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Program Manager
Contract: Chicago, Illinois, US
Salary Range: 65.00 - 85.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 368356
End Date: 2026-05-02
Days Left: 29 days, 11 hours left
Title: Program Manager- Sales & Marketing Transformation
Location: Remote
Duration: 9 months
Pay Range: $65/hr - $85/hr (Flexible)
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)
Job Description
Role Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Program Manager (contractor) to lead a complex Sales and Marketing Transformation program consisting of multiple, cross-functional projects.
This role requires a strong operator who can:
- Confidently challenge and influence senior leaders and teams
- Escalate and resolve issues with appropriate urgency
- Roll up their sleeves to drive execution when needed
- Partner closely with client program leads while also holding them accountable
- Proactively identify and manage gaps, dependencies, and risks across the program
- The ideal candidate is a true program manager with excellent organizational navigation skills, and strong stakeholder management and engagement capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership & Strategy
- Lead and manage a multi-workstream Sales and Marketing Transformation program from planning through execution and benefits realization.
Planning, Execution & Governance
- Structure, launch, and oversee multiple related projects to ensure they deliver against agreed outcomes, timelines, and budgets.
- Create and maintain integrated program plans and schedules, including key milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
- Establish and run program governance routines (steering committees, working sessions, status reviews), ensuring decisions and actions are clearly documented and followed through.
- Drive disciplined change management to control scope, quality, schedule, cost, and vendor/partner commitments.
Stakeholder Management & Communication
- Engage and influence senior leaders and stakeholders across functions (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, etc.).
- Escalate risks, issues, and decisions to leadership with clear options and recommendations.
- Partner closely with vendor program leads to align on plans, deliverables, and responsibilities, while holding them accountable to commitments.
- Ensure transparent, concise, and regular communication of program status, risks, and impacts to stakeholders at all levels.
Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
- Proactively identify cross-program risks, issues, and gaps; develop and drive mitigation and resolution plans.
- Monitor and manage dependencies across multiple projects, teams, and geographies.
- Maintain accurate, current program information and reporting to enable data-driven decisions.
Team Leadership & Ways of Working
- Coordinate and support multiple project managers, project leads, and supporting resources across sites and regions.
- Promote consistent project and program management practices (planning, tracking, status reporting, risk management).
- Identify opportunities to streamline and improve existing processes and tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Significant experience (typically 8+ years) in program management, preferably in large, complex, and global environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading transformation initiatives in Sales, Marketing, or related commercial functions preferred.
- Proven ability to navigate a matrixed organization and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong skills in:
- Program and project planning and execution
- Risk, issue, and dependency management
- Stakeholder management and communication
- Change management across multiple workstreams
- Conflict resolution and facilitation
- Experience working with or managing external consulting partners.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
Personal Attributes
- Confident, resilient, and comfortable “pushing” on leaders and teams to drive outcomes.
- Collaborative, with a strong partnership mindset toward internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Hands-on and pragmatic, willing to dive into details when needed while keeping a strategic view.
- Bias for action, with a solutions-oriented approach and strong follow-through.
Job Requirement
- Program Manager
- Market
- Sales
Reach Out to a Recruiter
- Recruiter
- Phone
- SHAKTHIKANNAN KONAR
- shakthikannan.konar@collabera.com
- 9737345512
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