Director, Standards and Governance
About The Position
The Director, GFRE Standards and Governance establishes and leads the governance, policy, standards, compliance, and performance management framework for the Global Facilities & Real Estate organization. The role ensures consistent execution, enterprise accountability, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and scalable business processes across the global facilities portfolio. As the enterprise authority for facilities and real estate governance, the Director leads policy development, standard operating procedures, key performance indicators, compliance monitoring, risk management, and continuous improvement. Through disciplined governance, reporting, and accountability mechanisms, the role enables a scalable Center of Excellence that supports growth, risk reduction, operational performance, and executive transparency. This is a remote position based in the Central United States. Candidates residing near a STERIS manufacturing location are highly preferred. Domestic and international travel is required as business needs dictate.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Facilities Management, Real Estate, Construction Management, Operations, Quality, Compliance, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in facilities and real estate operations, governance, standards development, compliance, operational excellence, performance management, project governance, or related global facilities leadership.
- Experience developing governance frameworks, policies, standards, SOPs, RACI models, KPIs, dashboards, compliance monitoring programs, risk assessments, performance reviews, project governance processes, and enterprise reporting systems.
- Ability to define decision rights, approval processes, accountability models, RACI structures, governance councils, and operating rhythms.
- Ability to develop global policies, standards, technical requirements, SOPs, work instructions, and standard deployment practices.
- Capability in compliance monitoring, risk assessment, corrective action tracking, audit readiness, and cross-functional risk mitigation.
- Ability to establish KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, benchmarking processes, executive reporting, and performance review mechanisms.
- Ability to standardize best practices, simplify processes, establish maturity models, and drive continuous improvement across global operations.
- Ability to advise senior leaders, align stakeholders, communicate governance priorities, and influence outcomes in a matrixed global environment.
- Domestic and international travel as business needs dictate.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or advanced coursework in business, engineering, operations, governance, compliance, facilities management, quality systems, or a related discipline.
- Professional certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Lean Six Sigma, a quality/compliance credential, a governance/risk credential, or a similar facilities, operations, or process improvement certification.
- Experience in a global manufacturing, distribution, laboratory, healthcare, life sciences, regulated, or multi-site operating environment.
- Residing near a STERIS manufacturing location.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the enterprise governance framework for Global Facilities & Real Estate, including decision-making authorities, approval processes, accountability structures, RACI models, governance councils, steering committees, and operational review forums.
- Develop, implement, and maintain global facilities and real estate policies, standards, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and technical requirements for consistent execution across manufacturing, distribution, laboratory, and office facilities.
- Lead enterprise compliance and risk management programs for facilities and real estate operations, partnering with Legal, Environmental Health and Safety, Quality, Security, Internal Audit, and other functions to identify, monitor, and mitigate business risks.
- Develop and govern performance measurement systems, enterprise KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, benchmarking programs, reporting standards, and executive-level performance reviews.
- Lead operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across the GFRE organization by standardizing best practices, simplifying processes, establishing maturity models, and improving execution discipline.
- Establish governance frameworks for facilities and real estate capital projects, including project controls, reporting requirements, stage-gate processes, approval structures, risk management, and performance monitoring.
- Establish data, systems, and reporting governance for facility management systems, project management systems, real estate databases, master data requirements, data ownership, dashboard standards, and digital transformation support.
- Drive organizational accountability, stakeholder alignment, global standards deployment, governance training, cross-functional engagement, executive communication, and leadership development within the GFRE organization.
Benefits
- Market-competitive pay and eligibility for bonus participation.
- Extensive paid time off and nine additional holidays.
- Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits.
- Long- and short-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Maternity and parental leave.
- Additional benefits and discounts, including programs such as pet insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement and continued educational programs.
- Opportunities for advancement in a stable, long-term career.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
