Top Program Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

Leads strategic, cross-functional security programs with executive visibility and complex dependencies. Establishes standardized program-management practices, roadmaps, metrics, risk management, decision processes, and reporting across the Global Security Office. Drives alignment, resolves trade-offs, improves execution through automation and AI-enabled workflows, and connects security initiatives to company goals, customer trust, resilience, and business outcomes.

Owns strategic planning, governance, prioritization, risk management, and execution across a portfolio of Superintelligence Lab programs. The role establishes phase-gate standards, manages change, tracks portfolio health through dashboards and metrics, resolves blockers, advises cross-functional teams, and communicates progress to executives. It requires strong technical program management experience, Jira proficiency, Agile and SDLC knowledge, and the ability to apply AI technologies to improve business outcomes.

Oversee and coordinate related internal information-system and nontechnical projects from initiation through delivery. Develop programs, budgets, plans, and organizational strategies; monitor projects and project managers; evaluate program performance; organize activities around business goals; and engage stakeholders on status and objectives. The role also collaborates with marketing and may apply expertise in credit risk, fraud, and compliance decision modeling.

Owns a strategic Virtual First technology workstream focused on AI enablement, knowledge management, tool optimization, automation, and modern ways of working. Leads organizational research, pilots, experiments, and a portfolio of cross-functional programs from scoping through adoption. Translates quantitative and qualitative findings into recommendations, operating models, and measurable improvements in employee effectiveness, tool confidence, and technology adoption.

Manages transplant program development, outreach, satellite clinics, and access-to-care initiatives. Leads multidisciplinary teams, coordinates kidney and liver transplant outreach, strengthens provider referral relationships, supports culturally competent patient access, and oversees project budgets, resources, communications, documentation, risk mitigation, work plans, implementation, and performance reporting.

Leads customer and student experience initiatives by developing CX strategies, optimizing enterprise applications and processes, mapping customer journeys, analyzing feedback and performance data, and coordinating cross-functional improvements. The role manages project goals, stakeholder engagement, change management, process enhancements, and implementation of AI-enabled customer support and digital care capabilities.

Oversee programs and launch readiness initiatives across Clearing Operations, coordinating people, processes, and technology. Partner with Product, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, desk leads, and senior stakeholders to ensure operational requirements, regulatory obligations, and efficiency goals are met. Track progress, measure outcomes, communicate updates, and drive multiple medium- to large-scale projects supporting brokerage clearing operations and business growth.

Leads large, globally distributed product and platform programs from design through commercialization. Builds and guides cross-functional teams, manages deliverables, risks, conflicts, scope changes, metrics, and process improvements. Presents program status and mitigation plans to executives, provides New Product Development training, ensures business-process compliance, and supports continuous improvement while coordinating stakeholders across the organization.

Owns organization-wide compliance frameworks, regulatory monitoring, authorization and accreditation readiness, audits, corrective actions, and obligations tracking. Evaluates emerging frameworks and productizes approved opportunities into sellable service offerings by defining scope, methodologies, pricing inputs, delivery artifacts, staffing needs, enablement, launch plans, and portfolio strategy. Partners cross-functionally with PMO, Sales, Marketing, Finance, RFP, and delivery teams.

Leads Azure PaaS capacity requests, customer escalations, prioritization, budget management, operational governance, reporting, and process improvement. Coordinates across engineering, field, capacity planning, datacenter operations, support, and product teams to resolve deployment blockers and improve capacity workflows. Develops playbooks, dashboards, automation opportunities, executive communications, and prioritization frameworks while advocating for customers and balancing platform constraints.

Leads strategic, cross-functional business programs from planning through implementation and scaling. Responsibilities include translating priorities and customer insights into operating models, coordinating stakeholders, defining governance and success metrics, managing risks and dependencies, measuring customer and commercial impact, and driving adoption. Focus areas may include executive programs, emerging digital-native businesses, or industry initiatives across financial services, energy, and manufacturing involving AI transformation and cloud adoption.

Own AI adoption, culture, organizational health, and complex business programs for Microsoft’s sales acceleration organization. The role leads operating-model transformation, removes adoption barriers, coordinates culture initiatives and leadership communities, tracks program and organizational impact, and manages portfolios with timelines, milestones, budgets, risks, resources, and success metrics. It requires cross-functional influence, executive communication, change management, and measurable delivery across matrixed teams.

Lead complex strategic-account programs, including statewide and multi-district SaaS rollouts, from kickoff through stabilization. Own program plans, governance, risk management, executive reporting, cross-functional coordination, and escalations. Partner with Sales, Services, Product, and Engineering to deliver engagements on time and within budget. Manage or mentor project and implementation staff while improving delivery playbooks, templates, and PMO-style practices.

Manage a multi-year Tennessee grant supporting rural healthcare expansion. Responsibilities include maintaining workplans and reporting calendars, preparing compliance reports and reimbursement requests, monitoring budgets, coordinating cross-functional teams, organizing clinical quality initiatives and training logistics, tracking deliverables, and maintaining audit-ready documentation. The role partners with Finance, Operations, Product, Analytics, clinical leaders, and external funders to ensure grant compliance and measurable outcomes.

Manages business operations and program execution for a Commercial Strategy organization. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, purchase orders, headcount and vendor resource planning, operating rhythms, governance, executive communications, project tracking, risk management, reporting, and process improvement. Partners with Finance, HR, Procurement, Staffing, and senior leadership to coordinate strategic initiatives and improve planning and operational efficiency through AI and automation.

Owns strategic OEM and auto group partnership programs from onboarding through renewal and expansion. Develops business plans, forecasts performance, drives revenue and profitability, manages contractual commitments, leads cross-functional initiatives, oversees launches and integrations, and serves as the primary executive relationship owner. The role also monitors operational KPIs, manages risks, leads business reviews, and drives partner retention and long-term growth.

Leads complex enterprise programs and portfolios, establishing governance, delivery frameworks, roadmaps, resource plans, reporting standards, and risk controls. Advises executives, resolves cross-functional issues, supports project managers, manages dependencies and investments, and drives urgent strategic initiatives through execution. Represents the PMO in executive planning and prioritization discussions while improving program management methodologies and delivery outcomes.

Manage integrated creative brand programs from planning through launch. Build schedules, track deliverables, dependencies, approvals, scope changes, and risks; coordinate Marketing, Creative, Production, Communications, and external partners; organize reviews; maintain documentation and status updates; support launch readiness; and capture lessons learned. The role requires balancing creative quality, timelines, changing priorities, stakeholder communication, and delivery constraints.

Supports strategic and cross-functional programs by coordinating timelines, deliverables, risks, dependencies, business reviews, and stakeholder activities. Tracks program performance, analyzes business data, identifies process improvements, and supports change management. The role also identifies opportunities to simplify and automate workflows using AI, agents, Copilot, low-code tools, APIs, and connectors, contributing hands-on to solution design, prototyping, testing, and implementation.

Leads strategic and complex federal programs from pursuit through delivery. Coordinates Sales, architects, delivery teams, partners, and government customers; manages governance, risks, dependencies, compliance, financials, staffing, stakeholder communications, and project transitions. Develops statements of work, delivery plans, and success criteria while ensuring customer satisfaction, profitability, accountability, and operational excellence. Coaches project leaders and drives continuous improvement across concurrent cross-functional engagements.

Leads governance, coordination, reporting, and execution for Marketplace Network Strategy programs focused on affordability, provider reimbursement, and enterprise network strategy. Establishes goals, controls, metrics, budgets, documentation, and change-management practices; partners with executives and cross-functional healthcare teams; manages risks, requirements, testing, training, stakeholder adoption, and continuous improvement across complex initiatives.

Manage cross-cutting healthcare IT integration initiatives for the VA, overseeing cost, schedule, performance, SAFe execution, PI planning, reporting, dashboards, data services, risk management, and multi-vendor delivery. The role coordinates multiple Agile Release Trains, manages enterprise analytics and interoperability deliverables, and ensures compliance with VA acceptance criteria and clinical delivery needs.

Leads end-to-end execution of a complex multinational SATCOM program supporting NATO communications. Oversees customer and stakeholder relationships, budgets, schedules, contracts, subcontractors, system integration, deployment, sustainment, logistics, cybersecurity compliance, quality, training, documentation, and lifecycle support. Manages cross-functional teams, program risks, performance objectives, and executive reporting while ensuring technical, cost, schedule, security, and customer satisfaction goals are achieved.

Lead complex enterprise PXM, PIM, and MDM programs from planning through delivery. Own governance, budgets, forecasts, risks, dependencies, scope changes, and commercial impacts while coordinating customers, partners, system integrators, architects, implementation, product, engineering, and commercial teams. Facilitate executive steering committees, communicate program status transparently, ensure financial performance, and govern compliant AI-assisted delivery practices.

Owns the Azure Data and Database customer experience portfolio, translating customer, operational, telemetry, and capacity signals into strategic improvements. The role defines governance and operating models, builds scalable prioritization and risk-management mechanisms, transforms manual processes into automated and AI-assisted workflows, and partners across engineering, product, capacity planning, support, and business teams. It also communicates strategy, risks, tradeoffs, and progress to senior stakeholders while improving capacity availability, reliability, operational efficiency, and customer outcomes.