Senior Consultant, I&O Operations

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.

Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.

Job Purpose and Impact

• The Senior Consultant, I&O Operations job maintains the smooth operation of the organization's infrastructure by performing complex tasks, including monitoring systems, troubleshooting issues, and implementing security measures.We are seeking an experienced and proactive Major Incident Operations Professional (MIM) to lead the end-to-end management of high-impact IT incidents that affect critical business services. This role will be responsible for coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring timely restoration of services, conducting stakeholder communications, and driving continuous improvement through post-incident reviews. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, along with extensive experience in IT Service Management (ITSM) and incident management processes within a complex enterprise environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Own and manage the lifecycle of major incidents from identification through restoration and closure.
• Lead incident bridge calls and coordinate technical teams across infrastructure, applications, networks, security, cloud, and vendor organizations.
• Establish command and control during critical service disruptions, ensuring rapid decision-making and effective execution.
• Drive service restoration efforts while maintaining focus on minimizing business impact.
• Provide timely, accurate, and concise communications to executives, business stakeholders, customers, and technical teams throughout the incident lifecycle.
• Maintain incident hygiene and alignment to ITIL best practices.
• Facilitate post-incident reviews (PIRs), monitor and report incident trends, SLA compliance, and operational metrics.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors, service providers, and internal support teams during major incidents.
• Drive accountability across support teams to meet restoration targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement of 5 years of relevant MIM experience. Overall work experience of over 10 years.
• ITIL Foundation / Managing Professional, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Jira Service Management, or similar ITSM tools.
• Knowledge of Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Datadog, Grafana, or Azure Monitor.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise or global operations environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.