Top 21 Project Manager Lead Jobs in Mchenry, IL

Lead, Release Management
Quest Diagnostics —Schaumburg, IL
- $130,000 - $140,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- Office
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Disability insurance
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Senior IT Program Manager, Supply Chain (Transformation Lead)
Abbott Laboratories —Waukegan, IL
- $129,300 - $258,700 a year
- Full-time
- Oracle
- 11+ years
- Continuous improvement
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
Alternate Project Coordinator (Deputy On-Site Lead)
D2 Government Solutions —Great Lakes, IL
- Full-time
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
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Sr Project Lead, Card Operations
BCU —Vernon Hills, IL
- $72,000 - $108,000 a year
- Full-time
- 3 years
- Bachelor's degree
- Quality control
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- Full-time
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
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Senior IT Program Manager, Supply Chain (Transformation Lead)
Information Technology Senior Management Forum —Waukegan, IL
- $129,300 - $258,700 a year
- Full-time
- Oracle
- 11+ years
- Continuous improvement
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
Project Manager/Lead - Preliminary Engineering
Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. —Elgin, IL
- $106,000 - $140,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Clean driving record
- Sales
- Mid-level
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
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AI Program Lead-Interim Consulting Lead-AI Ops Leader
Saransh —North Chicago, IL
- $80 - $90 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- System design
- Continuous improvement
- In-person
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Portfolio Optimization Leader (SKU Rationalization 80/20)
Baxter —Deerfield, IL
- $216,000 - $297,000 a year
- Bachelor's degree
- US work authorization
- Senior level
- Paid parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
Project Lead
Oldcastle Infrastructure —Elgin, IL
- $60,000 - $85,000 a year
- Microsoft Word
- Civil engineering
- Microsoft Outlook
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Technical Delivery Lead
Gallagher Bassett —Rolling Meadows, IL
- $98,500 - $192,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account
Global Oracle HRIS Technical Lead -- Payroll (Remote)
Gallagher —Rolling Meadows, IL
- $74,500 - $145,500 a year
- Remote
- Oracle
- 5 years
- Analysis skills
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Implementation Lead
Network Distribution —Schaumburg, IL
- $70,000 - $80,000 a year
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Bachelor's degree
- Profit sharing
- Wellness program
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Lead Implementation Ops
PAYLOCITY CORPORATION —Schaumburg, IL
- $57,200 - $80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Research
- Office
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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8d
Lead Implementation Ops - Majors PM Led
PAYLOCITY CORPORATION —Schaumburg, IL
- $63,600 - $90,800 a year
- Full-time
- Research
- Office
- Microsoft Office
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Lead Account Executive - Network Operations—Certifications Capabilities & Service Quality
Capital One —Riverwoods, IL
- Email
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Health insurance
Environmental Resources Service Lead - Water Resources
GEWALT HAMILTON ASSOCIATES INC —Vernon Hills, IL
- $100,000 - $135,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- 11+ years
- Profit sharing
- Health savings account
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Genpact LLC —Antioch, IL
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer Science
- 11+ years
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Lead, Release Management

Quest Diagnostics -
Schaumburg, IL

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Job Details

Full-time
$130,000 - $140,000 a year

Benefits

Employee stock purchase plan
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Matching gift program
Flextime
Vision insurance
Opportunities for advancement

Qualifications

Project reporting
Waterfall
Coaching
Configuration management
Application deployment
Metrics Reporting
Quality assurance experience within IT
Schedule management
Key Performance Indicators
Production systems
Collaboration with product development teams
Mentoring
Leading team collaboration initiatives
Waterfall software development
Management reporting
Agile software development
Managing projects
Operational excellence initiatives
Cross-functional team management
Project planning phase
Project risk management
Cross-functional communication

Full Job Description

The Lead Release Manager is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and execution of complex, cross‑domain enterprise releases for critical business applications and platforms. This role focuses on release orchestration, dependency management, and production readiness across multiple teams and systems, serving as a subject matter expert and escalation point for non‑Epic releases. The Lead Release Manager operates with significant autonomy, influencing delivery outcomes without direct people management responsibilities.

Please note this is a hybrid opportunity (3 days in office & 2 days WFH). The position can be based in one of the following locations: Schaumburg IL, Secaucus, NJ, Lenexa, KS, Dallas, TX, Tampa, FL.

Pay Range: $130,000 - $140,000 / year

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits Information:

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
Best-in-class well-being programs
Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
healthyMINDS mental health program
Vacation and Health/Flex Time
6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
FinFit financial coaching and services
401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
Employee stock purchase plan
Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
Flexible Spending Accounts
Annual incentive plans
Matching gifts program
Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
Career advancement opportunities
and so much more!

Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

Develop and manage release schedules ensuring alignment with business and technology strategies.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Development, QA, QE, DevOps, IT Security, UAT, Support and Product Management to ensure successful releases.
Enforce release governance and maintain documentation, ensuring adherence to best practices and SDLC production requirements.
Maintain release progress and activities within required tools and document repositories.
Identify and mitigate risks escalating as needed to clear blockers.
Oversee cross team and cross product release dependencies.
Develop production readiness reviews.
Run release deployments and post-deploy hypercare.
Communicate release plans, impacts to stakeholders and issues throughout the release life cycle.
Drive Continuous improvement and automation initiatives to enhance release efficiency, reduce deployment risks and optimize processes.
Lead projects that extend beyond standard software releases.
Lead and mentor release managers, ensuring best practices are followed across all releases.
Serve as main point of contact for senior leadership regarding releases plans, risks and business impacts.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or commencement work experience required.

Experience Required:

Extensive experience managing software releases across all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including planning, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid SDLC methodologies, with the ability to adapt release processes to varying project requirements.
Proven leadership experience mentoring release managers, project teams, and stakeholders on SDLC and release management best practices.
Demonstrated expertise in coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of software releases aligned with SDLC governance and quality standards.
Experience defining and enforcing release management processes, controls, and best practices throughout the SDLC.
Proven ability to manage release schedules, dependencies, risks, and change activities across multiple concurrent development initiatives.
Experience partnering with Development, QA, Product Management, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams to ensure SDLC compliance and release readiness.
Ability to lead release planning, readiness reviews, go/no-go decision meetings, and post-implementation retrospectives.
Strong understanding of software quality assurance practices, defect management, configuration management, and change control within the SDLC.
Experience establishing release metrics, KPIs, and reporting to drive continuous improvement across software delivery processes.

Preferred Work Experience:

Formal training in project management (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum)
8+ years of progressive experience in Release Management, Program Management, or Software Delivery roles, including leadership responsibility for enterprise-scale SDLC initiatives and complex software deployments.

Technical Job Specific Knowledge:

Experience with Jira & ServiceNow

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