Director, Americas & Function Operations

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs spices seasonings and condiments and were only getting started. At McCormick were always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees all 14000 of us across the world are what makes this company a great place to work.

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).

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best addition to the benefits youd expect from a global leader (401k health insurance paid time off etc.) we also offer:

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

Wellbeing programs including Physical Mental and Financial wellness

Tuition assistance

We have embarked on an exciting journey to transform and integrate our Enterprise Risk and Internal Audit capabilities and align with McCormicks strategic priorities. Director Americas & Function Operations is a dual-mandate key leadership role within McCormicks GRAM function. The position carries regional accountability for planning and executing the end-to-end risk & 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 functions methodology quality and risk management capabilities. The role is pivotal in integrating the Americas risk landscape into McCormicks 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.

Responsibilities:

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 McCormicks 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 IIAs International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) and other applicable standards.
• Lead the functions 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 Boards Audit Committee while advancing the programs 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 functions annual operating plan and budget resource allocation across global engagements and staffing/recruiting initiatives.
• Drive the functions 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 execution of the annual enterprise risk assessment and audit plan.
• Develop productive relationships with key risk owners across the business particularly in the areas of Accounting Legal Human Resources Information Technology Operations and Supply.

Candidate profile

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related : Advanced degree (MBA MAcc).
• Required: CPA CIA or CISA additional risk certifications CRMA CERM or similar.
• 10 years of progressive experience in internal audit external audit or risk management with at least 4 years in a leadership capacity.
• Deep hands-on knowledge of the IIA Standards and the IPPF; demonstrated experience designing and managing a QAIP.
• Proven experience owning or significantly contributing to an ERM program including risk framework design facilitation and executive reporting.
• Experience managing cross-regional or multi-country audit programs with specific exposure to emerging markets with regions.
• Strong track record of leading high-performing audit teams and developing talent at all levels.
• Exceptional communication influencing and executive presence skills ability to present complex risk and audit topics to C-suite and Board audiences.
• Proficiency with audit management and GRC technology platforms (e.g. Optro Workiva SAP GRC or equivalent).
• Large multi-brand global public company experience preferred.
• M&A experience preferred.
• Thorough understanding of internal auditing standards COSO SOX US GAAP and risk assessment practices.
• Strategic thinker with ability to think Big Picture and partner across teams to develop and support best-in-class risk solutions to protect and drive value.
• Strong enterprise mindset financial acumen and customer centricity to navigate complexity and support the broader growth aspirations of the business leverage strategic analysis of data to inform business making decisions.
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills including negotiations and conflict resolution skills.
• Individual with enthusiasm and infectious energy to advance new ideas and methods for proactive forward-looking risk framework that produces results.
• Strong process improvement skills and demonstrated ability to influence and optimize processes to drive business synergies and productivity Excellent organizational time management and prioritization skills.
• Commitment to maintaining a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.

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Base Salary: $80

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location skills education experience for this role and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormicks Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan/ McCormicks Sales Incentive Bonus (SIB) Plan/ McCormicks Dividend addition to a competitive compensation package permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

- Comprehensive health plans covering medical vision dental life and disability benefits
- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave fertility benefits Employee Assistance Program and caregiver support
- Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

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