Sr. Manager, Corporate and Executive Communications

Your Responsibilities

As a Sr. Manager, Corporate and Executive Communications for Deere & Company World Headquarters located in Moline, IL, or Chicago, IL, or Des Moines, IA  you will:

• Develop high-quality communications for the CEO and other senior executives, including speeches, talking points, emails, press releases, presentations, annual reports, video scripts, and social media content.
• Support the creation and execution of comprehensive communication plans that advance John Deere’s strategic priorities and business objectives and position executives effectively with key audiences.
• Design and implement a targeted CEO LinkedIn strategy.
• Create communications that enable key stakeholders to understand the organization’s performance and strategic direction, such as company overviews, quarterly earnings materials, annual reports, proxy statements, and annual shareholder meeting documents.
• Develop communication strategies and programs aimed at enhancing the business acumen of employees and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to produce enterprise narratives and key messages, ensuring these are consistently refined to reflect business and strategic updates and communicated across the organization.
• Oversee the management and preparation of executive organizational announcements and biographies, maintaining current and accurate related content on internal and external channels.
• Oversee Deere's internal Communications Portal to ensure all information and tools remain relevant and up to date.
• Partner with Communications team members to maintain a rolling calendar of executive communications events and activities to promote alignment and coordinated messaging.
• Establish and document shared processes, resources, assets, tools, and best practices.
• Measure the effectiveness of communication strategies and approaches. 

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position  

What Skills You Need

• Expertise in developing executive communication strategies and deliverables, ensuring clarity and consistency across all channels. 
• Ability to translate strategic business priorities into thoughtful, consumable content for multiple audience segments. 
• Capable of conveying complex messages to support organizational change and transformation. 
• Entrepreneurial, collaborative style, with an emphasis on action and impact. 
• Demonstrated strength in writing and project management, delivering high-quality communications on time, and with strong attention to detail. 
• Possesses solid business and financial acumen, allowing for effective alignment of communication initiatives with organizational objectives. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to comfortably engage with all levels of the organization.  

What Makes You Stand Out

• Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. 
• Creative approach to engaging stakeholders, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear and compelling content to draw in the target audience. 
• Serves as a trusted partner, able to influence others and drive results without relying on formal authority. 
• Previous experience working with CEOs or senior executives. 

Education

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

• Bachelor's degree in communication or journalism. 
• MBA preferred.