Top Program Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead day-to-day program management and delivery of Client Onboarding & Service transformation initiatives. Scope problems, design solutions, plan delivery, produce executive-ready presentations, drive cross-functional alignment, manage change, engage product and tech teams using agile practices, and apply emerging tech insights to improve outcomes.

Manages large, complex programs across multiple projects and teams, overseeing governance, budgets, risks, resources, suppliers, communications, and stakeholder relationships. Leads cross-functional teams, coordinates project interdependencies, develops business cases and financial measures, and drives process improvements. Evaluates AI, automation, and digital technologies to improve productivity and decision-making. The role requires extensive project management experience, strategic planning, organizational change management, and executive-level communication.

Lead large-scale SAP implementation programs from planning through completion. Define objectives, manage budgets, resources, timelines, risks, and stakeholder communication while coordinating business and technical teams. Oversee agile delivery, project tracking, status reporting, and benefits realization. Coach team members, resolve issues, improve processes, and identify opportunities supporting client and firm success.

Lead large-scale SAP implementation programs by defining objectives, developing plans, allocating resources, monitoring progress, mitigating risks, and coordinating multiple projects and stakeholders. The role involves Agile project management, stakeholder communications, program reviews, status reporting, business application implementation, client support, training, and continuous process improvement within finance technology and SAP Core ERP consulting.

Owns execution and outcomes for the Chief Customer Officer’s strategic portfolio, including go-to-market transformation, retention and renewal programs, product feedback loops, and executive account engagement. Converts executive direction into structured workstreams, coordinates senior cross-functional stakeholders, monitors program health and business metrics, escalates risks, drives accountability, and recommends scope or prioritization changes. The role also establishes operating standards for a growing programs function in a globally distributed environment.

Leads complex, cross-functional Customer Success programs from strategy through execution and operational adoption. Establishes governance, charters, metrics, milestones, accountability, and risk management across Professional Services, Technical Success, and Support. Uses data-driven analysis to assess program health, guide course corrections, and provide executive-ready reporting. The role also supports AI-driven solutions and enterprise software implementation in a remote Customer Success PMO environment.

Leads operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across Client Operations. Responsibilities include optimizing processes, reducing waste, standardizing operations, using data to guide decisions, managing cross-functional projects, mentoring teams, delivering training, and integrating customer and frontline feedback. The role requires Lean Six Sigma expertise, strong analytical skills using SQL, Looker, and Excel, stakeholder influence, and a record of measurable operational improvements.

Leads cross-functional sales programs to achieve revenue targets, analyze performance, identify risks and opportunities, improve processes, and coordinate sales, finance, marketing, supply chain, and logistics teams. Builds financial models, develops recovery plans for underperforming partners, creates sales targets, presents executive updates, and drives strategic initiatives and process improvements.

The Program Manager leads project implementation, manages resources, generates status reports, schedules meetings with stakeholders, and oversees budgets while ensuring client satisfaction and service improvements.

Leads AI-driven revenue enablement programs for sales teams, using call, CRM, pipeline, and performance data to identify execution gaps and build workflows that improve rep productivity and behavior. Owns product launch enablement, everboarding, skills development, manager coaching, certifications, and process adoption. Measures impact through adoption, win rate, ACV, pipeline conversion, ramp time, and productivity metrics while partnering with Sales, Product Marketing, RevOps, and senior executives.

Lead and deliver strategic global operations programs across labs, field, quality and enterprise initiatives. Develop scalable project management processes, manage execution, budgets, risks and stakeholders, coach project managers, perform business and financial analysis, and drive change management and strategic communications with executive and regional stakeholders.

Owns the engineering organization’s strategic program portfolio across hardware, software, AI, platform, and cloud teams. Defines cross-functional program strategy, manages capacity and dependencies, drives high-risk global deployments and product launches, establishes reporting and governance standards, and briefs senior leadership. The role also mentors TPMs, resolves escalations, influences prioritization, and scales TPM processes across distributed engineering sites.

Leads strategic semiconductor programs across engineering, operations, supply chain, customers, and suppliers. Responsibilities include monitoring plans and dependencies, driving deliverables, improving program-management processes, managing risks, escalating issues, and establishing scalable approaches for major development initiatives. The role requires strong leadership, organization, stakeholder influence, communication, and technical affinity, with up to 10% travel.

Owns end-to-end delivery of agency projects within a program, managing timelines, budgets, resources, risks, contracts, quality, and stakeholder expectations. Leads project managers and producers, improves delivery methodologies, coordinates client and agency teams, supports account planning and new business efforts, and serves as the primary client interface. Requires agency experience, agile/Scrum knowledge, team leadership, strong organization, and excellent communication.

Manages the AI for Weather program portfolio, coordinating research projects, scientific meetings, industry and government stakeholders, multi-institutional convenings, budgets, proposals, grant reporting, communications, and quality assurance. The role supports faculty leads and ensures initiatives meet timelines, budgets, scientific goals, and policy objectives while identifying new partnerships and project opportunities.

Manage complex capital projects for PET preform and rigid container manufacturing from concept to qualification. Oversee feasibility, budgets, schedules, BOMs, plant layouts, equipment evaluations, standards, and cross-site communications. Drive productivity, cost reduction, and resolve technical and budgetary issues. Frequent travel to multiple sites (~60%).

Runs scalable customer programs connecting product development and go-to-market teams. Responsibilities include recruiting and engaging customers for pre-PMF testing, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, establishing operating infrastructure and readiness criteria, managing Customer Advisory Board activities, integrating customer testing into launch processes, and synthesizing feedback into product and GTM decisions.

Leads an IT project management organization and directs multiple complex technology projects. Oversees schedules, budgets, staffing, architecture, risk management, compliance, and strategic alignment. Communicates progress to senior leadership, manages technical staff, supports hiring and performance management, and develops team members while ensuring business and corporate objectives are achieved.

Leads end-to-end delivery of strategically important programs, including multiple projects, budgets, schedules, dependencies, resources, scope, quality, and risks. Partners with product development leaders and IT product managers to remove barriers, resolve issues, drive decisions, and ensure delivery certainty. Leads matrixed program and project managers while managing ambiguity, influencing stakeholders and executives, and aligning strategic programs with organizational priorities across the software development lifecycle.

Leads enterprise programs from strategy through execution, managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, quality, ROI, governance, and deliverables. Level II responsibilities include overseeing complex, high-risk programs, resolving cross-functional challenges, managing project teams, aligning strategic priorities, and serving as a customer contact. The role coordinates engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain stakeholders and uses Agile or Lean Portfolio Management practices.

Manage a portfolio of school-based tutoring programs, coach tutors and site coordinators, ensure fidelity to the Saga model, monitor data and instructional quality, coordinate logistics and budgets, build school partnerships, lead professional development, and support launches and ongoing program improvement to drive student outcomes.

Lead and coordinate multiple projects within Commercial Technology & Innovation, driving project selection, prioritization, resource allocation, budgeting, execution, and stakeholder engagement. Coach and mentor team members, conduct program reviews and status reporting, implement process improvements, manage program capacity and scope, and use project management software and analytical thinking to deliver strategic business outcomes and client service excellence.

Lead and manage end-to-end software engineering programs, coaching teams and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders. Oversee planning, budgeting, execution, and delivery of enterprise applications (including low-code platforms). Drive quality through ATDD, CI/CD, code review and architecture best practices (microservices/API management). Mentor staff, resolve technical and stakeholder conflicts, apply emerging AI technologies, and improve processes to meet engagement objectives and client expectations.

Lead technical programs for global payments infrastructure, driving architectural alignment, technical strategy, execution, scalability, resilience, and complex cross-functional dependencies. Identify and mitigate technical risks, coordinate engineering roadmaps, simplify complex technical decisions, and deliver business outcomes across product, engineering, design, and data science teams. Help establish and expand the organization’s Technical Program Management discipline through mentorship, collaboration, and execution leadership.

Supports daily operations of group captive insurance programs by coordinating with brokers, members, service providers, underwriting teams, and internal stakeholders. Reviews submissions, assists with proposal production, prepares renewal and board documentation, supports meetings, and helps collect premiums and reconcile financial records. The role requires strong organization, communication, analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.