Director, Governance Process and Adoption

The role partners closely with Digital Solutions & Automation, Analytics, Insights & Data Governance, Critical Vendor Program, Strategic Sourcing, Sourcing Operations, Vendor Risk Intake Processing, Legal, Finance, and other enterprise stakeholders to ensure sourcing processes remain compliant, efficient, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.

Lead the governance, design, adoption, and continuous improvement of the Global Sourcing operating model by integrating enterprise policies, controls, process architecture, operational standards, and organizational change into a scalable and compliant framework.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job? 

• Governance, Policy & Control Framework - Establish and maintain sourcing governance frameworks, enterprise policies, standards, control requirements, exception governance, delegation of authority, and regulatory alignment while supporting internal audits, external audits, and compliance activities.
• Enterprise Process Architecture - Own the design, governance, documentation, and continuous improvement of end-to-end sourcing and vendor lifecycle processes, ensuring operational consistency, scalability, and alignment with governance requirements.
• Operational Standards & Documentation - Develop and govern SOPs, playbooks, process maps, decision trees, job aids, and operating standards that enable consistent execution across sourcing functions.
• Training, Change Management & Adoption - Lead organizational readiness, role-based training, communications, stakeholder engagement, and adoption strategies supporting new policies, processes, operating models, and sourcing capabilities.
• Audit & Compliance - Coordinate audit readiness, facilitate internal and external audits, oversee remediation activities, monitor policy compliance, and ensure sourcing controls remain effective and sustainable.
• Process Performance & Continuous Improvement - Monitor process effectiveness, conduct maturity assessments, evaluate compliance with operating standards, and identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, and operational improvement.
• Cross-Functional Governance & Portfolio Support - Partner with the Business Architecture & Portfolio Lead to evaluate new business requirements, assess policy and process impacts, prioritize changes, and support governance decisions related to operating model evolution.

What are the requirements needed for this position? 

ENT4786 - Dir, Governance Process and Adoption

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