Global Ops Analytics & Governance Lead

Syngenta Group; United States; On-site; USD 106,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

401k with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Syngenta Seeds Field Crops is seeking a Global Operations Analytics & Governance Lead to drive governance, analytics, and decision-support for Seeds R&D. You will connect data, processes, and stakeholders to improve planning quality and operational performance.

The role focuses on demand, capacity, costs, risks, and planning assumptions, delivering executive-ready insights and dashboards for senior leadership. Requires strong analytics and cross-functional influence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Operations Management, Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in business analytics, operational analytics, portfolio management, resource planning, financial analysis, strategy, business operations, or a related function.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience transforming complex data into actionable business insights.
• Experience conducting trend analysis, forecasting, scenario modeling, or performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate trade-offs and translate findings for senior stakeholders.
• Experience with data extraction, consolidation, and reporting from multiple enterprise systems and databases.
• Experience working across cross-functional organizations and influencing decisions without direct authority.
• Experience developing executive dashboards, KPI scorecards, and governance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver advanced operational analytics to reveal demand, capacity, costs, productivity, and performance across Seeds R&D.
• Extract, consolidate, validate, and govern data to establish a trusted reporting foundation.
• Define and maintain global standards for metrics, KPIs, definitions, and planning assumptions.
• Create dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Conduct forecasting, scenario modelling, and predictive analytics to support long-range planning.
• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and data-quality issues; recommend actions to improve planning quality.
• Lead governance processes aligning demand, capacity, and investments with portfolio priorities.
• Collaborate with Planning, Operations, Finance, Portfolio, and Digital teams to optimize performance.
• Translate analyses into clear insights for leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of data-driven decision-making and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Excel

Power Query

Data analysis

Visualization

Data modeling

Automation

BI tools

Python scripting

Streamlit

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python scripting

Streamlit

Job description

Syngenta Seeds Field Crops is seeking a Global Operations Analytics & Governance Lead to drive governance, analytics, and decision-support for Seeds R&D. You will connect data, processes, and stakeholders to improve planning quality and operational performance.

The role focuses on demand, capacity, costs, risks, and planning assumptions, delivering executive-ready insights and dashboards for senior leadership. Requires strong analytics and cross-functional influence.