Top Program Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead complex Azure capacity management programs connecting customer demand, regional health, infrastructure supply, and business priorities. Develop multi-year strategies, operating mechanisms, KPIs, governance, product requirements, and AI-enabled workflows. Partner across engineering, supply chain, finance, sales, support, and customer success to improve time-to-capacity, regional health, customer satisfaction, and Azure growth. Represent customer needs in executive forums and influence roadmaps without direct authority.

Leads delivery of a large, multi-project federal program valued above $150M, overseeing finances, contract performance, staffing, schedules, risks, compliance, and performance metrics. Coordinates cross-functional teams and serves as the primary agency stakeholder contact. The role also supports client satisfaction, program growth, proposal development, and strategic partnerships while ensuring delivery aligns with mission objectives and contract requirements.

Drive execution and adoption of Value Acceleration Services for the AI Business Solutions portfolio. Translate strategy into scalable programs, enable field and sellers, align cross-functional stakeholders, design adoption initiatives, track performance with data-driven insights, and continuously optimize the portfolio to accelerate customer value and growth.

Manage Azure capacity planning and supportability across prioritized regions. Analyze customer experience metrics, operational data, and demand signals to identify risks and improvement opportunities. Coordinate engineering, infrastructure, product, forecasting, and customer-facing teams to resolve capacity blockers, improve planning systems and workflows, and optimize resource allocation. Provide insights supporting customer onboarding, growth, and service delivery while driving cross-functional technical program execution.

Leads multidisciplinary medical device development programs from quotation through validation and design freeze. Manages customer communication, scope, budgets, timelines, quality targets, risks, governance reporting, supplier selection, and financial tracking across multiple sites. Coordinates technical and cross-functional teams while ensuring program delivery meets cost, timing, quality, and risk objectives.

Leads program management for Cisco Networking’s AI transformation and Design Foundations initiatives. Builds roadmaps, milestones, governance, risk and dependency tracking, reporting, and decision-making processes. Partners across design, product, engineering, research, security, AI, and operations teams to scale AI-assisted design practices, establish adoption standards, and move initiatives from experimentation to durable organizational capabilities. Drives measurable outcomes, cross-portfolio alignment, enablement, and change management.

Own the partner enablement strategy from onboarding through certification, designation, and recertification. Build sales, technical presales, deployment, implementation, and MSP learning tracks; coordinate content, labs, assessments, boot camps, and partner events. Manage LMS governance and certification data while measuring time to readiness, partner revenue impact, pipeline contribution, delivery quality, and customer health. Collaborate with Channel leadership, Sales and Technical Enablement, Technical Services, and partner executives to improve programs and launch partner designations.

Leads complex digital banking implementation programs and strategic customer onboarding engagements. Coordinates cross-functional teams, executive stakeholders, schedules, risks, dependencies, and escalations. Develops scalable governance, reporting, delivery methodologies, and operational improvements while supporting customer readiness and successful implementations. Mentors program managers and contributes to capacity planning, portfolio management, forecasting, automation, and implementation strategy.

Lead the design, implementation, and management of Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program offerings, designations, and specializations with a focus on security. Coordinate cross-functional teams and partner ecosystems, develop strategies and messaging, analyze market opportunities, measure outcomes, manage risks, and improve partner engagement, growth, adoption, and experience.

Lead customer knowledge strategy, content lifecycle, AI readiness, quality measurement, and cross-functional delivery across support, product, engineering, vendors, localization, and discoverability teams. Translate customer and community insights into governed knowledge improvements, establish content-health metrics, communicate trade-offs to executives, and manage an inclusive team through coaching, prioritization, and capacity planning.

Leads the enterprise migration of partners and learners from legacy platforms to a modern technology stack. Coordinates technical, operational, data, testing, change management, cutover, stabilization, stakeholder communications, risk resolution, and post-launch improvement across internal teams and external partners.

Leads strategic customer programs across the Americas, coordinating cross-functional workstreams, customer workshops, partners, and internal teams from planning through production. Builds executive relationships, drives solution adoption and customer value, manages risks, budgets, timelines, and dependencies, and supports presales activities. The role requires strong consultative leadership, change management, communication, and experience delivering complex technology or cybersecurity projects. Travel up to 10% is required.

Lead large-scale, multi-pillar Oracle Cloud transformation programs across ERP, SCM, HCM, and EPM. Manage scope, timelines, resources, risks, dependencies, governance, testing, stakeholder communications, and post-go-live transitions. Partner with business and technical teams to translate requirements into solution designs, oversee implementation lifecycle activities, and provide executive updates. The role requires extensive program management experience, Oracle Cloud implementation expertise, strong facilitation and communication skills, and willingness to travel.

Leads Oracle transformation programs for financial services clients, overseeing scope, budgets, timelines, teams, executive communications, stakeholder decisions, and business value delivery. Partners with executives to define solutions and implementation approaches, manages multi-pillar engagements, develops client relationships, supports sales, contributes industry perspectives, and mentors junior professionals. The role requires substantial Oracle technology and financial services experience, with preferred expertise in Oracle Cloud implementations and certifications.

Independently manages moderately complex digital and print curriculum programs from planning through delivery. Develops integrated plans, coordinates cross-functional teams and vendors, manages schedules, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies, and quality expectations, and provides governance reporting. Partners with curriculum, editorial, production, technology, product, research, and external stakeholders to deliver strategic initiatives on time and within scope.

Manages Advocate Health’s administrative fellowship program across multiple regions, overseeing recruitment, compliance, onboarding, scheduling, rotations, mentorship, workshops, executive panels, events, budgets, evaluations, and reporting. Partners with executive sponsors, regional stakeholders, Talent Acquisition, and program leaders to align activities with strategic priorities. Ensures program quality, consistency, timely deliverables, effective communication, and continuous improvement while independently coordinating multiple workstreams.

Own cross-functional Azure programs that improve customer demand understanding, capacity planning, decision-making, and resource delivery. Analyze customer and operational data, define requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and drive implementation. Design scalable processes, automation, reporting, governance, and workflows that reduce manual effort and improve execution. Partner with engineering, product, finance, capacity management, and operations teams to resolve recurring challenges and deliver measurable customer and business outcomes.

Leads enterprise-wide, cross-functional programs from strategy and scoping through execution and measurable outcomes. Builds roadmaps, manages dependencies, budgets, risks, governance, and stakeholder alignment across teams including IT, Finance, and Legal. Influences senior leaders and partners without formal authority, drives decisions, communicates executive updates, and brings structure to ambiguous initiatives. The role also improves program delivery practices and supports organizational transformation in a fast-paced, scaling environment.

Owns and improves operational processes for autonomous trucking operations. Designs workflows, SOPs, process maps, RACI charts, templates, and approval gates; leads process creation and reviews; applies lean methods and root cause analysis; manages version control and change adoption; and partners with Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Training, Engineering, and subject matter experts to improve quality, consistency, and efficiency.

Leads cross-functional technology programs involving infrastructure modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise AI, and M&A integration. Responsibilities include program governance, planning, budgeting, risk and dependency management, executive reporting, Agile delivery, AI adoption and governance, technology due diligence, Day 1 readiness, and post-close integration. The role coordinates technical teams, business stakeholders, acquired organizations, and vendors while ensuring operational readiness and measurable business outcomes.

Manage multiple complex, interdependent enterprise projects across cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include executive reporting, project planning, delivery oversight, consensus building, risk and issue management, system and market readiness testing, and resolving roadblocks. The role supports initiatives from ideation through development, training, testing, and market launch, with a focus on deploying internet access and communications products.

Provides strategic leadership and oversight for a large-scale USACE program supporting infrastructure, engineering, project management, project controls, acquisition, and technical services across Central and South America. Manages multidisciplinary teams, concurrent task orders, budgets, schedules, risks, staffing, deliverables, stakeholder communications, and compliance with U.S. Government and USACE requirements. The role requires extensive government program leadership, infrastructure experience, PMP certification, and frequent international travel.

Leads complex, cross-functional projects and new product launches through the enterprise PMO. Responsibilities include developing project plans, managing scope, timelines, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment; reporting progress to senior leadership; facilitating decisions; driving accountability; and improving PMO governance, tools, and reporting. The role uses Wrike and related project management tools and supports technical platform enhancements and deployments in a healthcare business environment.

Manages overall task order performance as the contractor’s primary liaison with government representatives. Responsibilities include enforcing work standards, maintaining schedules, supervising personnel and subcontractors, resolving discrepancies, communicating organizational goals, and ensuring operational and technical delivery. The role requires substantial IT and mission support leadership experience, PMP or PgMP certification, and an active Secret clearance.

Supports public sector sales operations through customer and partner onboarding, contract and compliance documentation, reporting, invoicing coordination, and operational guidance. Reviews government contract requirements, routes elevated issues to appropriate teams, maintains CRM records, and supports cross-functional compliance initiatives. The role also coordinates meetings, events, travel booking, and administrative activities while improving process accuracy and efficiency.