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Sr. Director, Engineering - Service Desk and Field Services
Sr. Director, Engineering - Service Desk and Field ServicesCargill • Wayzata, MN, US
Sr. Director, Engineering - Service Desk and Field Services

Sr. Director, Engineering - Service Desk and Field Services

Cargill • Wayzata, MN, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Sr. Director, Engineering - Service Desk and Field Services

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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.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Sr. Director, Service Desk & Field Services leads the global strategy, engineering, and operations of enterprise end-user support services.

A significantly impactful role with the ability to impact delivery of day to day services across and length and breadth across Cargill.

A deep commitment to customer-centricity is essential. This role ensures that every engineering decision, process improvement, and technology deployment is grounded in enhancing the end-user experience, driving satisfaction, and delivering measurable business value.

Key Accountabilities :

  • Define and execute a global engineering strategy aligned with enterprise IT and business goals.
  • Leverage deep engineering and architecture expertise to drive hyper-automation, reusable assets, and CI / CD practices.
  • Architect scalable, secure, and resilient support solutions using ServiceNow, automation frameworks, and AI technologies.
  • Lead the deployment and scaling of GenAI capabilities (e.g., virtual agents, intelligent ticket routing, dynamic knowledge generation).
  • Drive a fully self-service support model — eliminating the need for traditional service desk operations.

Customer-Centric Service Leadership :

  • Champion a customer-first mindset across service desk and field operations.
  • Implement Experience-Level Agreements (XLAs) to elevate user satisfaction beyond SLAs.
  • Build data models that enable real-time sentiment analysis and continuous service improvement.
  • Team Management :

  • Leads a high-performing, inclusive team by aligning goals, setting clear expectations, providing feedback and coaching, fostering development, recognizing achievements, and ensuring accountability to drive organizational success.
  • Commercial Management :

  • Strong Financial Acumen with a mindset of running technology as a business. Owns and validates the information technology infrastructure budget to ensure cost effective solutions and expenditures aligned with financial goals.
  • Vendor Management :

  • Owns and directs relationships with vendors and service providers, guiding contract negotiation to ensure the best value and service quality.
  • Stakeholder Management :

  • Nurtures strategic partnerships with key internal and external senior leadership stakeholders, understanding their needs and enabling effective communication to assure project alignment and success.
  • Qualifications

  • Minimum requirement of 8 years of relevant work experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in IT operations, service desk leadership, or field services within a large enterprise.
  • Demonstrated success in implementing engineering solutions that improve service desk efficiency and scalability.
  • Preferred

  • 15 years of relevant work experience.
  • Demonstrated experience leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance IT support capabilities, improve user experience, and drive proactive service delivery.
  • Experience in ServiceNow platform optimization
  • Experience leading globally dispersed teams within complex organizational structures, fostering collaboration and operational consistency across regions.
  • Compensation Data

    The expected salary for this position is $190,000-$250,000.

    Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability / Vet.

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