Senior Director, TRM GenAI

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.

Job Purpose and Impact

Preferred locations are either Switzerland or the USA. Other locations will be considered for ideal candidates.

The TRM GenAI Lead owns the vision, strategy, and execution of GenAI transformation across Trading and Risk Management (TRM). This senior leader defines the TRM GenAI roadmap, aligns business and technical teams, and ensures all GenAI initiatives deliver measurable, responsible, and sustainable value. The GenAI Lead oversees a growing team—including the TRM GenAI Enablement Lead—and acts as the primary liaison between TRM, DT&D, and the Cargill AI COE. This role combines an understanding of trading and analytics with emerging technologies into scalable initiatives that create business growth and competitive advantage.

Key Accountabilities

• Define, communicate, and evolve TRM’s GenAI vision and roadmap. Identify areas where GenAI can create transformational value and ensure alignment with TRM, DT&D, and enterprise strategies. Translate strategy into measurable, actionable projects.
• Lead and mentor the TRM GenAI team (including the Enablement Lead and other contributors). Foster a high-performance culture built on innovation, accountability, and collaboration. Set priorities, define roles, and guide capability development.
• Build and manage the TRM GenAI initiative portfolio. Establish governance frameworks, performance metrics, and delivery processes to ensure quality, scalability, and compliance. Oversee budget allocation, resourcing, and stakeholder alignment.
• Champion ethical, transparent, and compliant GenAI usage. Partner with Legal, Compliance, and the AI COE to embed governance structures ensuring explainability, data integrity, and accountability.
• Partner with DT&D to advance TRM’s data maturity (governance, integrity, and scalability). Define architecture requirements for GenAI applications and make strategic buy-versus-build recommendations.
• Oversee GenAI evaluation frameworks, gold-standard test datasets, and acceptance criteria for solution validation. Ensure rigorous performance tracking, bias monitoring, and compliance controls.
• Act as the executive sponsor for GenAI adoption across TRM. Define and lead talent development and upskilling programs, building TRM fluency in GenAI principles and practices. Foster a culture of innovation and responsible experimentation.

Qualifications

Our Offer

We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

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