2015 Employer Profile
No.
24, Large
Monsanto
St. Louis, Mo. [North Central]
http://www.monsanto.com
http://www.monsanto.com/careers
http://www.monsanto.com
Why you want to work there
Top 10 rankings: No. 3 for benefits
IT teams at this St. Louis-based agrochemical corporation follow agile principles and have autonomous decision-making responsibility for selecting technologies to solve business problems. Each month, the company schedules an Innovation Day and lets IT employees work on projects of their choice that have potential for business value. Several programs -- including Women in IT, which was relaunched in 2014 -- provide networking, training and other career development opportunities.
Employee Statistics
Total U.S.-based employees: 10,892
Total U.S.-based IT employees: 880
IT employee turnover in 2014: 6%
IT promotions in 2014: 6%
Training
Training days offered per IT employee in 2014: 7
Training budget per IT employee in 2014: $511