Legal Operations Program Manager

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Location:

United States (US) - Illinois - Moline

Function: Product and Process Mgmt (CA)

Title: Legal Operations Program Manager - 123374

Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position

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 work streams 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

• 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

• 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

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

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

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