Legal Operations Data & Analytics Lead

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.    John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans.   Primary Location: United States (US) - Illinois  - Moline   Function: Data and Analytics (CA) Title: Legal Operations Data & Analytics Lead - 123377   Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position        Your Responsibility

The Legal Operations Data & Analytics Lead develops analytics, reporting, artificial intelligence solutions, and data-driven insights that improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and strategic decision-making capabilities of the Legal organization. This role serves as the Legal Operations team's technical expert for dashboard development, self-service analytics, contract intelligence, data wrangling, data pipelines, and AI-enabled solutions.The role partners with stakeholders to transform legal data into actionable insights.   As a Legal Operations Data & Analytics Lead   for John Deere World Headquarters located in Moline, IL, Des Moines, IA, Chicago, IL, or Santa Clara, CA y ou will:

Develop and maintain dashboards and self-service analytics-build Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting solutions. Analyze legal operations data-evaluate outside counsel spend, billing trends, matter lifecycles, workload drivers, operational performance, and process efficiency to identify insights, risks, and improvement opportunities. Perform data wrangling and quality management -cleanse, transform, validate, and standardize data to improve accuracy, consistency, usability, and trust in Legal reporting and analytics. Enable contract intelligence-extract, structure, and analyze contract data to identify obligations, risks, trends, business opportunities, and insights that support Legal and business decision-making. Develop forecasting and anomaly detection capabilities-build models, scripts, and monitoring solutions that support budgeting, demand planning, billing review, compliance monitoring, and identification of outliers or process issues. Support AI and LLM readiness-build structured datasets and pipelines for artificial intelligence consumption, including GenAI, machine learning, and large language model use cases within Legal Operations. Build AI-enabled tools and agents-design and support AI agents, copilots, automations, and workflow solutions in the Microsoft environment, including Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI, and related tools. Partner across functions-work with Legal, Finance, Procurement, IT, Compliance, and other stakeholders to improve data governance, reporting adoption, operational efficiency, and analytics maturity.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available for this position. What Skills You Need

5 or more years of experience in data analysis, business intelligence, data science, data engineering, or advanced analytics. Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, including experience transforming, analyzing, and validating complex datasets. Experience developing dashboards, reports, and visual analytics using Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools. Experience building or maintaining data pipelines, automated reporting workflows, data repositories, or analytics environments. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into business insights and recommendations. Strong communication skills and ability to partner with Legal, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders.  What