Primary Location: United States (US) - Illinois - Moline
Function: Product and Process Mgmt (CA)
Title: Tech Operations & Performance Management - 121567
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
Your ResponsibilitiesAs a
Tech Operations & Performance Management based in
Moline, IL, Johnston, IA, Olathe, KS (no relocation provided to Olathe), or
Chicago, IL, you will be responsible for standing up and leading the reporting and performance visibility structure across the Tech Commercialization organization. This individual will work closely with the Customer and Commercial Intelligence organization to curate relevant data to support reporting out on company, customer, and dealer success metrics. These reports may include but not be limited to weekly in-season reports, monthly updates, and quarterly business review content. In addition, you will:
- Collaborate with Tech Commercial Leads, Customer and Commercial Intelligence, and Finance to curate first, second, and third order data to indicate performance and progress towards key company, customer, and dealer success metrics.
- Anticipates and prioritizes the highest-value business questions, identifies leading indicators and intervention triggers, and delivers proactive insights that inform decisions-not just retrospective reporting.
- Publish and manage weekly in-season, monthly, and quarterly reporting cadences, ensuring outputs combine strong quantitative rigor with clear qualitative narratives. Reports that articulates progress to plan, areas where help is needed and plans to resolve.
- Develop and coordinate Strategic Business Unit reports and Operations Reviews, ensuring clarity of narrative, alignment of stakeholders, and visibility into performance and next steps.
- Provide business counseling to Technology Commercialization and partnering organizations senior leadership on performance against the multi-year plan, highlighting risks, opportunities, and required actions.
- Partner across Marketing, Production Systems, PUK, ISG, and Regions to ensure a consistent view of performance, progress, and areas requiring focus.
- Ensures leadership and cross-functional execution team have visibility to performance to plan and establishes a consistent data informed decision-making cadence.
- Serve as Chief of Staff to the Technology Commercialization Leadership Organization.
VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this positionWhat Skills You Need- Data-driven leader with a strong command of quantitative analysis, complemented by the ability to craft compelling narratives using qualitative insight.
- Effective communicator who translates data into clear, impactful stories.
- Proven ability to tailor messaging for all organizational levels, communicating confidently across functions and leadership tiers.
- Deep understanding of the Deere technology stack and its value to customers.
- Strategic thinker skilled at synthesizing disparate data into clear, actionable business insights.
- Demonstrated cross-functional leadership; adept at influencing partners across Marketing, Production Systems, PUK, ISG, and Regions without direct authority.
What Makes You Standout- Background in agriculture, industrial technology, or other industries where hardware and software combine to deliver customer outcomes.
- Internal or external consulting background, taking diverse sets of information to inform the strategy and performance to the plan.
- Background working with data teams and/or data products and understanding of possibilities vs. limitations and ability to talk through business needs to prioritize new sources.
- Strong intellectual curiosity and ability to translate analytical constructs from different industries to Deere to ensure a holistic perspective on the growth of our businesse
EducationIdeally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
• BA or equivalent
What You'll GetAt John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
- Vacation and Holiday Pay
$124,656.00 - $186,972.00 + Benefits
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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply
The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.
