Specialist, IT Governance

Specialist, IT Governance

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We're the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.

Position Summary

The Specialist, IT Governance enables effective IT governance by facilitating structured decision-making, coordinating governance activities, and supporting stakeholder alignment. This role prepares and supports governance meetings and working sessions, ensuring discussions result in clear decisions, action items, and follow-through. The Specialist partners with IT and business stakeholders to organize information, maintain transparency, and ensure consistency in governance processes. Success in this role is driven by strong organizational, communication, and facilitation skills, with a primary focus on coordination and process enablement rather than technical data analysis.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Plans and executes IT governance meetings and working sessions, ensuring agendas are clear, participants are prepared, and discussions stay focused and productive

Facilitates structured discussions that drive decision-making, stakeholder alignment, and resolution of issues

Oversees the governance rhythm by managing recurring meetings and working sessions, tracking commitments, and ensuring timely follow-through across decisions and actions

Converts inputs into clear outputs (summaries, decisions, action items) that enable transparency and informed decision-making for the business

Partners with stakeholders to clarify inputs, align priorities, and drive progress on agreed actions

Improves governance processes by identifying gaps, organizing inputs, and supporting implementation of practical enhancements

Maintains accurate governance artifacts (records, decisions, action logs) to ensure traceability and accountability

Leverages tools (Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, or similar) to support coordination, tracking, and communication-not as a primary deliverable

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

3+ years of experience in IT, governance, process support, portfolio support, or a related operational or analytical role

Experience supporting or facilitating meetings, working sessions, or recurring processes that require strong preparation, organization, documentation, and follow-through

Experience producing structured deliverables (e.g., documentation, summaries, reports, dashboards, or presentations) to support collaboration, review, or decision-making

Experience using tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, or similar) to support tracking, organization, and communication of governance activities

Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including comfort presenting information, facilitating discussions, and engaging with stakeholders in meeting settings

Valid passport and eligibility for international travel required

Preferred Qualifications:

Practical exposure to IT governance, portfolio management, or operational process support in a professional setting

Familiarity with organizing, analyzing, and synthesizing information to support prioritization, planning, tracking, or governance discussions

Working knowledge of IT service management, governance, or process improvement concepts gained through applied experience or training

Experience supporting structured governance forums (e.g., governance meetings, reviews, or working sessions), with an emphasis on facilitation, coordination, and follow-through

Familiarity with collaboration and documentation tools (e.g., SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, or similar) to support governance coordination and communication