Director of Business Operations at MIPS
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Summary of Role:
We are seeking a strategic and operationally excellent Director of Business Operations to lead the Business Operations pillar within MIPS Strategy & Operations. This role will drive operating rhythm, business insights, resource optimization, and organizational effectiveness across MIPS. The Director will own the frameworks, analytics, and operating infrastructure that enable data-driven decision-making, strategic planning execution, operational health monitoring, and organizational scale. This leader will serve as a trusted partner to MIPS leadership, ensuring the organization operates with clarity, discipline, and execution excellence.
Essential Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning & Business Insights
- Partner with MIPS leadership to develop annual strategic plans, translating business objectives into executable initiatives with clear milestones and accountabilities
- Drive the strategic planning cycle, including environmental analysis, goal setting, resource planning, and quarterly business reviews
- Deliver actionable business insights through integrated analysis of financial performance, operational metrics, market dynamics, and organizational health
- Build scenario models and business cases to support strategic investment decisions and growth initiatives
- Identify strategic opportunities and risks through continuous monitoring of internal performance and external market trends
- Enable leadership decision-making through synthesis of complex data and clear recommendations
Operating Cadence & Governance
- Design and own the MIPS operating rhythm, including leadership forums, business reviews, decision-making processes, and communication cadences
- Establish governance frameworks that ensure clarity of decision rights, accountability structures, and escalation paths
- Facilitate key operating forums including quarterly business reviews, monthly performance reviews, and strategic deep-dives
- Drive preparation of materials, agendas, and follow-up actions for leadership meetings
- Ensure consistent operating discipline across planning cycles, performance tracking, and execution monitoring
- Continuously refine operating processes to improve efficiency, transparency, and organizational alignment
Financial Operations & Resource Optimization
- Partner with Finance to manage MIPS budget planning, forecasting, and spend visibility
- Drive resource allocation decisions aligned to strategic priorities and investment return expectations
- Monitor financial performance against plan, identifying variances and driving corrective actions
- Optimize operating leverage through spend analytics, vendor management, and process efficiency initiatives
- Support business case development and investment justification for major initiatives
- Ensure financial discipline and accountability across the organization
Organizational Effectiveness & Workforce Operations
- Drive workforce planning and organizational design to support business growth and operational scale
- Manage contractor workforce operations, including vendor management, compliance, performance tracking, and conversion pipeline
- Partner with HR on talent strategy, succession planning, and organizational capability development
- Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness through structure, process, and capability enhancements
- Drive change management initiatives to enable organizational transformation
- Build operational infrastructure to support team productivity and collaboration
Performance Management & Metrics
- Define and maintain the Business Operations scorecard, tracking organizational health, strategic initiative progress, and operational performance
- Establish metrics frameworks aligned to business objectives and leadership priorities
- Deliver regular performance reporting and dashboards to leadership and stakeholders
- Drive accountability for goal achievement and initiative delivery through systematic tracking and reviews
- Identify performance gaps and drive improvement initiatives
- Foster a culture of transparency, learning, and continuous improvement through metrics-based management
Cross-Functional Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as a strategic partner to Product Operations, ensuring seamless integration across MIPS pillars
- Build strong relationships with Corporate functions including Finance, HR, Procurement, Legal, and IT to enable business objectives
- Drive alignment across Business Units on shared priorities, resource needs, and operational standards
- Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving and decision-making
- Ensure consistent communication and stakeholder engagement across all levels of the organization
Growth Enablement & Operational Scale
- Identify opportunities to build operational leverage and scale capabilities in support of business growth
- Drive standardization and best-practice sharing to improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Champion the adoption of tools, systems, and processes that enable organizational productivity
- Build Business Operations capabilities through talent development and functional excellence
- Bring external insights and leading practices to continuously elevate operational maturity
Other Responsibilities:
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs
- Other duties as assigned by manager
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- 12+ years of progressive experience in business operations, strategy, corporate development, or management consulting
- Proven track record driving strategic planning, operating cadence, and business performance management
- Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation
- Deep analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights and recommendations
- Demonstrated success partnering with senior leadership and influencing organizational priorities
- Experience designing and implementing operating frameworks, governance models, and performance metrics
- Exceptional project management and program execution capabilities
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, data visualization tools, and business intelligence platforms
- Outstanding communication skills with ability to present to executive audiences and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
- Proven ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize competing demands, and deliver results in dynamic environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in semiconductor, manufacturing, or technology industries
- Background in strategy consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy roles
- Familiarity with enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar platforms
- Experience with vendor management, procurement operations, or contingent workforce management
- Track record of driving organizational transformation and change management initiatives
- Knowledge of OKRs, balanced scorecards, or other performance management frameworks
Expected Salary Range
$152,000.00 - $292,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
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