Urgently Need Business Transformation Acceleration Lead (Remote) in Illinois

Job Description

Job title: Business Transformation Acceleration Lead (Remote)

Company: John Deere

Job description: There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more… many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we’re all about at John Deere. And it’s why we’re investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world’s brightest minds are tackling the world’s biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we’ll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Primary Location: United States (US) – Illinois –

Function: Product & Process Management (CA)

Title: Business Transformation Acceleration Lead (Remote) – 101498

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This position is eligible for remote work at the present time. The arrangement may be delayed for training or other job acclimation purposes and remains subject to change.

This position is eligible for a flexible work schedule arrangement at the present time. The arrangement may be delayed for training or other job acclimation purposes and remains subject to change.

Your Responsibilities

As Business Transformation Acceleration Lead (Remote) you will play a key role in ensuring we achieve our 2030 Leap Ambitions by partnering with product teams to accelerate our Solutions as a Service plans. This is a new role that will consolidate best practices in accelerating the development of SaaS products and services and provide strategic clarity and guidance in our transformation journey. In doing so this role will support the evolution of key parts of our business from an up-front, one-time purchase model to one in which cutting-edge technologies and services are sold with a recurring, renewable-license model. The SaaS model will help customers by lowering upfront costs, allowing them to pay for only what their operation needs, and ensuring our products continue to add value over time.

• Identify & prioritize SaaS growth and acceleration opportunities.
• Consolidate SaaS acceleration best practices.
• Provide continuous coaching and support (in some cases lead) SaaS acceleration efforts across the Business Transformation Ecosystem.
• Partner with product teams to define initial SaaS product strategies by defining products at the intersection of customer needs, technical feasibility, & business needs.
• Assist early SaaS development efforts in the prioritization of de-risking activities in the discovery phases of customer and technology feasibility work.
• Create initial view of SaaS ecosystem economics for each product detailing how the customer value creation is shared between the customer, dealer, and Deere.
• Partner with the Business Transformation Finance team to create and maintain a plan, with cushion, to accomplish our 2030 Leap Ambitions.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available for this position

What Skills You Need

• 5 or more years of product management experience for technology-driven products.
• Demonstrated ability to identify product opportunities at the intersection of customer needs, business needs, and technical feasibility.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and make decisions from complex data and qualitative observations.
• Excellent communication, documentation, organizational and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to take initiative to build strong and productive relationships and communicate clearly to audiences of all levels.
• Strong independent judgement, problem solving skills, and ability to make timely decisions in the best interests of the customer and the company.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Product management experience with hardware products, especially robotics, automation, or autonomy.
• Intellectual curiosity – explore the entire solution space to discover creative solutions to difficult problems.
• Problem solving tenacity – persistence to overcome challenges.
• Comfort with ambiguity – experience in fast-paced environments where new information surfaces weekly.
• Logical thinking – can frame and break a problem into components, prioritize and solve them, and communicate simply and clearly.
• Self-directed – takes organization objectives and plans own work.
• Bias to action – demonstrated ability to take and execute ideas.
• Self-awareness – comfortable acknowledging strengths and opportunities and openly willing to acknowledge mistakes, learn from them and move on.
• Advanced degree in Business, Engineering or Finance.

Education

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Bachelor’s degree

What You’ll Get

At 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 and performance bonuses
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
• 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

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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.

ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Notice

The John Deere Health Benefit Plans for Salaried Employees and The John Deere Benefit Plan for Wage Employees comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

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Location: Illinois

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