Sr. Director, Strategic Operations & Enterprise Alignment

About GlobalFoundries:

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role:

The Sr Director, Strategic Operations & Enterprise Alignment is a key leadership role responsible for driving alignment, organizational effectiveness, and execution of Fab 8's strategic and operational priorities. 

This leader serves as a strategic integrator across the Fab 8 leadership team and broader organization, ensuring priorities are clearly defined, decisions are effectively coordinated, and cross-functional teams remain aligned around shared business outcomes. The role connects strategy to execution by establishing operating rhythms, clarifying accountability, identifying interdependencies, and removing barriers that impact delivery. 

Operating beyond Fab 8, the Sr Director partners closely with Manufacturing and GF enterprise leaders to influence decisions, align priorities, and advance critical business objectives. The successful candidate will bring an enterprise mindset, strong business judgment, operational discipline, and the ability to drive outcomes through influence, collaboration, and effective leadership. 

The role serves as a trusted advisor to the General Manager and leadership team, helping ensure Fab 8 operates as a highly aligned, execution-focused organization capable of delivering both site and enterprise objectives. 

Essential Responsibilities:

Strategic Alignment, Planning & Execution 

• Drive horizontal alignment across the Fab 8 leadership team and organization in support of strategic and operational objectives. 

• Translate strategic priorities into coordinated plans, measurable outcomes, clear ownership, and execution milestones. 

• Lead annual and quarterly strategic planning processes. 

• Establish and manage operating mechanisms that improve prioritization, decision-making, accountability, and execution. 

• Monitor progress against strategic commitments and proactively identify risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and emerging opportunities. 

• Maintain visibility to all significant strategic initiatives. 

 

Executive Operating System & Governance 

• Own and continuously improve the Fab 8 executive operating system. 

• Facilitate leadership staff meetings, strategic reviews, operating reviews, and planning sessions. 

• Ensure executive decisions are documented, communicated, assigned, and tracked to completion. 

• Establish governance mechanisms that improve transparency, accountability, and execution discipline. 

Strategic Portfolio Management 

• Maintain a consolidated view of Fab 8 strategic initiatives and business priorities. 

• Evaluate portfolio-level risks, competing priorities, resource constraints, and execution challenges. 

• Recommend prioritization, sequencing, and resource tradeoffs to maximize business impact. 

Cross-Functional Integration 

• Serve as a central integrator across Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and other enabling functions. 

• Lead complex initiatives requiring coordination across multiple functions and leadership teams. 

• Strengthen collaboration and communication across organizational boundaries. 

Enterprise Leadership & Influence 

• Represent Fab 8 priorities in enterprise governance forums, strategic discussions, and cross-site initiatives. 

• Build strong partnerships with Manufacturing, functional, and enterprise leaders. 

• Provide strategic recommendations regarding resource allocation, business priorities, and operating tradeoffs. 

Executive Decision Support 

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the General Manager and Fab 8 leadership team. 

• Develop scenario analyses, business cases, performance insights, and decision frameworks. 

• Prepare executive-level business reviews, strategic updates, presentations, and communications. 

Organizational Effectiveness & Change Leadership 

• Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness, operating efficiency, leadership alignment, and execution capability. 

• Lead or support strategic transformation, organizational change, and continuous-improvement initiatives. 

• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement. 

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Finance, or related field. 

• 15+ years leadership experience in semiconductor manufacturing, operations, strategy, business transformation, or related environments. 

• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives. 

• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Enterprise thinking combined with strong commitment to Fab 8 performance. 

• Strategic perspective and disciplined operational execution. 

• Executive presence and credibility. 

• Ability to simplify complexity and create clarity from ambiguity. 

• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills. 

• Bias for action, accountability, and measurable results. 

Expected Salary Range

$198,000.00 - $333,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.