Program Manager - General - Lead

Our client, a Financial company, is looking for a Program Manager - General - Lead for their Riverwoods, IL/Remote location.

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall administrative oversight, strategic direction, and program control across multiple concurrent workstreams
• Establish and maintain program governance, administrative cadence, risk management frameworks, and status tracking standards
• Develop high-visibility program dashboards, executive-level summaries, and steering committee materials for senior leaders
• Serve as the primary liaison and administrative focal point across workstream leads, business partners, and external vendors
• Drive cross-workstream alignment, dependency tracking, resource allocation, and milestone management
• Monitor overall program scope, schedule, budget, and administrative documentation to ensure compliance with standards
• Proactively identify program-level risks, escalate critical issues, and facilitate executive decision-making
• Lead cross-functional working sessions and administrative reviews to keep all workstreams on schedule
• Ensure operational activities align with documented controls, governance expectations, and client commitments

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience leading complex, multi-workstream programs with significant executive visibility
• Proven track record in administrative program management, governance structure implementation, and executive reporting
• Strong capability to manage, influence, and align senior executive stakeholders across different organizational functions
• Expertise in dependency management, risk mitigation, and resolving cross-workstream bottlenecks
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills suitable for executive briefings and steering committee updates
• Excellent process documentation and organizational skills
• Experience in financial services, rebates, operations, risk, compliance, or client remediation environments preferred
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification
• Experience managing large-scale transformation or governance programs in enterprise environments
• Advanced proficiency with program tracking tools, executive dashboards, and governance frameworks
• Experience communicating to all levels, including senior leadership
• Ability to run queries for reporting purposes
• Experience working with vendors, vendor management, and decommissioning vendor contracts and file transmissions

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities