Program Manager

Role Summary

This Program Manager will oversee strategic initiatives that impact critical business functions including sales, support, finance, and enterprise systems. The role requires a decisive leader who can guide planning, manage risks and dependencies, facilitate governance, and help teams execute complex programs from kickoff through deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead program planning, execution, and governance across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Facilitate project kickoffs and alignment sessions to establish goals, timelines, deliverables, and ownership.
• Manage program timelines, dependencies, risks, issues, and action items, including maintenance of RAID logs and status reporting.
• Partner with business and IT teams to support design workshops, decision-making, and implementation planning across enterprise systems and process areas.
• Drive stakeholder accountability for milestones, decisions, and issue resolution.
• Support development planning, testing readiness, cutover coordination, and change management activities.
• Collaborate with vendors and external partners to track deliverables, timelines, and statements of work.
• Provide clear, timely updates to leadership and key stakeholders on program health, risks, and next steps.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and reporting for leadership review.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required.
• 10+ years of experience in project or program management within complex enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional meetings, build project plans, manage risks and issues, and drive follow-up to completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate options and recommend practical solutions.
• Experience supporting enterprise system initiatives such as Quote-to-Cash, Salesforce, CPQ, Master Data Management, SAP, Oracle EBS, or related business platforms preferred.
• Familiarity with system integration testing, data conversion, and enterprise implementation lifecycles preferred.
• Experience working in fast-paced, highly matrixed organizations.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Google Workspace preferred.
• PMP or other project management certification is a plus.

Key Details

• Location: Greater Chicago Area (Hybrid)
• Employment Type: Contract
• Pay Range: $75.00 - 90.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications
• Benefits: LaSalle Network consultants are eligible to enroll in benefits. For details, visit here.

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