Global Director, Ethics and Compliance

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Primary

Location:

United States (US)- Illinois
- Moline
Function: Law Svcs and Gov't Affairs (CA)
Title: Global Director, Ethics and Compliance-116286
Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position

As a Global Director, Ethics & Compliance for John Deere World Headquarters located in Moline or Chicago, Illinois you will be :

• Primarily responsible for leading the team of regional compliance managers across the globe to strengthen the company’s Ethics & Compliance program.
• You will also be responsible for:
  • Developing and implementing improvements to strengthen or enhance program elements that align with company policies and global regulations
  • Establishing, maintaining, or evolving policies and procedures for reporting, investigating, and resolving hotline concerns
  • Advancing a speak‑up culture and good faith reporting while ensuring the confidentiality of hotline complaints and protecting reporters from retaliation
  • Developing and conducting training and complementary awareness campaigns in collaboration with compliance colleagues to continuously strengthen employee understanding of the hotline program
  • Strengthening root‑cause analysis methodologies as part of continuous improvement and identification of risk mitigation activities
  • Creating routine reports and analytics on investigation, trends, activities, and outcomes for the Chief Compliance Officer, senior management, and other internal stakeholders
• VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

• 10+ years working in Compliance, Legal, Audit, Forensics, and / or a related field
• Demonstrated experience developing, leading, and /or managing a global hotline investigations / whistle blower program
• Experienced people manager who inspires, leads, develops, and mentors global talent and teams
• Demonstrated experience driving accountability with individual contributors and people managers in achieving organizational goals
• Expertise in leveraging timely and sound judgment in good decision making that considers potential risks, business goals, and regulatory requirements
• Effective communicator with strong verbal and written competencies and capabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to influence and persuade at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated experience in inspiring confidence and trust through clear, decisive, and strategic guidance
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical leadership and integrity
• Ability to engage and advance programmatic priorities while navigating complex and changing regulatory environments
• Strong executive presence and experience in advancing and executing global, regional, or local initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to issue spot and incorporate predictive analytics, and technology in prioritization of tasks
• Able and willing to travel up to 50%

• Experience designing, implementing, integrating, and managing global compliance hotline programs
• Advanced knowledge of analytics tools such as Business Objects, Power BI, Qlik, Tableau
• Experience leading global teams and projects
• Language Fluency (Spanish, Portuguese, French,)

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

• Law Degree, forensic and /or accounting background or equivalent related work experience.

What You'll Get

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