Senior Manager Operational Technology - Decatur, IL

### Job Details#### Job Title:Senior Manager Operational Technology - Decatur, IL #### Location:, , , #### Company: #### Industry Sector: #### Industry Type: #### Career Type: #### Job Type:Full Time #### Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A #### Salary: ### Get Job Alerts**Career Type:** **Country:** USAI agree to receive alerts from and to the .Your alert was created successfully.×## General Alert Saved* The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on . Criteria selected was:* General alert saved for .* General alert notifications will be sent weekly on Monday.* Please note that you can only have one general alert active at any given time. Creating a new general alert will override an existing general alert.* Visit the to manage your alerts# Senior Manager Operational Technology - Decatur, IL| Number of Years Experience: | | Minimum Education Completed: | || Education Major / Discipline Category: | | Most Recent / Current Occupation: | |**Job Description** **Senior Manager Operational Technology - Decatur, IL** This is an exempt, salary level role. **Location:** This is an onsite position with a preference for Decatur, IL. If qualifications are met, we may consider Erlanger, KY, Cedar Rapids, IA, or Clinton, IA. **Position Overview** The Senior Manager of Operational Technology (OT) will play a critical tactical leadership role within our rapidly growing global OT organization. This position ensures that day-to-day operations, system reliability, and team development align with the strategic direction set by the Director of OT&PA. Strong partnership with Process Automation and Global Technology is essential to ensure seamless integration, security, and reliability across our operational technology environment-aligning people, systems, and data to enable safe, efficient, and digitally connected operations. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who drives measurable improvement in operational performance, cyber resilience, and organizational maturity - ensuring safe, secure, and reliable OT operations across our 600+ locations worldwide. **Key Responsibilities*** Operational Excellence: Serve as the primary steward of OT system reliability, performance, and security. + Lead initiatives to reduce loss of control events and ensure timely, thorough root cause analysis when incidents occur. + Drive measurable reduction in cyber risk and vulnerabilities through proactive monitoring, remediation, and compliance with security standards. + Ensure all OT operations uphold established standards, policies, and procedures to maintain consistency, safety, and compliance across the enterprise. + Proactively identify and mitigate operational risks to ensure uninterrupted support of the organization's core mission.* Operational Leadership: Oversee the tactical execution of OT initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and adherence to budget, schedule, and quality standards.* Team Development: Lead and mentor a diverse team of engineers and managers, with a strong focus on onboarding, professional development, and performance management.* Organizational Maturity: Implement processes and best practices to strengthen team capabilities, consistency, and efficiency within a rapidly expanding global organization.* Project Delivery: Monitor and report measurable progress on project milestones, budgets, and timelines. + Track and communicate performance against key operational KPIs (loss of control events, vulnerability reduction, compliance with OT standards). + Identify risks and implement corrective actions as needed to maintain momentum and accountability.* Collaboration: Partner closely with the Director of OT&PA to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans and ensure effective communication across global teams.* Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of learning, accountability, and innovation within the OT function.**Qualifications*** Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (Master's preferred).* 10+ years of experience in operational technology, industrial control systems (ICS), or related disciplines.* Proven leadership experience managing diverse technical teams, preferably in a global or multi-site environment.* Strong track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.* Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.* Demonstrated ability to develop talent, build high-performing teams, and drive organizational maturity.**Why Join Us** You'll have the opportunity to shape the next phase of our global OT organization - developing people, strengthening processes, and ensuring we deliver reliable, secure, and innovative technology solutions that support our 600+ operational locations. ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. REF:108611BR **#IncludingYou** Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM's efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments - environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together. We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by lawTo apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONJob Post Date: 05/13/26Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for.| | || --- | --- || Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Mendota, Illinois | Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Decatur, Illinois || Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Decatur, Illinois | | #J-18808-Ljbffr