Director, Corporate Strategy

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.

                                   

Location: Westchester, IL/Bridgewater, NJ

Workplace type: Hybrid- 3 days/week on-site & 2 day/week remote

Ingredion is seeking a Director, Corporate Strategy that will facilitate and support strategy and growth activation at  Corporate, Segment, and Functional levels aligned with Enterprise Play to Win priorities and workstreams. In addition to acting as a thought partner for incoming Segment queries and analysis needs, the Corporate Strategy Director will drive and support the coordination of all workstreams, many in parallel, across the strategic, integrative, and operating layers of the organization.  As an integral part of the team, the Director plays a key role in advancing project agendas and driving results.  As such, the Director is expected to liaise across the organization while also including as needed internal and external specialists. 

This role is key in the mission to upgrade Ingredion’s strategy capability and deliver on value created through its transformation to a Solutions leader. The Director will work closely with all global segments and functions on strategy activities, while also driving key Corp. Strategy projects that further the mission of our Play to Win choices.

The Director, Corporate Strategy reports to the Head of Corporate Strategy

What you will do:

• 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.  Requires working cross functionally to 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.  Work with teams to align key objectives of the work to be done, and ensure the scope, approach, and most importantly, deliverables of the project are best positioned to meet stated objectives.  

• 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.  Be a key driver in role modeling the how, why, and what of the upgraded operating model, while also providing consistent feedback for continuous improvement on new ways of working. 

• 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.  Be especially cognizant of commercial ways of working so that goals and objectives are developed within the context of customer and consumer needs. 

• 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. 

What you will bring:

• 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.  Enhances team discussions with facilitations skills that both challenge existing mindsets and work toward consensus, as needed. 

• 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

• Ability to travel Internationally

Who you are:

• A conceptual thinker with a track record of success in identifying issues, creating hypotheses, executing analysis, and managing others in a way that has moved teams to action. 

• An individual with an energetic, direct, and hands-on approach with teams to deliver exceptional work. You possess the ability to facilitate productive dialogue and work product creation and challenge the status quo while keeping teams focused and energized.

• An articulate and clear communicator in oral and written formats, engaging and concise, with interpersonal presence and adaptability across multiple audiences.

• A great colleague and teammate; passionate about the task at hand and fun to be around; someone which others will go out of their way to work with.

• 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”. 

• Someone who possesses presentation skills that command attention and ensure that the various groups involved in a project communicate what they are doing with each other and with others who need to know.

Why Join Ingredion? 

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• 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

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

No

Pay Range:

$181,400.00-$241,866.67 Annual

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.