Legal Operations Program Manager

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Primary Location: United States (US) - Illinois - Moline
Function: Product and Process Mgmt (CA)
Title: Legal Operations Program Manager - 123374  
Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position

Your Responsibilities

The Legal Operations Program Manager leads the end-to-end delivery of Legal Operations’ portfolio of initiatives, translating the function’s multi-year strategy and roadmap into sequenced, well-governed programs. Operating as the single point of delivery accountability, this role plans and coordinates cross-functional projects, manages dependencies and risk, and drives initiatives to measurable completion — building repeatable capabilities that scale to support a global Legal team.

As a Legal Operations Program Manager for John Deere World Headquarters located in Moline, IL, Des Moines, IA, Chicago, IL, or Santa Clara, CA you will:

• Own end-to-end delivery of the Legal Operations program/portfolio — translate the multi-year roadmap into sequenced projects with clear scope, plans, milestones, dependencies, and success measures.
• Establish and run program governance — intake, prioritization, status cadence, and management of risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies — with clear, executive-level reporting to the Director and legal leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and stakeholders across Legal, IT, Finance/Sourcing, outside counsel, and regional teams to keep initiatives on scope, on time, and aligned as global capabilities are built.
• Manage program risk, budget, and change; proactively surface and remove blockers and drive timely decisions to keep delivery on track.
• Lead change management and adoption so new processes and technologies are embedded and sustained across the global Legal team.
• Define, track, and report program KPIs and benefits realization — delivery, adoption, value, and return on new capabilities and tools.
• Continuously improve Legal Operations’ program and project management practices, tools, and templates to increase delivery velocity and consistency 

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

What Skills You Need

• 5 or more years in program or project management, delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives at the program or portfolio level.
• Demonstrated mastery of program/project management methods and tooling — planning, scheduling, dependency and risk management, and governance cadence
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Excellent communication skills, including executive-level status reporting and the ability to translate complex work into clear updates and decisions.
• Experience driving process and/or technology change and adoption across an organization.
• Strong data and reporting fluency — building dashboards, tracking KPIs, and reporting on progress and benefits

What Makes You Standout

• Experience in Legal Operations, a corporate legal department, or a professional-services / regulated-industry environment.
• Experience delivering programs across a global or multi-region organization.
• Program, project, or process certification — PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scrum, or Lean/Six Sigma 
• Familiarity with legal technology and GenAI-enabled tools and automation

Education

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

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree or equivalent experience

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 
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• 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
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

$124,656.00 - $186,972.00 + Benefits

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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply

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.

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