Manager, Executive Compensation

About the role

John Deere is focused on providing food, fiber, and infrastructure for a growing world, investing in people and technology to tackle global challenges. As an Executive Compensation Manager located onsite in Moline, IL, you will support the design, governance, and administration of Deere’s executive compensation programs and related governance activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, governance, administration, and continuous improvement of Deere’s executive compensation programs
• Conduct executive compensation benchmarking, competitive‑practice reviews, financial modeling, and market analysis
• Prepare analyses and recommendations related to executive base salaries, annual and long‑term incentives, equity awards, executive offers, promotions, retention arrangements, retirements, and separations
• Apply financial concepts and key business metrics to compensation analysis, incentive design, and executive‑ready recommendations
• Translate complex compensation, financial, and governance information into clear recommendations and executive‑ready materials
• Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, proxy disclosure requirements, shareholder perspectives, and proxy‑advisor policies
• Support the Board Compensation Committee annual meeting cycle, including analyses, presentations, briefing materials, recommendations, and supporting documentation
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, the Committee’s independent consultant, outside counsel, and other advisors to prepare accurate, decision‑ready materials
• Support governance activities related to Say‑on‑Pay, compensation risk assessments,