situations, manage multiple concurrent projects, and deliver solutions using a consultant style skill set, including structured problem solving, hypothesis driven analysis, and executive facilitation.
• Ability to work with teams across all aspects of the organization, including segments, functions, geographies (including commercial), and the ELT.
• Exceptional analytical skills and financial acumen - affinity for data-driven insights to making decisions and creating a track record of demonstrable results.
• Significant experience managing large impactful global projects, e.g. operating model design, M&A integration, enterprise strategy, and other transformational situations that require large team and data set management.
• Exceptional AI/modeling/math skills
• Proficient in IT tools to optimize the performance of remote teams as well as project management tools (e.g., MS Project and auxiliary tools).
• Demonstrated ability in leading cross-functional teams.
• Able to know what needs to be done and rally colleagues to get things accomplished; “rolls up the sleeves”
• A strong problem solver, pragmatic, with a practical, “real-work” sense of what is actually “do-able”.
• Able to know what needs to be done and rally colleagues to get things accomplished; “rolls up the sleeves”

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy roles.
• Proven track record of successful project management and execution.
• Experience in driving and supporting strategy and growth activation at Corporate, Segment, and Functional levels.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Experience in managing large, impactful global projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and planning
• Project management
• Financial analysis
• Leadership and team management
• Communication and collaboration
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Business acumen
• Technology proficiency

Benefits

Ingredion offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel

Pay

$181,400.00 - $241,866.67 Annual

Schedule

Hybrid - 3 days/week on-site & 2 days/week remote