Director of Facilities Global Corporate Headquarters & Global Innovation Center

Director of Facilities

Global Corporate Headquarters & Global Innovation Center

Position Summary

The Director of Facilities leads strategy, operations, safety, compliance, capital planning, and service delivery for multiple critical sites, including a global corporate headquarters and global innovation center totaling 250,000+ sq. ft. of office, laboratory, technical, collaboration, and support space.

This role ensures facilities are safe, reliable, efficient, customer-ready, and aligned with enterprise priorities while partnering closely with Executive Leadership, R&D, Innovation, EHS, IT, Security, Finance, Procurement, and HR.

Scope of Responsibility

Sites: Multiple strategic locations, including:

Global Corporate Headquarters

Global Innovation Center

Associated office, lab, collaboration, meeting, customer experience, and support spaces

Facility Size: 250,000+ sq. ft. combined

Environment: Corporate office, R&D laboratories, pilot/technical spaces, meeting centers, amenities, and shared services areas

Functional Oversight: Facilities operations, maintenance, capital projects, workplace services, lab infrastructure, utilities, vendor management, space planning, compliance support, and emergency response

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-site facilities operations, governance, service standards, and long-range infrastructure planning across headquarters and innovation center environments.
• Oversee workplace services, building systems, critical lab utilities, maintenance programs, asset reliability, emergency response, and business continuity.
• Ensure office, lab, pilot, technical, customer-facing, and collaboration spaces are safe, compliant, efficient, and fit for purpose.
• Develop and manage operating budgets, capital plans, renovations, infrastructure upgrades, lab modifications, and vendor contracts.
• Partner with business leaders on space planning, hybrid work needs, customer visits, executive events, R&D enablement, sustainability, and cost optimization.
• Maintain compliance with applicable safety, environmental, fire/life safety, building code, laboratory, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, or related field; advanced degree or relevant certification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive facilities, engineering, real estate, or operations leadership experience, including large-scale, multi-site environments of 250,000+ sq. ft.
• Experience managing both corporate office and laboratory/R&D facilities, including critical building systems, lab utilities, capital projects, budgets, vendors, and compliance requirements.
• Preferred certifications include CFM, FMP, PMP, LEED AP, CHFM, or PE; experience with CMMS, BAS/BMS, energy management, GMP, ISO, HACCP, or GLP is a plus.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic, hands-on facilities leader with strong executive presence and technical depth.
• Skilled at balancing safety, compliance, cost, service quality, employee experience, and operational reliability.
• Strong communicator who can influence across business functions, technical teams, vendors, and senior leadership.
• Continuous improvement mindset with strong financial discipline, vendor management capability, and crisis leadership skills.

Leadership Scope

May lead facilities managers, project managers, workplace services leads, coordinators, and matrix partners including EHS, Security, Procurement, IT, engineering consultants, construction contractors, lab services providers, janitorial teams, and workplace amenity vendors.

Working Conditions

Primarily on-site role with regular presence at both the global corporate headquarters and global innovation center. Availability is required for urgent facility issues, emergency response, and business continuity events; occasional travel may be required.

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:

Pay Range:

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 competitivecompany match.