Top Senior Project Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

Support the Chief Development Officer by translating strategic priorities into project plans, coordinating cross-functional workstreams, tracking milestones and risks, producing strategic briefings, facilitating meetings, and managing moves management and donor engagement activities to advance institutional fundraising goals during a major campaign.

Own end-to-end deal execution and post-close management for M&A transactions. Lead cross-functional diligence, data room management, integration readiness, TSAs, and post-close financial mechanics (purchase price adjustments, working capital true-ups, escrow, earnouts). Build/track synergy models, report status and risks to senior leadership, and drive process improvements to keep transactions on schedule.

Lead and deliver complex global client rollouts (POS, e-commerce, card issuing), managing 5–10 concurrent projects from initiation to handover. Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, advise on product solutions, verify configurations, improve processes, and set up scalable BAU support for successful go-lives.

The Project Manager/Business Development Manager will oversee complex bridge projects and lead regional business development efforts, including client management and proposal preparation.

Manage municipal infrastructure projects through design and construction, including budgets, schedules, construction management, team leadership, client relations, marketing, and business development.

Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of complex public-safety software implementations. Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and cross-functional teams; provide governance, status reporting, and client relationship management. Maintain project financials, invoicing, and revenue recognition. Ensure CJIS compliance and pass fingerprint-based background checks; support go-live and stabilization activities and improve PM tools and processes.

Manage planning, coordination, and implementation of airport baggage handling system projects. Serve as primary client contact, lead construction and commissioning teams, coordinate with TSA and stakeholders, review RFIs/submittals, monitor schedules, manage change processes, and ensure compliance with TSA standards and contract requirements.

Lead and manage global SAP implementations, upgrades, and enhancements (S/4HANA Cloud, BTP, Analytics, RISE). Oversee project teams, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder strategy. Plan and assign work, troubleshoot SAP landscape issues, apply ACTIVATE methodology, and develop the consulting team while ensuring client collaboration and project delivery.

The Lead Project Manager is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of substation projects, ensuring compliance, managing costs, and customer satisfaction while leading project teams.

Lead and manage multiple health data and policy projects: serve as client point of contact, develop and maintain workplans, timelines, budgets and staffing, mitigate risks, facilitate meetings, produce client-ready deliverables, use PM tools and agile methods, support proposals, data governance, and coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.

Lead end-to-end delivery of life and annuity projects within TPA environments. Develop project plans, manage scope, budgets, risks, and stakeholders, oversee integrations and platform upgrades, ensure regulatory compliance and quality, lead cross-functional teams and vendors, and drive AI/digital initiatives (LifePRO, LDS, portals) to improve operations and automation.

Manage all phases of mobile building automation system (BAS) projects including planning, design coordination, installation oversight, commissioning, and closeout. Maintain schedules, budgets, and client relations while traveling extensively to coordinate field teams, control system integration, compliance, and project financials.

The Project Manager will lead Workday Financials implementation projects, ensuring smooth delivery, stakeholder engagement, and compliance, while incorporating change management activities.

Lead cross-functional beverage and food product projects from planning through commercialization. Serve as primary contact, manage timelines, scope changes, risks, communications, status reporting, and facilitate team decision-making and accountability in a fast-paced environment.

Lead delivery for transformation and PMO engagements using the IMPACT Engine System. Manage day-to-day execution, coordinate client workstreams, track risks and dependencies, prepare status reports, facilitate meetings, support change management, and ensure delivery quality using standard templates and KPIs. Contribute to client deliverables and continuous improvement.

Lead end-to-end delivery of strategy and transformation engagements using the IMPACT Engine System. Coordinate multiple client workstreams, track milestones, risks, and dependencies, prepare status reports and client deliverables, facilitate meetings, support change management, and ensure delivery quality using standard tools and KPIs. Provide continuous improvement and contribute to proposals, dashboards, and lessons learned.

Lead IT infrastructure projects for the NHLBI program, ensuring compliance with federal policies. Plan, monitor, and close projects on schedule and budget, manage risks, mentor junior PMs, and communicate progress to stakeholders.

Lead and deliver multiple projects end-to-end: define scope, schedules, resources, and risks; communicate with stakeholders; negotiate resources; track and resolve issues; apply PMO methodologies and Agile practices; coach and supervise teams; and manage project outcomes on time and within budget.

Manage end-to-end creative projects across campaigns and channels, build and maintain production timelines, translate concepts into workstreams, maintain Asana workflows and asset version control, coordinate vendors and budgets, produce status reporting, and improve creative processes for a part-time contract term.

Lead end-to-end project management for Customer Success Operations, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks, schedules, budgets, and operational readiness for product launches and process improvements. Maintain dashboards, drive process optimization, and support Operational Excellence by defining business cases and measuring return on value.

Manage multiple public-sector IT infrastructure projects end-to-end, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. Lead stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams; build schedules, manage risks, finances, QA, and client communications for networking, wireless, and unified communications engagements.

Serve as IT Infrastructure Project Manager for public sector clients, delivering networking, wireless, UC, and data center/security projects on time and within budget. Manage schedules, budgets, vendors, stakeholders, risks, QA, and multiple concurrent projects. Provide client-facing communication, financial reporting, and leadership of internal and external teams while ensuring project profitability and adherence to methodology.

Temporary (4-month) Technology Project Manager to lead enterprise infrastructure and information security projects. Define scope, manage schedule and budget, run Agile ceremonies, coordinate resources, communicate status to stakeholders, and remove development roadblocks. Support Product Owner and implement PM best practices.

Manage mechanical construction projects (process piping and HVAC) across US data center sites: lead staff and subcontractors, oversee schedules, budgets, bids, invoices, change orders, documentation, and project closeout while supporting early planning and client coordination to ensure quality, profitability, and client satisfaction.

Serve as primary client contact for global key accounts, manage multiple projects end-to-end including scope, schedule, change management, shipment tracking, delivery confirmations, forecasting support, and financial progress billing. Coordinate internal teams, produce project documentation, attend US onsite kickoffs, and ensure stakeholder alignment and performance tracking.