Cargill Company Culture & Values

How does your culture influence hiring and retention as you grow?

In digital technology and data, culture isn’t a poster on a wall — it’s how we hire, welcome and grow our people. We recruit for capability and community: builders who are curious, collaborative and energized by real customer problems. Our location strategy concentrates teams in hubs to deepen capability, speed delivery and strengthen connection — because proximity to peers, clients and customers fuels learning and belonging. We’re building an end‑to‑end “talent engine” that connects early‑career experiences, meaningful onboarding and targeted learning so people can create a future here and feel supported while getting there. We also recognize that our people are our best advertisement every time they tell someone they know about what it’s like to work here.

What values or behaviors most define your company culture today?

We are creating a culture anchored in putting people first, doing the right thing and reaching higher. Putting people first shows up in how we design for people — creating space where every voice matters and feedback travels fast. Doing the right thing helps us simplify how we work, aligning to business outcomes and removing what slows us down. Reaching higher is our bias toward building relationships across Cargill, using systems thinking to make better decisions and being willing to experiment, iterate and fix what isn’t working. 

These values are embedded in our operating model — agile product teams, insourcing critical skills and bringing teams together, so collaboration is real, not theoretical.

Can you share an example of how your team recognizes or celebrates one another’s contributions?

We practice “recognition in the flow of work.” Across the globe, we strive to ensure every employee feels connected, engaged and valued. In our Atlanta Hub, for example, our team regularly spotlights new hires, shares community events and volunteer opportunities, hosts spirited chili-cookoffs and so much more. We also host monthly #CargillAndChill socials that bring us together. No work, just time to meet and connect with one another. Leaders send quick, specific thank‑yous and amplify peer kudos and our product teams celebrate wins and learnings. We also mark life moments — new roles, certifications, community service — because people bring their whole selves to work. These are small, intentional acts, but they compound: they tell our teams, “You are seen. You matter. Keep going.”